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Colorado. — ^Larimer and Weld Counties report heavy crops of Im- 

 proved Fife (spring wheat) from seed sown in February and March ; 

 quality excellent. Bent County : Mold's White Winter — " Thirty-one 

 and a half bushels per acre ; good. Boulder County : Mold's Red Win- 

 ter — " Tliirty-five bushels per acre ; large and plump." 



Dakota, — Lawrence County : Fultz — " Sown M^-y 1 ; one quart pro- 

 duced one bushel ; quality Ko, 1." Imx)roved Fife is a favorite. Win- 

 ter wheat has generally failed. 



Georgia. — Floyd, Jones, and Upson Counties show a yield of 15 to 18 

 bushels per acre of Midge-Proof. The quality is reported good, and no 

 reference made to rust. In Henry and Lowndes Counties the same 

 variety was destroyed by rust. Black Bearded, or Centennial, in Jack- 

 son, Sumter, and Union Counties has yielded 20 to 22 bushels per acre 

 of beautiful grain ; damaged in one case by smut. White Australian — 

 Meriwether County reports a heavy yield of fine grain, and but little 

 affected by rust. In Polk and Sumter Counties it rusted badly. In 

 Dooley, Jackson, and Pulaski Counties the yield ranged from 12^ to 30 

 bushels per acre ; quality excellent, and no rust reported. Mr. George 

 R. McKeCj Yaldosta, Lowndes County, writes, April 21, 1880 : 



I have l)een trying experiments witli "wheat for three or four years, hoping to get 

 something that would prove a success. I have made fair crops from seed grown here, 

 hut this season everything, that which was acclimated as well as the department 

 seed, was a total failure, the rust destroying the crop. I must give it as my opinion 

 that wheat planted here is generally wasted. Seed from Nicaragua or some place of 

 the same latitude might do, hut all northern-grown, wheat will rust. 



Fulton and Pickens Counties report favorably on Silver Chaff. In 

 one case a yield of 34 bushels per acre is recorded. IN'o mention of rust. 

 Catoosa County : Yellow Missouri shows " a vigorous growth of bright, 

 clean straw and heavy jioM. of excellent grain." In Baker County the 

 same variety was entirely destroyed by rust. 



Iclalio. — iSTez Perces County: Victor Winter — "Sown October 5; har- 

 vested August 10 ; 46 bushels per acre ; superior wheat." 



Illinois. — De Kalb, Edwards, Montgomery, Ogle, and White Counties 

 give moderately favorable reports on Silver Chaff, the greatest yield 

 reported being 27 bushels per acre. Many reports agTce in putting 

 Fultz at the head of the list in Illinois. 



Inctiana. — German Amber and Silver Chaff have done well in several 

 counties. The almost universal testimony is in favor of Fultz, notwith- 

 standing the objections of the millers. 



loica. — Improved Fife is well spoken of in Shelby and Henry Coun- 

 ties. All varieties of winter wheat have been badly winter-killed in a 

 majority of counties from which rej)orts have been received. In sec- 

 tions where winter wheat is grown, Fultz and Clawson have the prefer- 

 ence. 



Kentucky. — Elliott, Jefferson, ]\Iontgomery, Morgan, Moiu'oe, and Old- 

 ham Counties give good reports on Silver Chaff. The yield in one case 

 was 50 bushels per acre. Lewis and Letcher Counties report 30 to 50 

 bushels per acre of Washington Glass. Jefferson, Johnson, and Lewis 

 Counties show excellent results with Clawson. Fultz seems to be the 

 favorite in a majority of the counties. 



Louisiana. — All varieties failed on account of rust. 



Maine. — Franklin County : Average yield of Fultz on three farms, 28 

 bushels per acre. " Entire success." Fultz sown in scoring has not done 

 as well as Lost Nation. The latter is the favorite variety of spring; 

 wheat. 



Maryland. — One report, ftom Wicomico County, shows a yield of 27 



