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BULLETIN 1074, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Distribution. — Grown as Harvest Queen in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kan- 

 sas, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Vir- 

 ginia, and under the synonymous names in Iowa and Nebraska. Figure 27 shows 

 the distribution of the variety. 



Synonyms. — Black Sea, Canadian, Canadian Fife, Imported Scotch, Italian 

 Wonder, Kansas Queen, May Queen, New 100, Oregon Red, Prairie Queen, 

 Prizetaker, Red Cross, Salter's Prizetaker, Virginia Reel, and Winter Queen. 



Black Sea is a name used for the variety in Doniphan County, Kans., where 

 it has been grown under that name for eight years. Black Sea was an im- 

 portant winter wheat in Wisconsin in 1849 (62, p. 205). This name also has 

 long been used in the United States for a bearded spring wheat. Canadian 

 and Canadian Fife are names used for the variety in Marion County, Mo. 



Imported Scotch grown in Web- 

 ster County, Mo., apparently is 

 Harvest Queen. Concerning this 

 wheat, J. C. Preston, of Seymour, 

 Mo., stated in correspondence 

 with the Office of Cereal Investi- 

 gations as follows: 



I got this wheat on the farm 

 of Milton, near Leuchars, Fife 

 County, Scotland in 1910. A Mr. 

 Thompson was tenant there. 

 Just brought about one handful 

 in my pocket. I was told that it 

 was first-prize wheat at the 

 Royal Show in 1909. 



Italian Wonder is a name used 

 for the variety in Cowley County, 



Pig. 27. — Outline map of a portion of the United 

 States, showing the distribution of Harvest 

 Queen -wheat in 1919. Estimated area, 1,007,- 

 600 acres. 



Kans. Concerning this wheat, C. M. Wallis, of Winfield, Kans., wrote the 

 Office of Cereal Investigations the following information : 



About 10 years ago Tom Isnagle found scattering heads of exceedingly large 

 and well-developed berry. He went through and selected them and planted the 

 seed. He got such good results he continued until he raised enough to seed 

 his farm and called it Italian Wonder; then began to sell seed. 



Kansas Queen, May Queen, Prairie Queen, and Winter Queen are names 

 used for the Harvest Queen variety in several counties in northeastern Kansas. 

 There is considerable confusion in the name May, as it is applied to several 

 varieties. May Queen, therefore, should not be confused with Red May and 

 Little May. New 100 is a designation used for Harvest Queen wheat in 

 Howard County, Mo. Oregon Red is an old name for the variety and is still 

 used in Cowley County, Kans., and Grant and Payne Counties, Oklahoma. 



Red Cross is the name under which the above-described wheat has been grown 

 in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Nebraska. The 

 name has been commonly used for the Harvest Queen variety in Missouri for 

 25 years or more. Its origin is undetermined. It undoubtedly is an earlier 

 name for the variety than Harvest Queen, but as the name Red Cross has been 

 applied to other varieties and as this variety has become so well known as 

 Harvest Queen, the latter name is used here. 



Prizetaker and Salzer's Prizetaker are names under which the Harvest Queen 

 variety is grown in Illinois and neighboring States, although the name was 

 used by the John A. Salzer Seed Co., of La Crosse, Wis., for the Goldcoin 

 variety. 



