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dence in favor of the late sowing of wheat. The only pieces 
that were exempt were some of those sown so late that it 
would not be advisable, to follow such an example. One field 
of 30 acres sown the last week in October was free from the 
fly. The barley crop was completely destroyed in Seneca county. | 
©. E. Chapman of Peruville, Tompkins co. reports that the 
Hessian fly is in nearly every stalk. Many fields have been 
nearly ruined and there will not be half'a crop. The most of 
the sowings were made between August 25 and September 20. 
C. H. Stuart, Newark, reports that in a seed bed where they 
have several varieties of wheat all were badly infested with 
the fly except one row of Dawson’s golden chaff, not one straw 
of which is down. It is most remarkable as the rest is very bad. | 
This check row was sowed by hand, the rest by machine, and 
was put in 1 inch deeper. All were sown at the same time. 
W. H. Roper, Wyoming, Wyoming co. reports on a number 
of fields to the effect that from one fourth to one half of the 
wheat had become lodged by June 10 and on June 19 he reports 
that many fields in that vicinity will not be harvested on ac- 
count of the poor crop. 4 acres of Genesee giant sown by him 
September 19 was not infested with the fly. It has a very 
coarse straw and stands up in good shape. His no. 6, sown the 
next day, was about half ruined as. nearly as could be 
estimated. | | | 
The above records show very plainly indeed that the destruc- 
tive work of the Hessian fly has been increasing and gradually 
extending during the last three years. For example, in 1899 
injuries were reported only from the counties of Onondaga, 
Seneca and Wayne; in 1900 accounts of injuries were received 
in addition from Erie and Tompkins counties; and in 1901 serious 
complaints came from Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Onon- 
daga, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Tompkins, Wayne and Wyom- 
ing counties. In each case the reports were accompanied by 
the statement that the injuries had been much greater than in 
preceding years. In Genesee county in particular, through the 
energetic action of J. F. Rose, exceptionally full data was 
