Report  on  Wheat- Mildew. 
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abstract  of  Keplies  received  in  Answer  to  Inquiries  as  to  Prevalence  of 
Mildew,  and  the  Conditions  under  which  it  is  Developed — continued. 
I. 
County. 
II. 
Name  and  Address 
of 
Correspondent. 
nr. 
Reply  to  Queries  as 
to  Prevalence  of 
Mildew. 
IV. 
Extracts  from  Replies  to  other  Questions. 
*1.  Cambs. 
Cook,  M.,  contd. 
tion  of  one 
field  in  1881. 
there  the  wheat  was  good.  On 
the  fen  land,  which  is  deficient 
in  clay,  the  com  was  “ chicken 
food.”  The  preceding  crop  was 
Buckwheat — the  wheat  Nursery. 
Farmyard  and  artificial  manure 
applied. 
'1.  Do.  .. 
Es;arr,  S., 
Part  of  my 
Disease  developed  in  a crop  grow- 
1 ' 
Wryde, 
Thorney. 
farm  fre- 
quently at- 
tacked. 
ing  luxuriantly,  and  then 
checked  by  sudden  change  of 
temperature  at  the  flowering 
period,  as  in  1881,  about  the 
middle  of  July.  Crops  on  the 
black  soil  on  gravel  most 
affected — those  on  strong  clay 
scarcely  hurt. 
'5.  Do.  .. 
HolbeD,  E., 
My  farm  suf- 
Elevated  position,  open  country, 
Barton, 
l'ered  in  1880 
mixed  soil,  gravel  and  white 
f 
Cambridge. 
and  1881. 
clay,  part  heavy  soil  on  gault. 
In  1880  the  crop  was  after  one 
year’s  clover;  in  1881,  after 
clover,  two  years’  ley.  In  both 
cases  yard-manure  was  applied 
in  1878  ; there  was  a full  plant. 
Late-sown  wheats  are  more 
prone  to  mildew,  as  they  are 
generally  more  luxuriant. 
:.  DO.  .. 
Ivatt,  C., 
Bampton, 
Cambridge. 
My  farm  and 
the  district 
suffer  fre- 
quently ; 
1879,  1880, 
1881,  had 
attacks. 
Low-lying  level  land,  heavy  with 
clay  subsoil.  Wheat  sown  after 
beans  or  clover.  Farmyard- 
manure  applied  in  the  preceding 
winter. 
;.  Do.  .. 
Long,  H., 
Shippey, 
Ely. 
In  1879, 1881, 
and  in  some 
other  years, 
as  1865,  I 
have  suf- 
fered. 
Low  fen  land,  with  a good  bed  of 
blue  clay  4 or  5 feet  below  the 
surface.  Thin  and  late  wheat 
most  mildewed ; the  better  the 
land  is  farmed  the  more  it  is 
subject  to  this  disease. 
Do.  .. 
Martin, 
Occasionally, 
Fen  and  high  land  both  suffered 
Joseph, 
Littleport, 
Ely. 
i 
hut  never 
so  seriously 
as  in  1881. 
in  1881.  The  worst  piece  on 
fen  followed  oats;  on  the  high 
land  the  worst  was  after  turnips 
— both  were  white  wheat.  The 
fen  crop  had  gathered,  that  on  the 
high  land  was  a full  plant — as  a 
rule  late  wheats  are  most  liable. 
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