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Report  on  Wheat-Mildew. 
Abstract  of  Replies  received  in  Answer  to  Inquiries  as  to  Prevalence  of 
Mildew,  and  the  Conditions  under  which  it  is  Developed — continued. 
I. 
COCSIY. 
1L 
Name  and  Address 
of 
Correspondent. 
III. 
R“ply  to  Qneries  as 
to  Prevalence  of 
Mildew. 
IV. 
Extracts  from  Replies  to  other  Questions. 
80.  Wilts 
Lywood,  E.,  1 
Maddington , 
Devizes. 
The  barberry  tree,  without  a doubt, 
will  mildew  the  wheat  in  a 
direct  sweep  from  the  shrub 
across  a whole  field;  this  I 
have  seen  repeatedly.  I have 
found  white  wheat  blight  here 
when  other  kinds  do  not.  Thin 
wheat,  and  wheat  to  which 
nitrate  of  soda  has  been  applied, 
and  backward  wheat,  are  very 
apt  to  have  mildew. 
81.  Do.  .. 
Parham,  J.  X., 
Sutton 
Veney, 
Warminster. 
Fonnerly  very 
common, 
but  less  so 
since  feed- 
ing cake 
and  corn, 
and  solving 
Nursery 
Wheat. 
Developed  by  thin  or  late  sowing, 
or  deficient  plant,  or  by  exces- 
sive manuring. 
82.  Do.  .. 
Stratton,  W., 
Kingston 
Deverel. 
Warminster. 
My  farm  and 
certain  fields 
in  this  and 
the  next 
parish  have 
suffered 
much  in 
past  years. 
From  I860  to  1871  the  disease 
was  very  malignant;  bottoms 
of  valleys  most  liable ; thin  plant 
suffers  most.  When  I suffered 
most,  I was  sowing  about  G 
pecks  an  acre.  I now  sow  10 
pecks. 
8?.  Yorks.. 
Beckett,  B., 
Driffield. 
In  1882  I had 
one  field 
much  in- 
jured. 
Situation  a few  yards  above  sea- 
level,  open  exposed  country.  Soil, 
clay  loam,  imperfectly  drained. 
The  previous  crop,  rape  and 
turnips  after  oats.  Square  Head 
wheat  sown  early  in  Dec.  (rather 
late),  10  pecks  to  the  acre ; thin 
crop  most  liable. 
84.  Do.  .. 
Illingworth,  P., 
Kewsham, 
Thirsk. 
The  locality  is 
not  subject 
to  frequent 
attacks  of 
mildew. 
When  wheat  is  sown  on  clover 
leys  in  a damp  situation,  mil- 
dew is  more  prevalent.  If  the 
plant  is  thiu  on  the  ground,  it 
is  more  likely  to  grow  gross. 
The  disease  is  seldom  seen 
where  wheat  is  sown  on  bean  or 
oat-stubble. 
