DISTRIBUTION OF WHEAT IN THE UNITED STATES 
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Rudy was reported in 15 States in 1919 and in 8 States in 1924. 
The distribution in these two years is shown in Figures 54 and 55. 
The total acreage decreased from 407,900 acres in the former year 
to 250,801 acres in the latter year. This was a decrease of 0.07 per 
cent in this 5-year period. The acreage of Rudy is largest in 
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Fig. 54. — Distribution of Rudy wheat in 1919. 
Estimated area, 407,900 acres 
Fig. 55.— Distribution of Rudy wheat in 1924. 
Estimated area, 250,801 acres 
Indiana, where about 80 per cent of the variety is grown. Its relative 
importance increased in that State 3.9 per cent in this 5-year period. 
Rudy is usually highly regarded by the soft red winter wheat millers 
in Indiana. It is heavily bearded, however, and on this account is 
not liked by many farmers. 
JONES FIFE 
Jones Fife is unique among the soft red winter wheats in that the 
largest acreage is grown in the Pacific coast area. More than half 
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Fig. 56.— Distribution of Jones Fife wheat in 1919. Estimated area, 476,100 acres 
the acreage of this variety was reported from Washington. The 
second State in acreage of this variety was Illinois. The distribution 
in 1919 and in 1924 is shown in Figures 56 and 57. The total acreage 
decreased from 476,100 acres in the former year to 209,222 acres in 
the latter year, and the percentage of the total wheat acreage occupied 
by the variety decreased from 0.65 to 0.41 in this period. 
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