54 BULLETIN 1498, TJ. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Fig. 57. — Distribution of Jones Fife wheat in 1924. Estimated area, 209,222 acres 
NIGGER 
Nigger wheat is grown most extensively in Ohio, Indiana, Kansas, 
Illinois, and Michigan. The distribution in 1919 and in 1924 is 
Fig. 58.— Distribution of Nigger 
wheat in 1919. Estimated area, 
280,600 acres 
Fig. 59.— Distribution of Nigger 
wheat in 1924. Estimated area, 
197,380 acres 
shown in Figures 58 and 59. The total acreage decreased from 280,600 
acres in the former year to 197,380 acres in the latter year, although 
there was a slight increase 
in the percentage of the 
total acreage occupied by 
this variety. 
PURPLESTRAW 
Purplestraw wheat is 
grown principally in the 
southeastern section of the 
country, the largest acre- 
age being in Georgia and 
North Carolina. The dis- 
tribution in 1919 and in 
1924 is shown in Figures 
60 and 61. The total 
acreage in the country 
decreased from 273,810 
acres to 116,340 acres in this 5-year period, and the percentage of 
the total acreage occupied by the variety decreased 0.15 per cent. 
In several of the Southeastern States Purplestraw is the most im- 
portant variety grown. It generally gives the best yields in these 
States. It is preferred on account of its early maturity. 
Fig. 60. 
-Distribution of Purplestraw wheat in 1919. Esti- 
mated area, 273, 810 acres 
