DISTRIBUTION OF WHEAT IN THE UNITED STATES 
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Fig. 27.— Distribution of Kanred wheat in 1924. Estimated area, 4,314,962 acres 
BLACKHULL 
The distribution of Blackhull wheat in 1924 is shown in Figure 28. 
Although no Blackhull acreage was reported in 1919, this variety 
was estimated as being grown on 1,519.992 acres in 1924, compris- 
Fig. 28.— Distribution of Blackhull wheat in 1924. Estimated area, 1,519,992 acres 
ing 2.99 per cent of the total wheat acreage of the United States. 
Blackhull ranks third among the hard red winter wheats, with 
7.5 per cent of the acreage of this class. In 1924 Blackhull was grown 
in eight States, the three leading States being Kansas, Oklahoma, 
and Illinois. The relative percentage of increase in these three 
States was: Kansas 10.5 per cent, Oklahoma 12.2 per cent, and Illinois 
2.7 per cent. The Blackhull area of Kansas and Oklahoma is more 
or less localized in south-central Kansas and north-central Oklahoma. 
