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percentage of the acreage of all wheat from 29.63 per cent in 1919 
to 28.18 per cent in 1924. In 1924, the Turkey acreage comprised 
70.5 per cent of that of the hard red winter class. The relative 
acreage of Turkey decreased rather markedly in Kansas (20.7 per 
cent), Nebraska (19.2 per cent), Oklahoma (16.3 per cent), and 
Colorado (15.5 per cent). This decrease was due chiefly to the in- 
creased culture of new varieties, chiefly Kanred and Blackhull. 
The greatest increase in Turkey was shown in Wisconsin (26.5 per 
Fiq. 25.— Distribution of Turkey wheat in 1924. Estimated area, 14,332,147 acres 
cent). Such States as Illinois, Nevada, New Mexico, Washington, 
Oregon, Idaho, and Utah also reported important increases in rela- 
tive acreages of Turkey. 
KANRED 
The maps showing the distribution of Kanred wheat in 1919 and 
1924 are presented in Figures 26 and 27. In 1919 the estimated 
area of Kanred was 100.300 acres, or 0.14 per cent of 
the total wheat acreage. In 1924 this variety was esti- 
mated to be grown on 4,314,962 acres, comprising 8.48 
per cent of the total wheat acreage. The 1924 acre- 
age of Kanred comprises 21.2 per cent of that of the 
hard red winter class, and it ranks second only to 
Turkey in this class. In 1919 Kanred was reported 
as being grown in 2 States, Kansas and Oklahoma, 
while the 1924 survey showed that it was grown in 20 
States. The States showing the greatest relative 
increase in Kanred acreage are Texas (31.4 per cent), 
Nebraska (26.1 per cent), Colorado (23.5 per cent), Oklahoma (19.3 
per cent), Kansas (18.2 per cent), and Iowa (16.6 per cent). _ Kanred 
also is coming slowly into the west-central part of Illinois. 
Fig. 26— Distribu- 
t i o n of Kanred 
wheat in 1919. 
Estimated area, 
100,300 acres 
