DISTRIBUTION OF WHEAT IN THE UNITED STATES 
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KOTA 
The distribution of Kota wheat in 1924 is shown in Figure 7. While 
there was no commercial acreage of Kota in 1919, it became the second 
most widely grown variety 
of hard red spring wheat 
by 1924, with an estimated 
acreage of 471,313 acres. 
This acreage was in the 
States of North Dakota, 
South Dakota, Minnesota, 
Montana, and Wyoming. 
It represents 4.2 percent of 
the class acreage and 0.93 
per cent of the total wheat 
acreage of the United 
States. The rapid in- 
crease in acreage of the Kota variety was because of good yields 
due to its resistance to stem rust and drought. 
Fig. 7.— Distribution of Kota wheat in 1924. 
471,313 acres 
Estimated area, 
The distribution of the acreage of Preston wheat in 1919 and 1924 
is shown in Figures 8 and 9. In 1919 Preston was the second most 
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Fig. 8.— Distribution of Preston wheat in 1919. 
mated area, 2,233,200 acres 
Esti- 
-Distribution of Preston wheat in 1924. Esti- 
mated area, 392,176 acres 
widely grown variety of hard red spring wheat, with an area estimated 
to be 2,233,200 acres. By 1924 this was reduced to 392,176 acres. 
It ranked third among the varieties of its class in 1924. The rapid 
decrease in the acreage 
devoted to the growing of 
this variety was due to its 
susceptibility to stern rust 
and to opposition by the 
grain trade to its milling 
and baking qualities. 
Fig. 10. 
-Distribution of Ruby wheat in 1924. 
329,958 acres 
Estimated area, 
The distribution of the 
acreage of Ruby wheat in 
1924 is shown in Figure 10. 
As in the case of the Kota variety, no commercial acreage of Ruby was 
reported in 1919. By 1924 Ruby ranked fourth in importance among 
the hard red spring wheats, with an estimated area of 329,958 acres. 
