Show DAMAGE exaggerated secretary wilson says un ted stated will have normal wheat yield chicago the reports of damage tc tg the crops which have haye been go so numer nuner ous of late owing to the unseasonable weather veather and the ravages of bugs have been greatly exaggerated ac cording to james secretary of agriculture who is in chicago spring seeding is a little bad waid ward he said on account of the cold weather but there is plenty of time between now and the last of september to grow a crop of all kinds of gram grain in minnesota and the dakotas where we get most of our spring wheat seeding has been delayed about two weeks but with a few days of warm sunshine planting will be in full progress As regards the canadian north west the claims being made that this year years s harvest will wil be seriously di ill mini shed may have some foundation in the southwest there have been numerous reports for the past three weel s of damage being wrought by reen bugs these reports of damage to the winter wheat have been great ly exaggerated there is cons ide i able grain grown between washington ashington A and chicago and from my personal observation of this part of the united states I 1 can state without any reservation that I 1 never in my life saw brighter prospects than that those of the present |