Show DAMAGE exaggerated secretary wilson says un ted states will have normal wheat yield chicago the reports of damage to the crops which have been so numer ous of late owing to the unseasonable weather and the ravages of bugs have been greatly exaggerated ac cording to james wilson secretary of agriculture who is in chicago spring seeding is a little back waid 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 grain in minnesota and the dakota 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 s harvest will be seriously di mini shed may have some foundation in the southwest there have been numerous reports for the past alyee weeks of damage being wrought by green bugs these reports of damage to the winter wheat have been great ly exaggerated there is considerable gram grown between washington and chicago and from my personal observation of this part of the united states I 1 can stae sta e without any reservation that I 1 never in my life saw brighter prospects than those of the present |