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SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

Seed Wheat.
No crop Is more Important and profitable than a good wheat. If farmers
would pay more attention to bavlng the
proper soil conditions, securing tbe
right kind of seed and getting It In
properly tbey would find It as profitable a farm crop as can be raised. A
great mauy have grown our Improved
varieties tbe past few years and bave
received yIelds of from 30 to 50 bu. per
• acre. The followIng varieties we are
confident are tbe best and most profitable to grow.
HAYNES' PEDIGREE WHEAT.We cannot too hlgbly recommeud this
grand new variety as being tile best klud
of sprlug wheat and we are sure It will
please everyone who tries It. It was
originated by Mr. L. H . Haynes, who
spent eight years In selecting and Improving It In his garden, each year
cbooslng all the largest and best beads
aud discarding all the balance. This
continued selection has had the 'effect
Of Improving It In vlgor, .size of head,
lind quality. For the pasHew years he
has been growing It as a farlll: crop. tal{Ing the greatest pains ell-eh season to
keop It strictly pure, and by goIng
through the fields and removing everything tha.t was Dot of Ideal quality, be
now has a varletywblch Is sure to please
all wheat growers. The heads are very
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large, well filled Ollt, the kernel Is hard,
the plant.stools greatly, and under ordinarily favorable conditions wlll yield 40 to 50 bushels per
acre. It 1$ an Improvement on,Blue Stem Wheat and fully five days earlier In maturing. We most
hlgbly recommend tbls variety to customers everywhere In the wbeat growing belt. Not only lu
the northwest where wheat Is the main crop, but everywhere and..nnder all condItions bas thIs
Pedigree Blue Stem Wheat proved itself superior to other varieties, outyielding them all. Lb.
250, 3lbs. 6Oc, postpaid; by freight, peck 65c, busbeI$1.75. two bushels or more @$1.65.
"1 was very much pleased with Haynes' Pedigree Blue Stem Wheat last year. The weather was
MACARONI
very unfavorable for small grain, but It yleld.ed nearly dOUBle the crop tuat my other wheat did
WHEAT.
and of much better quallty."-G. Rubes, Dtckinson county, Iowa.
VELVET CHAFF OR BLUE STEM WHEAT.-Thls Is now the
standard "arlety for growing In Io\\"a It has proved much superior
EARLY JAVA WHEAT.-A new variety of spring whelJ,t
to Scotcb Fife, Saslmtchewan and other sorts; being fully equal In
about ten days earlier than Velvet Chaff or other standard sorts,
quality. earHer, more sure and yielding much larger crqps. It Is
and
thus eScapes the extreme bot weather so Injurious to small
now the main crop In the northwestern states and the great mlllgrain. It Is usually ready for harvest as early as winter wheat,
Inl{ kings U$e It for theIr hIghest grade fiour.. Per lb. 25c, 3 Ibs.
and
thererefore
desirable to sow on land where winter wheat has
6Oc, postpal d; by frelgnt peck 5Oc, bushel
partially failed. A good crop can this waYbesecuredfrom tlelds
tl.50, 2 bushels or more @$1.40whlcb would otherwise be unprofitable and the wheM would be all
right for milling purposes but would Ilotdo for
MACARONI WHEAT.-Thls wbeat
s6t'd. Yields In this locality ordlnarl1y about
has proved to be a great money maker to
85 bu. per acre. Per lb. 25c; 3 Ihs. 6Oc, postpaid;
the farmers of Minnesota, Montana and
by frergbt, pk. 750; bu. $1.65; 2 bus. or more @
the Dakotas, about 150,000 acres belug
$1.50.
sown to It by Dakota farmers alone last
year and they report yIelds 80 per cent
DEFIANCE WINTER WHEAT. - (improved T"rkish Red.) -Introduced by the
greater than other varieties of wheat.
Iowa Seed Co. and we claim for this new
One farmer reported 49 bushels per acre.
wheat that It Is unequaled In bardlness. stoolFew people have any Idea of the Immense
Ing qualities, productiveness, rust proof qualquantIty of macaroni used II). tbis country
Ities, strength of straw, Quality of grain,
and, uutll recently, It bas all been Imquality of 1Ionr and the best In al1 respects of any
ported. It requires a spe~lal kind of
wheat ever offered. It has a record of over 59 bushwheat to make It-the best being Imown
els per acre, and mallY crops are reported of 85 to
botanically as 7'!'itictlm Polonictlm. It
45 bushels. Flour Is equal to the world-famed
Is a very heavy y~elding variety and does
Hungarian product. Everyone Is delighted With It.
espeCially well In the semI-arid plains .
Ask fQr price In the fal!. Price for shipment now '
It seems to be always a su~e crop and
by mall. per lb. 25c. 8 Ibs. 6Oc; by freight pk.5Oc.
wlllmatnre In a shorter season than llny
bu. $1.50; 2 bu. or more @$1.85.
other whe:\t and IS therefore desirable
for Mlnnesota1Dakota, Manitoba and the
IDEAL WHITE HULLESS
northwest.
t does well on good soil,
BARLEY.
but the ylpld Is larger and quallty better when
Is an Ideal that pleases all who try It. The beMs are large
grown on poor land. The grains are very hard
and well filled with big plump kernels which are hulless and
and glOllSY, otten translucent, yellOWish white In
of great valuefor feeding. Those who have grown It say that
color,occaslonally Illcllnlngto r eddish. and rather
It produces a very much larl(er crop than any other. It
large. In the field Macaroni Wheat Is often misweighs 60 to 65 pounds to the measured bushel whlle orditaken for barley. as It resembles this very much. It
nary barley welgbs only 48lbs. The straw Is very stlif and strong.
grows' rather tall and· the leaves are broad and
It Is 'be bandsomest, most productive and best variety that we
smootb, and' have a peculiar whitish color. The
know ot. The kernels shell out without the hulls and are the
heMs lirA compaotly formed and are bearded. This
prettiest and handsomest white berry. plump and oval In shape,
wheatls hardy and not attacked by smut or rnstand
that hilS ever been grown. Is not a maWnll barley, but can be
Is a sure crop. SOIV seed early in the spring, about 1~
used for feed lug only, and as a fattening feed for hogs It bas no
hushels per acre. Don't fall to try It. Per lb. 3Oc, 3 Ibs.
equal. Is a vigorous grower and can be sown after all the other
75c, postpal~ hy freIght, ~ pk. 4Oc, pk. 65c; bu. $1.75,2
grain IS sown, and It will mature before wheat or oats will. Per
bu. or more \(II $1.50. .
lb. 250; 31bs. 6Oc, postpaid. By freight pk. 65c, bu. (481bs.)-$2.00;
2 bu. or more @ $1 85.
Mr. Zavltz. of OntariO, writes us that he has grown It for
eight years past al'ld tile average yield has been 39 busbels
SUCCESS BEARDLESS BARLEY.
per acre.
Earliest barley kr.own. The straw Is about the height of com1D0n barley, but better, and will stand up on any land; on good
CORN WHEAT.-An Immense grained variety, someland will produce 80 bushels per acre. Sow as early as you can;
times called Wild Goose Wheat. Quite curious and II
frost does not hurt It. Many farmers will not grow barley on acbeavy yielder. Per l'i{t. 50, lb. 5Oc,31bs. $1.20, postpaid.
count of th" long, harsh beards which are so disagreeable In
threshing. although It Is a profitable crop. This Is beardless and ·
as easy to grow and handle as oats. It has hulls like the Mansury
FREE-Please remember that our prices [
or any other old variety. and Is a heavy cropper, yielding from 50
011 Seed Wheat, Barley, Corn
to 75 bushels per aCI e. and the Quality Is excellent both for maltand other grain Illclude cost of Bags for shippIng.
Ing and for feeding hogs. Seed Is scarco this year. Per lb. 250,
IDEAL BAR~EY.
3 Ibs. 6Oc. By freight, pk. 5Oc, bu. $1.25; 2 bu. or more@$1.10.

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