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variety has been based on the high yielding ability but it also has excellent 

 milling qualities. 



Seed of this variety has been sent in various sized quantities to over 

 twenty-five other states. Over 5,000 bushels of registered inspected seed went 

 out of the state last year. This represents only a small fraction of the amount 

 sold out of the state by farmers, seed companies and others. 



Rosen Rye is unquestionably the most sensational and valuable single 

 variety yet developed by Plant Breeder Spragg, but the results obtained with 

 other varieties of grain also show the value of standardization and more 

 general utilization of a few improved varieties. 



While the association continues its cooperative demonstrations with 

 farmers with the various field, forage and soiling crops adapted to Michigan 

 conditions, it hopes by its methods of introduction and inspection of improved 

 varieties to see the day when instead of the hundreds of named varieties of 

 different kinds of grain now to be found in this state, we will have a few 

 standard, high producing, good quality varieties especially adapted to the 

 given conditions of this state. A day when the farmers generally of this 

 state will know the characteristics of these few standard varieties which best 

 fit their needs ; a day when a farmer will consider it an insult to his intelli- 

 gence to try and lead him to believe that a dozen or two wonderful varieties 

 of grain can be produced and distributed annually ; a day when it will be 

 possible for the people of this state to sell standardized products which will 

 yield maximum returns for the time, labor and money invested. 



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