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BARLEY. 



Since Barley has long been one of Wisconsin's leading crops, this state producing far more of that highly important 

 cereal than any other state in the Union, Prof. R. A. Moore of the Wisconsin Experiment Station, early realizing the need 

 and advantage of improvement in Barley types, has for some years given particular attention to Barley breeding, starting 

 with varieties of certain known good qualities, and by laborious selection and reselection developing those qualities to 

 their utmost perfection, with the result that there have already been disseminated from the Experiment Station new Bar- 

 leys of such marked superiority over the old sorts that the attention of the entire nation has been arrested. The two varie- 

 ties or strains first named below are products of the same original stock separately developed. The stocks we offer are 

 straight, clean and pure. 



NEW WISCONSIN PEDIGREE BARLEY. 



This new Barley, disseminated first a few years ago, has, in abundantly conclusive trials at the Experiment Station 

 Farm, and at other specially selected points in different sections of the state, in fact, wherever grown, demonstrated its 

 marked superiority over all the commonly sown varieties. Like Oderbrucker, it is derived from the Manshury, received orig- 

 inally in 1899 from the Ontario Station at Guelph, and it has gone through a breeding process (the centgener method) 

 requiring ten years of careful selection. It has the special merit of stiff straw, so that it does not lodge easily, produces 

 a very high yield, malts perfectly and has the advantage of being absolutely pure. The fact that practically all the 

 members of the Wisconsin Experiment Station Association now grow Pedigree Barley is a strong indication of the high 

 value placed upon this new variety by the progressive farmers of the state. The strains we offer, though disseminated 

 under different numbers, are practically Identical, and are considered at the Experiment Station to be the best of the sev- 

 eral strains developed. Per peck, 45c; bushel $1.40; 5 bushels and over at $1.35 per bushel. 



ODERBRUCKER BARLEY — WISCONSIN No. 55. 

 The Wisconsin Standard Barley Introduced by the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station In 1906, at the Time the 

 Heaviest Yielding and Plumpest 6-Rowed Barley Ever Introduced Into the United States. 



Oderbrucker, originally secured from the Ontario Experiment Station, was one of the first of the new strains developed 

 by Prof. Moore, and so pronounced are its superior qualities, that it is now the standard Barley in this and neighboring 

 states. It has been conclusively shown that it yields from 5 to 10 bushels more per acre than any of the old varieties, is un- 

 usually good for malting purposes, and on account of Its high protein content, nearly double that of other varieties. It Is 

 an exceedingly fine feeding Barley. It is rust resistant, has a plump, very heavy kernel, and the stiffness of its straw is 

 unusual. The Seed we offer was grown from clean, pure, vigorous stock. Per peck 45c; bushel $1.40; 5 bushels and over at 

 $1.35 per bushel. 



JAPANESE, 



WHITE HULLESS BARLEY. 



It Has No Beards or Hulls. It is Early and Gives Enormous Yields. 



Nothing to Equal it as a Hog Food. 



This remarkable Barley is entirely distinct In grain from other sorts, being more 

 like a very plump, hard wheat, remarkably solid, weighing over 60 lbs. to the bushel. 

 It is extremely early, and on this account is invaluable in the northern tier of states, 

 where corn does not ripen well. It is an enormous cropper, yielding from 50 to 60 

 bushels per acre of grain, possessing feeding qualities superior to other Barley. The 

 straw stools well and Is heavily leaved and makes an excellent hay. Sow 2 bushels 

 per acre. Peck 50c; bushel of 48 lbs. $1.75; 5 to 10 bushels at $1.70. 



CHAMPION BEARDLESS BARLEY. 



A remarkably heavy cropping Barley. Equal in feeding quality to any of the 

 bearded sorts. It is earlier than the bearded sorts, better for feeding and easier to 

 handle. Peck 45c; bushel $1.65; 5 to 10 bushels at $1.60. 



BUCKWHEAT. 



Silver Hull — This variety sown at the same time as the common Buckwheat, matures 

 a few days sooner, and yields nearly double. The flour is whiter and more nutritious. 

 The grain is grayish or silvery in color, whence the name. It is a favorite milling 

 variety and frequently outyields the heavy yielding Japanese. Peck 50c; bushel $1.60. 



Japanese — An early and very prolific variety, with kernels about double the size of 

 ordinary sorts. It ripens a week earlier than the Silver Hull, remains in bloom a 

 long time and yields at least twice as much as common Buckwheat. Peck 50c; bushel 

 $1.60. 50 lbs. per bushel. 



Subject to Market Fluctuations. 

 Two Bushel Seamleas Bags, 20c each. 



