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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



WISCONSIN No. 55. 



/ffllBVilSf Tne Wisconsin Standard Barley introduced by the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station in 1906. The 



r/wiWl'AX Heaviest Yielding and Plnmnest «-Rowed Rarlev ever introduced into the United States. 



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, 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 Barleys of such 

 marked superiority over the old sorts that the attention of the entire nation has been arrested. Oderbrucker, originally 

 secured from the Ontario Experiment Station, was one of the first of these new strains 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 other Barley, is unusually good for malting purposes, and on account of its high 

 protein content, nearly double that of other varieties, it is an exceedingly fine feeding variety. 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 40c; bushel $1.35, 5 bushels and over at $1.30 per bushel. 



NEW WISCONSIN PEDIGREE BARLEY. 



WHITE HULLESS 

 BARLEY. 



This new Barley disseminated during the past three years, has in abundantly conclusive 

 trials at the Experiment Station Farm, and at other specially selected points in different sec- 

 tions of the state, in fact wherever grown, demonstrated its marked superiority over all the 

 commonly sown varieties. It is fully equal to Oderbrucker. if not in some respects superior 

 to that excellent sort. Like Oderbrucker it is derived from the Manshury, received originally 

 in 1S99 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 Wis- 

 consin 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 consid- 

 ered at the Experiment Station to be the best of the several strains developed. 



Per peck 45c; bushel $1.50; 5 bushels and over at $1.45 per bushel. 



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 frorri other sorts, being more like a very 

 plump, hard wheat, remarkably solid, weighing over 80 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 I 

 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 4S lbs. $1.65; 5 to 10 bushels at $1.60. | 



CHAMPION BEARDLESS BARLEY. 



A remarkably heavy cropping Barley. Equal in feeding quality to any of the bearded sorts. It is I 

 earlier than the bearded sorts, better for feeding and easier to handle. Peck 45c; bushel $1.50; 5 to 10 1 

 bushels at $1.45. 



SUNFLOWER. 



Large Russian — Single heads measure 15 inches across anS contain an immense amount of seeds whichl 

 are highly prized by poultry raisers. Oz. 5c; 1 lb. 10c (by mail 20c per lb.); 4 lbs. for 30c; 100 lbs. $6.50. 



WILD RICE. 



Zizania Aquatica^The Seed should be sown during September and October, or in the early spring. Sowl 

 broadcast in water from 6 inches to 6 feet deep, with a mud bottom. Previous to sowing, sink thel 

 Seed in bags in water over night to soak it thoroughly, so it will sink to the bottom at once, thereby! 

 preventing loss from drifting into deep water, or washing ashore. Per lb. 25c (by mail 35c per lb.);l 

 10 lbs. $2.25; 100 lbs. $20.00. 



