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CURRIE BROTHERS CO., 
MILWAUKEE, WIS. 
Currie’s Premium Oats 
WISCONSIN PEDIGREE No. 1 OATS 
A new variety bred at the Wisconsin Experiment Station. Grown 
along side Swedish Select, it is earlier, a strong grower and a far 
heavier yielder than that sort. The kernels are white and plump. 
with a thin hull. The straw is strong and vigorous, standing up 
well, seldom lodging. Peck, 40c; bushel, $1.00; 5 to 10 bushels at 
Der bushel see ee ea ere Ae eR ay ce Se ee a ee ee? 85c¢ 
STATE’S PRIDE (Wisconsin Pedigree No. 7) 
This oat is considered to be the best yielder, also the earliest 
oat grown on the Wisconsin Experiment Farm. It is a small 
yellow oat, very heavy, and has a very thin hull, very stiff straw, 
and has stood up better than any other oat. Peck, 40c; bu., $1.00 
Seamless bags used for shipping grain charged for at 25c each. 
BARLEY 
WISCONSIN PEDIGREE BARLEY (Wis. No. 38)—A new six- 
rowed barley bred at the Wisconsin Experiment Station, possessing 
more good qualities than any other. Growers of it speak in the 
most enthusiastic terms of its superiority over all other sorts in 
yield, plumpness and uniformity of grain, length of head, stiffness 
and length of straw, vigor of growth and brightness of color. 
Peck, 60c; bushel, $2.00; 5 to 10 bushels at 200.22... eee $1.90 
ODERBRUCKER BARLEY (Wis. No. 55)—In general appearance 
Oderbrucker Barley is much the same as the old Manshury, matur- 
ing about the same time; the main difference being in the greater 
yield, plumpness of the kernels and stronger straw. It possesses 
the further merit of being more resistant to rust. Peck, 60c; 
bushel; $1:85)s\5) to) 10) bushels \(atycaccssroseesre ere $1.75 
RYE 
SPRING—Used extensively as a catch crop where winter grain 
has failed. It can be sown later in spring than other grain and 
be ready to harvest at the same time. Peck, 70c; bushel, $2.50; 
Byito’l ONbushelsiatyy per bus le] ree censtarcecctcneetesennesncteae een eeeneee $2.40 
WISCONSIN PEDIGREE RYE—A new fall rye, the result of 12 
years of careful breeding at the Wisconsin Experiment Station, 
which for yield and uniformity of kernels eclipses all other sorts. 
It has a strong, stiff straw with heads of unusual strength. The 
kernels are very large and plump, almost as large as oats. Peck, 
65c; bushel $1.50 
FLAX (Minnesota Pedigree No. 25) 
Wilt-resistant flax, developed by Minnesota Experiment Station, 
yielding about 20% more seed than the common variety. Per Ib., 
255) per “peck. -20C s) Per = DUS] Scrscrctere sree eee eee eee eee $2.50 
RAPE 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE—No crop is easier grown and none more 
profitable for hog and sheep feed. Five pounds of seed are enough 
for an acre broadcast, and it is ready for feeding six weeks after 
sowing. One acre will pasture 36 sheep two months. It is an annual, 
similar in appearance to the leaves of Rutabagas, but taller. 
Per lb., 20c (by mail, 25c per lb.); 10 Ibs., $1.25; 100 Ibs....... $9.00 
SPELTZ (Emmer ) 
Grows and yields better under adverse conditions than any other 
grain crop. Weight per bushel, 40 lbs. Sow 114 bushels to the acre. 
Peck, 75c; bushel, $2.00; 5 to 10 bushels at, per bushel .............. $1.75 
BUCKWHEAT 
JAPANESE—Very prolific, 
common sorts, and it ripens earlier. 
kernels about double the size of the 
Peck, 60c; bushel.......... $2.00 
PROGRESS WHEAT (Wis. Pedigree No. 1611) 
Progress is the best variety of spring wheat for Wisconsin. It 
is a bearded, hard red spring wheat and is one of the best yielders. 
The best feature, however, is that it does not rust. This was de- 
veloped by the Wisconsin Experiment Station, 1916. 1 lb., 25c; 
Yo pki> 6Ocs) Lk se SLO 0s el urs race eee eer ee eee $2.50 
MARQUIS WHEAT—The world’s champion spring wheat from 
the Northwest Territory. It outyields all other sorts, and its mill- 
ing qualities are the best. Peck, 75c; bushel .................0.....-....-. $2.25 
DURUM OR MACARONI (Kubanka) WHEAT—An exceedingly 
valuable spring wheat for dry and semi-arid sections, withstanding 
drought far better than other sorts. Enormous yields are grown 
of it in the western states, sometimes reaching 80 bushels to the 
axere) (Peck 185s bushel reese ccrereteecenccenmmeenereen $3.00 
