STOKES SEED FARMS COMPANY 



MOORESTOWN 



NEW JERSEY 



Rye and Oats 



Grouur 



j / E., Lc n$ ino, Mffih 



Illustration shows pure Rosen in the center, and on the left the pure common, 

 and some crossed types on the ritrht. Don't be misled by the lar^e heads com- 

 monly found in crossed ryes. See how few kernels they often contain. The test 

 of pure Rosen is the manner in which it fills four complete rows of grains on 

 every head. 



ROSEN RYE 



This variety is of Russian origin and was introduced into this 

 country by a student at the Michigan Agricultural College. Upon 

 being tried out at the Experiment Station Trial Grounds, it was 

 found to be much superior to any variety then in use. It was found 

 that while common rye would produce an average of fifty bushels to 

 the acre, double the yield is usually obtained with Rosen Rye. 

 This variety is especially recommended for sandy soil and while it 

 does well on a heavy soil, it may not be as profitable as wheat. 



Rosen Rye is a stiff strawed, large headed variety which, when 

 pure, ordinarily has four full rows of grain on over 99% of its heads. 



Developing and maintaining a pure strain of rye is one of the 

 most difficult problems of a plant breeder, for rye, unlike most of 

 the other cereals, such as wheat, oats, and barley, cross fertihzes, — 

 resembling corn in this characteristic. The Danish people grow 

 their pure seed on an island off the mainland. If we expect to keep 

 our Rosen Rye pure we should grow it a quarter of a mile from 

 co^^iUon rye. 



Rosen Rye was selected and improved from an envelope of 

 Russian Rye, fimiished in 1909 by Mr. Rosen, a student from Russia 

 at the Micliigan Agricultural College. This variety immediately 

 began to show its outstanding superiority, and after proving its 

 ability to double the yields obtainable with any other variety, it was 

 distributed in a number of counties and, where kept pure, is con- 

 tinuing to maintain the record estabhshed on the Experiment 

 Station plats. 



The farmer who grows common rye knows that fifteen bushels 

 per acre is all he can expect in an average year, with twenty bushels 

 per acre as an exceptionally good yield. Yet the farmers who have 

 had experience with pure Rosen Rye will agree that twenty bushels 

 is a low yield for the variety, and that forty to forty-five bushels per 

 acre yields are not imcommon. 



Rye does not belong on every farm, but it is particularly adapted 

 to large areas of the fighter soils of this state. To prevent washing 

 and leaching, these soils should not be permitted to go through the 

 fall and winter without a growing crop of some kind. In nearly every 



case, the thirty-five to forty bushel yields of Rosen Rye have been 

 obtained from fields sown during the first half of September. While 

 it is far from our desire to advocate late sowing of rye, yet this crop 

 can be used to advantage on thousands of acres to follow crops of 

 corn and beans. 



However, we should not neglect all the other factors which enter 

 into the production of a good crop of rye, such as proper use of 

 manmre, acid phosphate, and thorough preparation of the seed-bed. 

 For a maximum crop of Rosen Rye, seeding should be done the first 

 half of September at the rate of four to five pecks per acre. October 

 seeding should be made at the rate of six pecks per acre. 



The seed which we have to offer comes from growers whose seed 

 is registered and recommended by the Michigan Agricultural College. 

 We beheve this is equal in quahty and purity to any which is 

 offered on the market today. Being the Eastern distributors of 

 the Michigan Crop Improvement Association we can serve our trade 

 to advantage on either Rosen Rye or Red Rock Wheat. Price $3.00 

 per bushel. 



OATS 



Swedish — ^This variety is recommended by several experiment 

 stations who claim that it is superior to any other. In habit of 

 growth, it is apt to be rank on heavy soils and, therefore, its use is 

 necessarily Umited to sandy soil. Where it is to be grown for a 

 manure crop, its heavy growth makes it desirable if grown on heavy 

 soil. 



Cherson Oats — This is a Russian variety. It is known as the 

 most satisfactory early variety, being hardy and yielding a profitable 

 quantity of grain of deep yellow color. The variety is recommended 

 as an early kind and especially adapted to soils where other varieties 

 would lodge. 



Sixty-day Oats — Like the Cherson, this has been secured from 

 Russia and is similar in many respects to it. It is an early variety 

 which produces very satisfactorily. This and the Cherson Oats 

 should only be used in the northern sections where it is impossible 

 to mature a main crop variety such as Swedish. Price all varieties 

 $2.40 per bu. 



Field of Rosen Rye at the Time of Field Inspection 



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