Condon Bros., Seedsmen, Rock River Valley Seed Farm, Rockford, Illinois. 
Spring Wheat, Barley, Rye and Speltz 
SPRING WHEAT 
New Marquis 
Big Money 
Makers 
The Kingr of the Spring Varieties, 
Beardless. 
Ten Day* Earlier Than Other Type»— Yields More Per 
Acre —Higher Milling Quality— It I* a Tremen- 
dous Yielder — Holds the World's Champion- 
ship as the Best Wheat on Earth. 
Marquis is supreme, it outstrips anything and 
everything in wheat. It is a factor of its own-^- 
shining forth in its greatness as the most wonderfj^' 
achievement Agriculture has ever known. By far 
the best variety for the corn belt. 
This wheat has very etifC straw at medium height, 
which does not lodge easily, the heads are bald and 
quite heavy, have smooth yellow chaff; the kernels 
flinty, more round than those of other spring 
wheats, thicker and more plump, and of dark red 
color. Marquis weighs 64 to 66 Ib.s. per bushel, a 
flve-year average yield at the Brandon, Manitoba, 
experiment station was 44 bushels per acre. Al- 
most without exception it will grade No. 1 Hard, 
and it Is superior to any known variety In milling 
and baking qualities. % Ib» 15 «««•! H>t 25 ct».S » 
lbs., 70 eta., postpaid. 
7S3 Minnesota No. 169 Blue Stem 
BEAUDLKSS SPRING WHEAT 
Orig-inated at the Minnesota Experimental Sta- 
tion' It Is a progeny of Haynes' Pedigree Blue 
Stem, but much more productive. In quality it la 
equal to the best. Va lb., 14 cts.i \\>^ 24 cts.; 3 Ib«., 
OS cts., postpaid. 
755 Velvet Chaff Spring Wheat 
This Is an extremely hardy, bearded variety of 
wonderful productiveness, generally yielding at 
least 10 bu. more per acre than other kinds of 
Spring Wheat, with the exception of the Macaroni 
Wheat It<? lo))" be?-d or spikeletts as well as its 
heavy chaff protect It from fungous diseases, such 
as blight, rust, and smut. It is as hard and flinty as 
the best Fife Wheat, and no matter how unfavora- 
ble circumstances are. the Velvet Chaff alw.ays pro- 
duces a good Yield. On account of its great hardi- 
ness and productiveness no grain farmer should 
fail to sow at least a third or half of his area In- 
tended for Wheat to the Velvet Chatt. V4 lb., 15 
ct.s.; lb., 25 cts.j a lbs., 70 cts., postpaid. 
Beads and Grains of lUarqois 
BARLEY 
746 
SPELTZ OR EMMER 
680 Wisconsin Pedigree Bearded 
The STreciistukeK Barley of the AVorld 
This is the barley that won First, Secoud, Tblrd 
and Fourth Prices in the "Open to the World" 
Context at Omaha a few years ago, besides a num- 
ber of special prizes. It was also awarded Flr.st, 
the only prla:c offlcred, In "Barley In Sheaf, Open to 
the World." , f 
Wisconsin Pedigree Barley is a selection trom 
Oderbrucker. and comes from the foremost state in 
the Union in the production of Barley. It is the 
result of many years' selection and breeding, start- 
ing with a single perfect stalk. % Ih., 12 cts.; lb., 
20 ctK.j 3 lbs., 50 cts., postpaid. 
679 Success Beardless Barley 
Earliest Barlev known. The straw is about the 
height of common Barley, but better and will stand 
up on any land. This is beardless and as easy to 
grow and handle as oats. Hulls like the Manshury; 
heavy cropper; quality excellent. Vi lb., 12 cts.; 
lb- 20 cts.; 3 lbs., 60 cts., postpaid. 
FOB PALI. SKBDIIVG 
Write In August for our special prices on fall 
wheat, rye. etc. 
Sow IVz to 2 Bu. per Acre 
A valuable grain, closely related to wheat; th* 
kernels, however, are tightly enclosed In the hulls 
or husk, and these adhere to the grain when it is 
threshed. Speltz is becoming more popular every 
year, as it produces good crops even under adverse 
circumstances where other grain fails. It with- 
stands more dry weather than any other grain, 
with the exception of Macaroni Wheat, and pro- 
duces more food value per acre than any other 
cereal, while It is a most valuable feed for all kinds 
of stock. It can be fed to horses, the same as oatS; 
with the hulls on. Speltz can be grown on most 
any kind of soil, rich or poor, wet or dry, as it wtU 
not lodgu like other grain because of the stiff and 
strong straw, and will always bring the best re- 
turns. >4 lb- 12 cts.; lb., 20 cts.; 3 lbs., 50 cts, 
postpaid. 
r43 MAMMOTH SPRING RYE 
A Most Profitable Crop 
Quite different from Winter Rye; highly valued 
as a catch crop. It is not only more productive, but 
the grain is of finer quality, grown in any latitude. 
Straw is of special value as it stands 5 or 6 feet 
high, being better than that of Winter Rye and 
producing nearlv four times as much straw as Oats. 
Produces .M) to 4n bushels of grain to the acre. As 
It does not stool liV-e Winter Rye, not less than 
two bushels to the acre should be sown. Va lb., IB 
cts.; lb.. 2.% cts.; 3 lbs., 70 cts« postpaid. ^ 
For Low Prices on farm seeds in quantities see Special List. 
