66 CONDON BROS., SEEDSMEN, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 
Barley, Wheat, Speltz and Rye 
ODERBRUCKER 
BARLEY 
First introrluced into tlie 
United States twelve years ago 
•from the Agricultural Experi- 
/ ; ment Station at Guelph, On- 
tario. Canada. Bred and dis- 
seminated at the Wisconsin 
Agricultural College by Prof. 
R. A. Moore, who claims it Is 
the greatest barley in the 
country for feeding and malt- 
ing purposes. It and Mand- 
scheuri have held the record 
for many years for the heav- 
/ ., lest yielding varieties. It is 
/// / bearded, and 'in -manner of 
■ growth similar *o the Mand- 
scheuri, but the straw is some- 
what stronger and stiffer, and 
will stand up on the richest 
ground. Will not rust, and is 
free from smut. H bushel, 25 
.cents; "4 bushel, 40 cents; 'A 
/'bushel, 75 cents; bushel (48 
' pounds), $1.40. 
MANDSCHEURI 
BARLEY 
This splendid six-rowed bar- 
ley was first recommended to 
American farmers by Prof. W. 
A. Henry, director of the Wis- 
consin Experiment Station. It 
soon became a great favorite, 
and is now the most reliable 
variety of barley grown in 
large quantities throughout 
the northwest. It is early, 
grows very vigorous and 
strong, bearing long, well- 
filled heads of plump grain. 
The strong root system and 
long stiff straw liave always 
been characteristic of this bar- 
ley, and in yield it has been 
wonderfully satisfactory. As in 
the case of the Oderbrucker, 
the original seed of Mand- 
scheuri was obtained outside of 
the United States, the Mand- 
scheuri coming from Russia. 
For some years it outyielded, 
at the Wisconsin Station farm, 
37 other varieties, and in some 
cases doubled the yield of the 
common sort. Without ques- 
tion this barley lias been worth 
millions of dollars to the farm- 
ers of the northwest.. This is 
a barley whicli will be found 
reliable in every respect. Its 
high feedi.ng quality, com- 
bined with its value as a malt- 
ing barley and its reliability as 
to yield, places it in the front 
rank. ^ bushel, 25 cents; 
bushel, 40 cents; 'A bushel, 'TS cents; bushel, (48 lbs,), $1.40. 
SPELTZ, OR EMMER 
Speltz has now been grown in the United States in a 
large way for several years, and each succeeding season 
not only emphasizes its value, but sees its production in- 
creasing to enormous extent. It is found to be adapted 
to a wide range of soil and climate, to resist extremes of 
weather, to be of superior feeding valye, and to .yield so 
much more heavily than oats and barley as to insure its 
increasing popularity and Its eventual place among the 
leading and standard cereal crops of the world. Those 
who have not grown Speltz shouFd not let another season 
go by without giving it a place, and an important place, 
too, on their fai*ms. 
Cultivation. — In methods of cultivation this is probably 
the least exacting of all cereals. It should be sown very 
early, and this can safely be done, as it is not easily 
harmed by frost, /i bushel, 25 cents; yi busTiel, 35 cents; 
bushel, 65 cents; bushel (40 pounds), $1.25. 
ODERBRUCKER 
BARLEY 
MINNESOTA NO. 169 BLUE STEM 
WHEAT 
In this we offer the second new wheat originated at the 
experiment station. It is a progeny of Haynes' Blue 
Stem. Its average yield for four years, as compared with 
the parent variety, is given by the experiment station 
as follows: Haynes' Blue Stem, 22.5 bushels an acre. 
Minnesota No. 169, 28.3 bushels an acre. 
This is the best blue stem wheat of which we have 
knowledge. It has given an average yield for the last 
14 years, through favorable and unfavorable seasons, of 
2C.7 bushels an acre. No better wheat for Minnesota and 
the Dakotas is gi'own. In quality it proved in milling tests 
equal to the best. This variety has no beards. Ys bushel, 
.30 cents; 'A bushel, 50 cents; 'A bu^el, 90 cents; bushel 
(60 pounds), $1.75. 
HARD WINTER WHEAT 
TURKEY RED 
This great standard winter variety, so generally recom- 
mended by all authorities, is grown successfully over a 
wider range of territory than any other. Produces fine 
crops everywhere. 'A bushel, 30 cents; Yn bushel, 45 cents; 
Yi bushel, 80 cents; bushel (60 pounds), $1.50. 
RYE 
Earliest Spring 
A Boon to the Farmer 
It is a very profitable crop to 
grow, seldom 6'ielding less than 
45 bushels per acre, and often 
60. It can be sown very late in 
the spring, after other grain 
is all sown. It does not grow 
quite as tall as winter rye, but 
yields Just as well. Straw 
grows about 0V2 feet high, is 
strong and not liable to lodge. 
Grain is plump and white, and 
can not be told from the best 
winter rye. Our seed is home- 
grown on our own farms, and 
is full of northern life and vim. 
We call particular attention to 
the fact that we offer genuine 
spring rye. Many have been 
disappointed in receiving win- 
ter rye as a spring variety, and 
we wish to emphasize the fact 
that we sell the Genuine 
Spring Rye, sown In the spring 
and harvested the same sea- 
son. Free sample on applica- 
tion. % bushel, 30 cents; Yi 
bushel, 50 cents; 'A bushel, 
85 cents; bushel (56 lbs.), $1.60. 
WINTER RYE 
The value of winter rye is 
becoming more apparent every 
year. It is much hardier than 
wheat, and can be grown on a 
greater variety of soils, even 
on soils that would not produce 
a fair crop of wheat. It will 
thrive even in dry seasons and 
on light sandy loam. It is 
grown not only for grain, but 
for fodder and soiling purposes 
also. When sown in the au- 
tumn it starts up ver.v early in 
the spring, and is ready to cut 
or pasture when about 6 inches 
high. It is often plowed under 
at this stage of its growth, as 
it is then ^n condition to add 
great fertility to the soil. Rye 
floes not exhaust the soil as do 
Other grains, and can be culti- 
vated Jonger on the same land 
than any other crop on the 
farm. Ya bushel, 25 cents; Yt 
bushel, 40 cents; Yz bushel, 75 
cents; bushel (56 lbs.), $1.45. SPELTZ OR EMMER 
