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Condon Bros., Seedsmen, Rock River Valley Seed Parm, Rockf ord, Illinois. 
Spring Wheat, Barley, Rye and Speltz 
Big Money 
Makers 
SPRING WHEAT 
754 New Marquis 
734 Heads and Grains of Uarquis 
BARLEY 
«8o Wisconsin Pedigree Bearded 
The .Swceimtakes Barley of the World 
This is the barley that won First, Seooud, Third 
and Fourth Prizes in the "Open to the World" 
Contest at Omaha a few years ago, besides a num- 
ber of speoial prizes. It was also awarded First, 
the only pri/,e offered, in "Barley in Shoaf, Open to 
the World." 
Wisconsin PediiCTee Barley is a selection from 
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 witii a single perfect stalk. M. lb., 12 ets.; lb., 
20 cts.; 3 lbs., 5U ets., postpaid. 
679 Success Beardless Barley 
Earliest Barley known. The straw is about the 
height of common Barley, but better and will stand 
up on any land. This is beardlpss and as easy to 
grow and handle as oats. Hulls like the Manshury; 
heavy cropper; quality excellent. lb., IS cts.; 
lb., 20 cts.; 3 lbs., SO ets., postpaid. 
FOR PALL SB&DING 
Write in August for our special prices on fall 
wheat, rye. etc. 
The King of the Spring Varieties. 
Beardless. 
Ten Days Earlier Than Other Types —Yields More Per 
Acre — Higher Milling Quality— It Is 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 hi its greatness as the most wonderful 
achievement Agriculture has ever known. By far 
flip best variety for the corn belt. 
This wheal has very stiff straw of medium height, 
which does not lodge easily, the heads are bald and 
tiuite heavy, have smooth yellow chaff: the kernels 
llinty. more round than those of other sprinij 
wheats, thicker and more plump, and of dark red 
color. Marquis weighs 64 to 66 lbs. per bushel, a 
Hve-year average yield at the Brandon. Manitoba, 
experiment station was 44 bushels per acre. .M- 
iDDst without exception it will grade No. 1 Hard, 
and it is superior to any known variety in milliiis? 
and baking qualities. % lb., 12 cts.s lb., 20 cts.! 3 
lbs., .75 ets., postpaid. 
753 Minnesota No. 169 Blue Stem 
BKARDLESS SPRING WHI^.AT 
Originated at the Minnesota Experimental Sta- 
tion. It is a progeny of Haynes' Pedigree Blue 
Stem, but much more productive. In quality it Is 
<'qual to the best. % lb., 12 ets.; lb., 20 ets.! 3 lbs., 
55 ets., postpaid. 
755 Velvet Chaff Spring Wheat 
This is an extremely hardy, bearded variety of 
wonderful i>roductiveness, generally yielding at 
least in bu. more per acre than other kinds of 
Spring Wheat, with the exception of the Macaroni 
Wheat. Its long beard or spikeletts as well as its 
heavy chaft protect it from fungous diseases, sucli 
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 always pro- 
duces a good yield. On account of its great hai'di- 
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 Chaff. Vi lb., 12 
ets.! 111., 20 ets.! 3 lbs., SS cts., postimld. 
746 SPELTZ OR EMMER 
Sow I Vj to 2 Bu. per Acre 
.\ \aluable grain, closely related to wheat: the 
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 will 
not lodge like other grain because of the stiff and 
strong straw, and will always bring the beat re- 
turns Vi lb., 12 ctN.i lb., 20 cts.i 3 lbs., 50 cts., 
postpaid. 
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 nearly four times as much straw as Oats. 
Produces 30 to 40 bushels of grain to the acre. As 
it does not stool like Winter Rye, not less than 
two bushels to the acre should be sown. M: 11>.> 12 
cts.i lb., 20 ets.:. 3 lbs., 55 ets., postpaid. 
For Low Prices on farta seeds in quantities see Special Red List. 
