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Manschury Barley (Bearded) will do well anywhere from the Canalian border 
to the States far South. In the Eastern and more Southern States it will detericrt-ate unless 
seed is brought from the North. It will do well on land too poor for other crppj^j j- Two 
bushels should be seeded per acre. It will yield double as much as wheat and bheigraijSais 
valuable for all kinds of stock. It should be sown early as luO .yti 
oats, if possible, for best results, but barley will stand late 
planting much better than oats. We have secured North 
Dakota grown barley for our trade of the "Manschury" 
variety. This is a bearded variety that leads otner varieties 
in feeding values and yielding qualities. It is early, does not 
lodge. Try a few acres of "Manschury" Barley. See Price 
List. 
Beardless Spring Barley yields well, though not 
quite equal to the bearded sorts. Beardless Barley Seed should 
be brought from the North to get best results. Beardless 
Barley is, of course, free from the objectionable beards that 
are so troublesome in harvesting and threshing. Beardless 
Barley is much safer to feed in the straw to live stock than 
Bearded Barley which must be threshed. It is a fine grain to 
mix with other seeds for soiling or hay and is also a fine grain 
to use as a nurse crop for Alfalfa, etc. 
We especially recommend that Alfalfa be started with 
Beardless Spring Barley as a nurse crop whenever Alfalfa is 
started in the Spring months. We recommend sowing three- 
fourths of a bushel of Beardless Spring Barley as a nurse 
crop per each acre of Alfalfa. This will produce a half crop of 
grain at harvest time when the Barley should be harvested. Do not use more 1iaai!ig.tilftiiee- 
fourths bushel per acre when planting to nurse Alfalfa. y. '^o )ii:<i 
For a full crop of Barley sow 2 to 2}^ bushels per acre. ""yij' "* 
Our seed this season was procured in Michigan, from a reliable party, and'.j^^'^b^^iye 
our stock is true Beardless Barley. The grain of beardless has the same value for^feedling 
as the bearded varieties. Barley is good feed for cattle, hogs, and poultry. See Price List. 
Summer Pasture Mixture (Annual) tah 
For Hogs, Cattle and Poultry io 
This mixture of quick growing seeds will meet the demands of farmers v/^^y^^t to 
grow quickly, with little labor and expense, green feed for farm stock. It should)-be planted 
at the rate of 70 pounds per acre. It can be broadcasted by hand or with a seed^, i^'-har- 
rowed in. It can also be drilled with a grain drill. ^ -^^"^ 
A satisfactory pasture for hogs or sheep in 4 weeks of favorable wei^en"^ For 
cattle it would be best to cut the growth and haul to the cattle either in the s^teaer in 
pens, to prevent damage from stamping. After the growth has been cut ofl^ ^fj^astured 
down, the field will quickly make another growth if given a chance. The feed ^ffi^~trom 
this mixture is of a succulent nature that will contribute largely to the productipii Qf^jlesh, 
fat, wool, and dairy products. Must not be sown before June 1st and not later tnaoriAsgust 
1st. The growth will continue until frost, but will not stand the winters. siq ^lia 
Japanese Buckwheat. The standard and most popular variety of Buckwheat- 
a sure "catch" crop. May be sown where other crops have failed or where l^ndly any- 
thing else will grow. Besides producing heavy crops on poor soils, it must be Arftembered 
that Buckwheat is not hard on land. , 
May be seeded all of June and first half of July. Only one bushel of seed Tserilacrei )is 
needed. Yield in grain and straw is heavy, even on thin soils. Buckwheat flour isJ^nfeVy Jvabu- 
able human food. Buckwheat middlings have high protein content, and is in much dwnatidKfbr 
dairy feed. Buckwheat in the grain is an attractive poultry feed. See Price List. ■ivhn-jqy.-i 
Silver Hull Buckwheat. Enjoys with the Japanese variety a world-wi^iV^^^a- 
tion. The grain is of a beautiful gray and has a thin husk. Millers like Silver HttH,?asl it 
makes a white flour and leaves little waste. A favorite variety for bees. See'''Pfic^''Iufet. 
