BARTELDES 
Tested SEED CORN 
The difference between good seed and poor seed is al¬ 
ways several bushel per acre and sometimes means all the 
difference between success and failure. 
Our seed is selected in the ear, then tipped, butted, shell¬ 
ed and cleaned. Above all, it is tested for germination and 
we put the germination on the tag. 
GRADED CORN. This takes out nearly all of the uneven 
kernels. The cost of this is 25c per bushel extra. 
YELLOW VARIETIES 
KAW CHIEF. The corn is of a deep, golden yellow color, 
ears large, measuring up to 13 and 14 inches in length 
and have 16, 18 and 20 rows to the cob. A bushel of Kaw 
Chief Corn on the ear will yield 58 to 60 pounds of shell¬ 
ed corn. Kaw Chief Corn matures in from 95 to 105 days, 
and ordinarily yields for 75 to 80 bushels per acre. 
REID’S YELLOW DENT (100 days). Ears medium size, 
remarkably uniform, a bright yellow color with a deep 
grain and small red cob. 
PRIDE OF THE NORTH (90 days). This variety has 
smaller ears than the late kinds, but is valuable, as it 
matures early. Planted as late as July 4th, it has fully 
matured by October 2nd. A light orange color. 
IMPROVED LEAMING (90 days). This is one of the 
earliest yellow dent corns in cultivation, ripening in 90 to 
100 days from planting. Orange yellow color and red cob. 
IOWA GOLD MINE (90 days). It is early, ears of good 
size and symmetrical; color bright golden yellow. 
GOLDEN BEAUTY (100 days). The ears are of perfect 
shape with from 10 to 14 straight rows of bright golden 
yellow grains, remarkable in size and filled out complete¬ 
ly to the extreme end of the cob. 
WHITE VARIETIES 
PRIDE OF SALINE. Pride of Saline is a medium early, 
about like Silver Mine and Reid’s. The ears are of me¬ 
dium size, the com is pearly white, medium short, quite 
rectangular in shape and rather hard. In variety tests 
at Manhattan it outyielded every other variety for three 
straight years. If you want to fill your corn crib, plant 
Pride of Saline. 
boONE COUNTY WHITE (100 days). Medium late, ears 
large, well proportioned. This variety yields well, even in 
a dry season. 
IOWA SILVER MINE (90 days). The ears measure from 
10 to 12 inches in length, 16 to 20 straight rows of deep, 
pure white kernels on a small cob. 
HICKORY KING (110 days). It is a great yielder, giving 
more shelled com to the bushel of ears than any other 
variety. 
BRAZILIAN or STOOLING FLOUR CORN 
This corn is inclined to stool. It produces an abundance 
of fodder, and is fine for ensilage, ground and bolted by 
the same process as wheat, gives a fine flour. 
CROSS-BRED or HYBRID CORN 
An Achievement in Scientific Agriculture. 
Excels the common varieties in hardiness and vigor, 
and should show an increase in yield of 10 bushels or 
more per acre. 
The com is hardy, should be planted early and is ex¬ 
tremely drought resistant. 
The ears are of medium size, but there are no barren 
stalks. Every stalk produces one good ear and often a sec¬ 
ond smaller ear. It is this absence of barren stalks that 
brings the yields up to a hundred bushels per acre. The 
grain is of average depth and bright golden yellow color. 
COST? An increase in yield of only two bushels per 
acre pays the extra cost and everything above that is 
clear profit. 
Red Corn bloody BUTCHER (100 days). This 
corn resists the drought. Ears long, 
grain deep red, having sometimes a yellow tip. 
Odd Varieties (9 °. days) - Blue 
(Semi-flint). This variety grows very 
dwarf, resisting drought. It is early. Ears are rather small 
and the kernels are blue or white and blue. 
CALICO (100 days). The Old-Fashioned Red, White and 
Yellow. Ears are large, grains deep and cob small. Very 
rich in protein and a good feed for stock. 
PLANT NOTHING BUT TESTED CORN. 
TREAT ALL SEED CORN WITH SEMESAN JR. 
IT PAYS. 
ALFALFA 
Alfalfa Seed Prices Lowest in Twenty Years 
Don’t pass up this opportunity to seed alfalfa at an ex 
tremely low cost. You may may not see such prices again 
in twenty years. 
THE BEST IS CHEAP THIS SEASON. 
In spite of the fact that everyone knows that alfalfa 
is a profitable crop the acreage in the middle w-est has 
been decreasing in recent years. In our opinion this is due 
primarily to two causes. First: Farmers have sown too 
much alfalfa seed which was not adapted to local con¬ 
ditions. And second: Sufficient care was not used in pre¬ 
paring the seed bed. 
All soils will not produce afalfa, but there is some soil 
on practically every farm that will produce it profitably. 
Alfalfa requires a soil of good drainage, medium fertility 
and medium depth. Many soils are deficient in lime and 
in such cases lime must be added to grow alfalfa. Your 
county agent or experiment station will test your soil free. 
This is important. 
Your alfalfa may become naturally inoculated by the 
bacteria in the soil, but to insure inoculation, we advise 
artificial inoculation of the seed. This is not expensive. 
Alfalfa needs fertilizer. Acid phosphate with manure or 
acid phosphate alone have made wonderful increases in 
yields. Your county agent can tell you more about this. 
In buying alfalfa seed be sure that you get seed which 
is adapted to your climatic conditions. We recommend 
Kansas grown seed for the middle west with Oklahoma 
and Utah seed for second choice. For Colorado we rec¬ 
ommend Colorado seed first and Utah seed second. 
Grimill Alfalfa Grimm Alfalfa is becoming more 
popular every year. We have 
never heard of an instance in the United Setates where 
it has winter killed. 
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