OLDS’ SEED BARLEY 
PEDIGREE BARLEY IS ANOTHER LEADER OF OURS. 
WISCONSIN BARLEYS LEAD THE WORLD. We are headquarters for pure reliable seed of the new Wiscon¬ 
sin Pedigree No. 38 Barbless and also the old Wisconsin Pedigree. We offer at very low prices “Registered,” “Certi¬ 
fied” and “Standard” seed. See page 77 for explanation of “Registered” and “Certified.” 
HIGH QUALITY SEED. The barley crop of the United States as well as the oat crop was poor the past season, 
only about half as large as the 1932 crop, although Wisconsin made a better showing than that. The stocks we 
have to offer were mostly carried over from last year and are of high quality—plump, bright and heavy. Order Olds’ 
Seed Barley for your sowing this year if you want something you can depend on. 
WISCONSIN PEDIGREE NO. 38 BARBLESS 
NEWEST AND BEST IN BARLEY FOR THE WHOLE WORLD. 
k We offered this variety for the first time two years ago, calling it “the last word” in barley. It 
9 Seems to have fully justified all that has been claimed for it and it is now the leader of all barleys. In 
comparative tests made at the state Experiment Station at Madison this barley made a yield of 55.5 
bushels to the acre, a yield which is more than 20 bushels over the Oderbrucker, approximately 17 bush¬ 
els above the Velvet variety, and 14 bushels more than the Glabron variety. 
Wisconsin Pedigree No. 38 originated at the Wisconsin Experiment 
Station in 1916 when a black, smooth awn barley from southern Russia 
was crossed with Oderbrucker. The object was to combine the yield, stiff¬ 
ness of straw, light color and high quality of the Oderbrucker with the 
smooth awn of this Russian barley. The result has been marvelous, for 
not only has a smooth awn been secured but the yield of th© Oderbrucker 
has been greatly increased while all of the other good qualities have been 
retained. 
THE VALUABLE FEATURES OF WISCONSIN BARBLESS ARE: 
First—Smooth Beards. This makes the barley nice to handle. Some 
farmers say they would just as soon handle this barley as to handle oats. 
Second—Resistance to Hot Weather. This barley is from three to five 
days later than Oderbrucker and other rough bearded barley. This is not 
an objection but an advantage as it simply adds to the maturity period 
producing a larger kernel than the earlier varieties. 
Third—Heavy Yielding Qualities. Prof. Leith wrote last year: “It 
surely has gone way beyond all my expectations in yield. In the southern 
counties the yields have been shooting up as high as 80 bushels per acre, 
machine measure. 55 and 60 seem quite common, which is easily a gain 
of one-fourth to one-third over the rough barley. Had I been able to create 
a smooth bearded barley equal to the Oderbrucker in yield and other qual¬ 
ities I would have considered it a very satisfactory accomplishment.” 
After another year’s experience Wisconsin No. 38 continues to hold its 
place of pre-eminence and we recommend it unqualifiedly as the very best 
strain of barley thus far produced. Everyone who grows barley should 
have it. In addition to its other good qualities it has shown itself much 
more resistant to stripe disease than any other barley. 
PRICES OF WISCONSIN PEDIGREE NO. 38: 
Registered Seed—By mail: Lb., 25c. By freight: Lb., 15c; V 2 pk., 25c; 
pk., 40c; bu. (48 lbs.), $1.20; 2 bus. at $1.15; 10 bus. at $1.12; 25 bus. 
or over at $1.10. Bags, holding two bushels each, extra at 30c. 
Certified Seed—Pk., 40c; bu., $1.18; 10 bus. at $1.10; 25 bus. at $1.08, 
Standard Seed—Pk., 40c; bu., $1.15; 10 bus. at $1.07; 25 bus. at $1.05. 
A Typical Wisconsin Field of Pedigree Barley. 
WISCONSIN PEDIGREE BARLEY BEARDED) 
Wisconsin Pedigree Barley has for years held its place as the 
leading variety of six-rowed barley. It is probably as good now 
as ever and will continue to be grown by the farmers of Wiscon¬ 
sin and other mid-western states for a reliable profitable crop. 
It has doubled the yield of common barley and has been worth 
millions of dollars to the farmers of Wisconsin alone. 
It was originated at the Wisconsin College of Agriculture and was the 
result of 12 years of painstaking, breeding work. It still stands out above 
all previous varieties of barley for heavy yield, plump grain, stiff straw, 
large heads and great feeding value. Some of our growers think it yields 
better than the new Wisconsin No. 38. 
Registered Seed—By mail: Lb., 25c. By freight: Lb., 15c; V 2 pk., 25c; 
pk., 40c; bu., $1.15; 2 bus. at $1.10; 10 bus. at $1.07; 25 bus. or over at 
$1.05. Bags extra at 30c. 
Certified Seed: Bu., $1.13; 2 bus. at $1.08; 10 bus. at $1.05; 25 bus. or 
over at $1.03. Bags extra. 
Standard Seed: Bu., $1.10; 2 bus. at $1.05; 10 bus. at $1.02; 25 bus. at 
$1.00. Bags extra. 
Sheaf of Wisconsin No. 38 Barbless. 
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