OUR SEED GRAINS 
SATISFY 
Prom year 
to year we 
have en¬ 
deavored t o 
supply you 
with proven 
varieties o f 
seed grains. 
We have ad- 
Master Farmer J^lfnv^vith 
Seeds. to buy with 
confidence, feeling sure 
that you would benefit 
greatly. From the many 
letters coming to us daily, 
we feel that we have not 
overrated any variety. It 
is a pleasure to know that 
our customers, old and 
new, are finding complete 
satisfaction and we can 
therefore present our of¬ 
ferings this season know¬ 
ing that they will be just 
as acceptable. 
Bust resistance, high yielding ability, good milling qualities make 
Thatcher Wheat outstanding. 
QUALITY SEED GRAIN 
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN GRAIN BREEDING 
GROW THE BEST 
FOR PROFIT 
On the fol¬ 
lowing pages 
some of the 
outstandi n g 
varieties list¬ 
ed are Hope 
and Thatcher 
Wheats; 
Glabron, Vel¬ 
vet and Wis- Master p arm er 
consin Pedi- Seeds, 
gree No. 38 Barleys; 
Anthony, Minrus, and 
Iogold Rust Resistant 
Oats. These varieties 
will be in great demand 
because they have been 
especially bred to meet 
adverse conditions as well 
as to take advantage of 
good growing conditions. 
A down payment will 
hold seed until wanted. 
Balance when shipping 
instructions are given. 
HOPE WHEAT 
Bust and Smut Besistant. 
Since its introduction, Hope Wheat has 
spread rapidly throughout the spring wheat 
section. It is the one variety that combines 
the highest resistance to black stem rust with 
resistance to smut, root rot, scab and other 
diseases. What the farmer wants is a wheat 
that will give good returns every year, and 
Hope comes nearest being that variety. Until 
other varieties are proven superior, we recom¬ 
mend growing Hope in the general areas 
affected by rust, smut and drought. 
Hope Wheat is the result of a cross between 
Emmer (Speltz) and Marquis made by Edgar 
S. McFadden, a South Dakota plant breeder. 
It combines the desirable qualities of the 
Emmer parent, namely flexible straw, resist¬ 
ance to drought, heat, black stem rust and 
smut, it resists shattering by wind and hail 
and is well adapted for combine harvesting 
which appears to be the coming method of 
harvesting grain in the Northwest. From 
Marquis it gets its high milling quality as well 
as many of its plant characteristics. 
For Prices: See Blue Figure Price List. 
CERES WHEAT 
Bust Besistant 
Ceres is a hard, red spring wheat developed 
by the North Dakota Experiment Station. It 
is a bearded variety quite resistant to rust 
and an excellent yielder. It has a very good 
milling quality and is especially recommended 
for the whole spring wheat section. Ceres 
Wheat has been grown for a number of seasons 
and has produced yields from 30 to 45 bushels 
or more per acre. The plants grow uniformly, 
and under normal conditions will produce three 
to four plump kernels in each spikelet. Ceres 
was the first rust resistant variety put on the 
market. 
For Prices: See Blue Figure Price List. 
THATCHER WHEAT 
Bust Besistant, Certified. 
A New Triumph of the Minn. Exp. Station. 
Thatcher is the newest wheat variety intro¬ 
duced. It is more rust resistant than other 
varieties now on the market with the exception 
of Hope. It is a beardless variety and is very 
similar in its appearance to Marquis which has 
been the standard variety for many years. It 
is early maturing and, therefore, may be grown 
quite far north without danger of being dam¬ 
aged by early frosts. It is very stiff strawed 
and will stand up well on rich soil. The yield¬ 
ing ability of Thatcher Wheat is greater than 
most other varieties adapted to the Northwest 
conditions, producing 4 to 5 bushels more per 
acre than the best of varieties now being grown. 
Tests made over a 5-year period by the Min¬ 
nesota Experiment Station show Thatcher 
equal to Marquis in milling and baking quali¬ 
ties. This is a decided advantage and it will 
command a premium on the market. 
Thatcher was generally distributed to ap¬ 
proved growers in 1934 but due to the extreme 
drought the production was cut considerably 
so that with the large demand there will not 
be enough to cover all requirements. 
MARQUIS WHEAT 
This has been the standard spring wheat 
variety grown throughout the Northwest for 
over fifteen years. It is an excellent yielder 
in seasons when there is no black stem rust. 
The milling and baking qualities are very fine 
and it ripens along with other early grains. 
MINTURKI WINTER WHEAT 
Minturki is the outstanding hardy winter 
wheat. It is a high yielding bearded hard red 
winter variety of high milling and baking 
quality and good protein content. It is stiff 
strawed and stands up well on rich land. 
For Prices: See Blue Figure Price List. 
MINDUM DURUM WHEAT 
Mindum is an Amber Durum variety devel¬ 
oped by the Minnesota Experiment Station. It 
is the most widely grown Amber Durum Wheat 
and it yields more than other varieties, is 
somewhat resistant to rust and is stiff straw¬ 
ed. Yields of Durum ranging from 30 to 45 
bushels per acre are not uncommon. This vari¬ 
ety always brings a good price on the market. 
For Prices: See Blue Figure Price List. 
SPRING RYE 
Spring Rye should be sown more extensively. 
It is a great land cleaner, and for summer 
pasture, is much superior to winter rye. It 
can be grown on light and sandy soil, on land 
too poor for wheat, and does equally well on 
acid and non-acid soils. 
For Prices: See Blue Figure Price List. 
ROSEN WINTER RYE 
Rosen Rye was developed by the Michigan 
Agricultural Experiment Station by selection 
from a sample of rye obtained from Russia. 
It is the leading winter variety and is grown 
to a very large extent throughout the central 
and northwestern states. It has become pop¬ 
ular chiefly because of its excellent yielding 
ability producing large, well filled heads and 
large dark green kernels. The milling qualities 
are the finest, better perhaps than those of 
other varieties. 
Rosen Rye is more hardy than the hardiest 
winter wheat. The straw is medium tall and 
stiff which keeps the grain from being easily 
lodged. This variety has produced as high as 
50 bushels per acre. Winter Rye is sometimes 
sown in the spring where temporary pasture or 
hay is needed. 
For Prices: Seo Blue Figure Price List. 
SEED DISINFECTION TO PREVENT SMUT 
All seed grain, wheat, barley and oats are sus¬ 
ceptible to smuts of various kinds, which reduce 
the yields from 10 to 50 per cent, in many in¬ 
stances. Some varieties are attacked more vigor¬ 
ously than others, but no matter how severe the 
attack, smut can be controlled almost entirely, by 
simple methods. 
Grains with hulls, such as oats and barley, may 
be treated for smut with formaldehyde, 1 pint to 
40 gallons of water. The seed is put loosely into 
burlap sacks, and dipped into a barrel containing 
the solution. Any druggist can supply formaldehyde. 
The covered smuts that affect wheat, hulless barley and rye can be 
controlled by dusting the grain with copper carbonate dust. Only 3 
to 3 ounces per bushel are required. The germination of the seed is 
stimulated and the seed is in no way injured. This is the very best 
kind of crop insurance. This dust may be bought at your drug store. 
THE BEST TREATMENT IS NEW IMPROVED CEBESAN. This is a 
dust and is much more effective and easier to handle than formaldehyde. 
It can be depended upon to control smut in oats without lowering the 
germination. It is very economical to use, Vz ounce per bushel being 
sufficient. 
Price of Ceresan: 1-lb. tin 75c, 5-lb. tin $3.00. Postage extra. 
Write for circular giving full details about Ceresan. 
March 1, 1934. 
The garden seeds I got from _ you last year were just tine. We had 
a good garden all summer m spite of the dry season here and the F. 
S . S' N. Co’s Silo Corn was just Surprising. It yielded about three 
times as much fodder to the acre as the No. 13 for tilling the silo. 
Nick Schirmerr, Box 86, Avon, Minn. 
THIS IS THE YEAR TO START WITH “MASTER QUALITY 
CHICKS’’ 
You can now order baby chicks C. O. D.—postage paid. These are 
real quality chicks with a 100 % live delivery guarantee. We have 
the breeds you want at lowest prices. See insert in back of catalog. 
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