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NORTHERN GROWN SEED BARLEY 
New Peat Land or IVSuck Barley 
A Valuable New Variety for Muck Farmers 
Peat Land or Muck Barley was developed at the Minnesota 
State Experiment Station to fill a real need for a variety that 
could be grown successfully on muck or peat land. It has been 
thoroughly tested and has proven its ability to produce sur¬ 
prisingly large crops on muck without lodging. Yields of sixty 
bushels per acre have been obtained many times. 
Peat Land Barley is a six-rowed bearded sort, the beards of 
which break off cleanly in threshing. The straw is of medium 
length and of unusual stiffness. Another valuable characteristic 
is its great habit of stooling. Often as many as twenty stalks 
grow from one seed, each producing a well developed head. 
Because of this habit, only one bushel of seed is required on 
muck and 1 % bushels on upland. More than these quantities 
should never be sown. 
Peat Land Barley is a very hardy sort and early spring frosts 
will not hurt it. To get the largest yield possible, the use of 
150 lbs. potash and 50 lbs. phosphate per acre is recom¬ 
mended. On muck it ripens about ten days later than Barley 
on uplands. Many farmers, with good muck land, will find, in 
this Barley, the answer to their problem of what to grow 
for feed on their muck land. 
Isbell’s Silver King Barley 
Silver King Barley is noted for its extra large heads and long, stiff straw. 
„ e "; e . ® are largest of any six-rowed sort and the kernels are exception¬ 
ally bright and plump. This Barley is also of Wisconsin origin where they 
know good Barley. While it does best on heavy, rich soil, it is also adapted to 
the warm, light soils of Michigan. Silver King Barley seldom lodges and is an 
all-around reliable sort to grow. It is a splendid malting barley. 
Wisconsin Pedigree 
Wisconsin Pedigree Barley is a selection from Oderbrucker and was the 
result of many years of breeding and selecting, beginning with a single plant, 
it has always been a consistent yielder and the quality is first class. The heads 
are six-rowed, long and always well filled. The kernels are uniform in size, 
plump, and of a bright, nearly white color. It is a variety which seldom lodges. 
Also a good malting barley. 
Oderbrucker (Wisconsin No. 55) 
This great variety was developed by Professor Moore of the Wisconsin Agri¬ 
cultural College. He says its protein content is nearly 15 per cent, or just about 
twice as much as any other sort—hence its wonderful feeding value. Oder¬ 
brucker is a soft-strawed, heavy-yielding, six-rowed, bearded variety. 
Michigan Black Barley 
One of the heaviest yielding of all Barleys and a splendid feeding sort. It is 
a six-rowed variety, having very stiff straw so that it never lodges. The color is 
black and the kernels are unusually large and plump. It has the ability to with- 
stand dry weather better than most sorts and is a deservedly popular sort. 
Michigan Black Barley has smooth barbless beards. When ripe the heads remain 
upright, so that it can be left longer than other sorts, without loss. 
This 
Plant of 
Peat Land 
Barley, 
Having 
Over 
20 Heads, 
Was 
Produced 
From 
One 
Seed. 
Notice 
the Great 
Stooling 
Habit, 
and Heavy 
Straw. 
Spartan Barley 
A Popular, Heavy Yielding, Smooth-Bearded Sort. 
Spartan Barley has increased steadily In popularity since its introduction six 
ars ago, and it is now grown very extensively in Michigan and other northern 
states. It is a two-rowed bearded barley 
but the beards are smooth or barbless. 
The beards are brittle and break off clean¬ 
ly in threshing. The straw is stiff and 
always of good length even on lighter 
types of soils. The kernels are plump 
and heavy and nearly twice as large as 
those of the six-rowed sorts. 
Spartan Barley is a consistently heavy- 
yielding sort and often yields 50 bushels 
and over per acre. In comparative tests 
at Michigan State College, Spartan has 
consistently outyielded other sorts, usual¬ 
ly by 6 to 8 bushels per acre. It is an 
early sort ripening a week ahead of other 
varieties. For best quality grain Spartan 
should be allowed to stand until thor¬ 
oughly ripe. 
Velvet Barley 
aiinnesota No. 447 
Velvet is a new six-rowed bearded bar¬ 
ley with smooth, barbless beards, that 
originated in Minnesota. It has been 
grown in Michigan for several years with 
splendid success. The seed is much in 
demand in the great barley producing 
states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, 
and Pennsylvania. Velvet is a splendid 
malting barley and is in high favor with 
manufacturers of malt. The straw is 
stiff and of good height. Velvet is one of 
the heaviest yielding varieties and seems 
to be more disease resistant than other 
sorts. We offer choice Michigan grown 
seed. 
See Current Price List for prices on all varieties of Barley, 
Spartan Barley Showing Charac¬ 
teristic Heads and Long Straw. 
