Sheaf of Wisconsin No. 38 Barhless. 
Obtain the Highest Barley Prices by 
Raising Quality Grain with NEW IM¬ 
PROVED CERESAN. 
Prevent covered smut, stripe disease and 
scab seedling blight, the destructive seed- 
carried barley diseases, from decreasing 
the yields and reducing the value of your 
crop! Treat all seed barley with New 
Improved Ceresan, (ethyl mercury phos¬ 
phate) the inexpensive, effective grain 
disinfectant. Only ounce (there is a 
measuring spoon in each can) is required 
per bushel of seed. Costs 1% to 2%c a 
bushel of seed. Easily and quickly ap¬ 
plied by 20 to 25 revolutions of seed 
treater or 3 turnings with a shovel. Seed 
should be treated 24 hours before plant¬ 
ing. Does, not reduce drilling rate nor 
damage drill. See page 79. 
OLDS’ SEED BARLEY 
(Sow 96 to 110 pounds to the acre.) 
PEDIGREE BARLEY IS ONE OF OUR LEADERS 
WISCONSIN BARLEYS LEAD THE WORLD. We are headquarters for 
pure reliable seed of the new Wisconsin Pedigree No. 38 Barbless and also 
the old Wisconsin Pedigree. We offer at very low prices “Registered/’ 
“Certified” and “Standard” seed. See page 77 for explanation of “Regis¬ 
tered” and “Certified.” 
WISCONSIN PEDIGREE NO. 38 BARBLESS 
NEWEST AND BEST IN BARLEY. 
We offered this variety for the first time 5 years ago, calling it “the 
last word” in barley. It 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 bushels 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 the 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. It has gone way beyond all others 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. 
In addition ,to its other good qualities it has shown itself much more 
resistant to stripe disease than any other barley. 
Registered Seed—By freight: y 2 pk., 25c; pk., 40c; bu. (48 lbs.), $1.15; 
10 bus. at $1.10; 25 bus. or over at $1.05. 
Certified Seed: Bu., $1.13; 10 bus. at $1.08; 25 bus. at $1.03. 
Standard Seed: Bu., $1.10; 10 bus. at $1.05; 25 bus. at $1.00. 
A Typical Field of Wisconsin Pedigree Barley. 
WISCONSIN PEDIGREE BARLEY bCTS) 
Wisconsin Pedigree Barley has for years held its place as the leading 
variety of six-rowed barley. 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 freight: y 2 pk., 25c; pk., 40c; bu., $1.15; 10 bus. 
at $1.10; 25 bus. or over at $1.05. 
Certified Seed: Bu., $1.13; 10 bus. at $1.08; 25 bus. or over at $1.03. 
Standard Seed: Bu., $1.10; 10 bus. at $1.05; 25 bus. at $1.00. 
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