OLDS' WHEAT, FLAX AND SPELTZ 
NEW STURGEON WHEAT. 
(Sow 90 to 120 pounds to the acre.) 
A new wheat for Wisconsin which will outyield and 
produce a heavier percentage of flour yield than either 
Marquis or Progress. From the bread-making standpoint, 
Sturgeon is equal to any wheat offered today. Sturgeon 
wheat originated by a cross made between Progress and 
Marquis, and was developed at the Peninsula Branch 
Experiment Station at Sturgeon Bay under the direction 
of Professor Delwiche. Progress was used because of its 
resistance to stem rust and Marquis for its bread-making 
value. Several hundred crosses were made at Ashland 
and Sturgeon Bay Stations and thousands were selected 
and tested for their yields and finally tested for bread¬ 
making. With the exception of the new Sturgeon, all 
crosses were discarded because they did not fill the bill. 
According to results of five year’s trials, Sturgeon is 
fully as good producing as Progress. Milling and baking 
tests for four consecutive years proved it to be a con¬ 
sistent good bread-making wheat equal to Marquis in that 
important character. The outstanding qualities of Stur¬ 
geon wheat are heavier yield, earlier maturity, and better 
baking. Sturgeon, on a five-year average, yielded eighteen 
and 75/100, Marquis fourteen and 98/100 and 
Progress sixteen and 95/100 bushel per acre. Sturgeon 
wheat is also resistant to stem rust the same as its parent, 
Progress. Order seed early. Seed stock limited. Prices: 
pk., $1.00; bu., $3.00; 10 bus. at $2.95; 25 bus. at $2.90. 
PROGRESS WHEAT 
(WISCONSIN PEDIGREE NO. 1611) 
Progress is one of the best varieties of spring wheat for 
Wisconsin. The outstanding feature about it is that it 
does not rust. It is a bearded, hard red spring wheat, 
and is one of the highest yielders. It was developed at 
the Marshfield Branch Experiment Station in 1915, a selec¬ 
tion from Early Java. The specific object in view was 
to get a wheat that would have a strong resistance to rust 
and this strain is outstanding in that respect. Its reputa¬ 
tion is now fully established. Get started with Progress 
this year. * 
Prices: Registered—By freight: y 2 pk., 55c; bu., $1.65; 
10 bus. at $1.60; 25 bus. at $1.55. 
Certified: Bu., $1.60; 10 bus. at $1.55; 25 bus. at $1.50. 
Standard: Bu., $1.55; 10 bus. at $1.50; 25 bus. at $1.45. 
MARQUIS WHEAT 
Marquis is a hard, red spring wheat, grading No. 1 
Northern, which brings the top price. The grains are short 
and thick and very plump, making it very attractive in 
appearance. It is a strictly beardless wheat with long 
heads and it has a very stiff, strong straw of good length. 
It ripens early, a little ahead of other spring varieties. 
Prices: Fancy Northwest Grown—By freight: y 2 pk., 
35c; pk., 60c; bu., $1.75; 10 bus. at $1.65; 25 bus. or 
over at $1.60. 
NO. 2 WINTER. 
Write for prices in sea- 
WISCONSIN PEDIGREE 
Hardiest and best winter wheat. 
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OLDS’ FLAX SEED 
WILT RESISTANT. Wilt-Resistant Flax, developed 
at the Minnesota Experiment Station, is proving a profit¬ 
able crop for Wisconsin. The Minnesota Station Bulletin 
says: ‘‘Wilt-resistant and rust-resistant varieties are es¬ 
sential for successful flax production.” 
Prices—By freight: y 2 pk., 50c; pk., 85c; bu., $3.00; 
10 bus. at $2.90. 
.COMMON FLAX. Good, clean, bright seed at a low 
price. Prices: Pk., 80c; bu., $2.90; 10 bus. at $2.80. 
"Enclosed please find check for small seed order and kindly 
send me another order blank as these seeds are only what I 
will plant in the house for early plants. We like your seeds 
very much. There are so many more seeds to a packet than 
most companies put out and they go farther, as I believe 
every seed, planted comes up. Therefore, we found we must 
plant them thinner than most seeds. I used up the last of 
your tomato seeds last year which I had for three years and 
they were fust as good as when we first got them. I kept 
them just to start plants indoors. The past two years zve 
had a drouth here so didn’t plant so much garden, but am 
planning on a larger garden this year and expect to give you 
a large garden seed order, so please don’t forget the order 
blank.” — Mrs. Frank R. Kuhn, Iowa. 
New Sturgeon Wheat. 
OLDS’ BUCKWHEAT 
Sow buckwheat from June 10 to July 10, one bushel per 
acre. 
JAPANESE. Large, of dark brown color. Higher in 
market than Silver Hull. 
We have a splendid stock of buckwheat to offer this year 
and prices at this writing are very low as compared with 
other grain. They may be higher later. Write for prices 
when ready to buy. 
Prices—By freight: y 2 pk., 20c; pk., 35c; bu., (50 
lbs.), $1.05; 10 bus. at $1.00; 25 bus. at 95c. 
SILVER HULL. Silver Hull has a rather small grain, 
light gray in color, nearly round in shape. Earlier than 
Japanese according to the Wisconsin College of Agriculture. 
Prices: y 2 pk., 25c; pk., 40c; bu., $1.10; 10 bus. at 
$1.05; 25 bus., at $1.00. 
COMMON. Our Common Buckwheat is really Silver 
Hull with some Japanese mixed with it. It is clean and 
nice and lower in price than the others. 
Prices: Pk., 35c; bu., $1.00; 10 bus. at 95c; 25 bus. 
at 90c. 
Sheaf of Emmer or Speltz. 
SPELTZ OR EMMER 
Farmers ought to sow more Speltz. It makes splendid 
feed and lots of it. Note the following points. 
First. It is perfectly hardy and can be grown anywhere. 
Second. It yields more per acre than either oats or 
barley. 
Third. It is adapted to dry regions. Withstands drouth. 
Fourth. It stands up when oats and barley lodge. 
Fifth. It makes a well balanced ground feed for horses, 
cattle or hogs, as the large hull gives it the lightness of 
oats, while the double kernel furnishes a rich meal much 
like ground rye feed. 
Sow the same as barley or oats about 100 pounds or 2% 
bushels per acre. It ripens about with oats. 
Prices—By freight: y 2 pk., 25c; pk., 40c; bu. (40 lbs.), 
$1.10; 100 lbs., $2.50; 500 lbs. at $2.40. 
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