MONTANA’S LARGEST POULTRY SUPPLY HOUSE 
Special Notice 
Owing to the severe drought that we all experienced 
last year, it has been impossible to secure seed oats 
and barley other than varieties listed of satisfactory 
weight, purity and quality to allow us to offer it to 
you under our "X-L" Brand. At the time our catalogue 
goes to press we are not able to offer this high qual¬ 
ity but you may rest assured that if we are able to 
purchase satisfactory seed oats or barley the price of 
same will appear in the special insert. If interested 
in any other seed oats or barley other than listed drop 
us a line and we shall be pleased to quote special 
prices if able to obtain same. 
BARLEY 
(Sow 50 to 75 lbs. per acre) 
"X-L" HORN 
A two-row variety which has proven to be the out¬ 
standing heavy yielder under dry land conditions. Grows 
taller and is a greater yielder than Hannchen. Our stock 
is well graded, clean, and northern Montana grown. 
"X-L" TREBI (Six Row) 
This is perhaps our heaviest yielding barley. Recom¬ 
mended especially for irrigation. Bozeman reports an aver¬ 
age yield of 95 bushels per acre under irrigation for the 
past two years. Grain is large, plump and white, with 
a very thin hull. 
"X-L" CALIFORNIA SIX ROW BEARDLESS 
Introduced in this section five years ago and during the 
past dry years has always produced a crop. Being beard¬ 
less, it is especially adapted for stock feeding or hay and 
its consistent yield under dry land makes it especially 
valuable for this section. Supply very short. Order early. 
"X-L" WHITE HULLESS AND BEARDLESS 
A six-row barley which threshes out of the straw like 
wheat. A good barley for dry sections as it is very early. 
It is also sown for early hay. 
Treat All Cereal Seed With 
CERESAN 
For Greater Yields 
BARLEY 
Obtain the Highest Barley Prices by Raising Quality Grain 
With New Improved 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 phosphate), the inexpensive, effective grain disin¬ 
fectant. Only % ounce (there is a measuring spoon in each 
can) is required per bushel of seed. Costs l%c to 2%c a 
bushel of seed. Easily and quickly applied by 20 to 25 
revolutions of seed treater or 3 turnings with a shovel. 
Seed should be treated 24 hours before planting. Does not 
reduce drilling rate nor damage drill. Prices. 1 lb., 75c; 5 
lbs., $3.00. May be mailed. Add postage. Free pamphlet. 
WHAT TO DO WITH ACRES TAKEN OUT OF PRODUCTION 
There is a great need for more acres of hay, pasture 
and soil improvement crops, and those kinds that we list 
are recommended by experiment stations and the United 
States Department of Agriculture. We urge you to buy 
only high quality seeds, for you then can be assured of 
the very best results. 
SEED OATS 
(Sow 64 to 80 lbs. per acre) 
"X-L" HI-GERMINATING VICTORY 
This is the standard oat for Montana. It is of the Swed¬ 
ish Select type, but much improved. It is a heavy yielding 
variety of thin hulled, plump white oats. Our seed weighs 
over 40 pounds to the bushel and is free of wild oats. 
Treat All Cereal Seed With 
CERESAN 
For Greater Yields 
OATS 
Lower Production Cost of Oats by Increasing Yields With 
New Improved Ceresan 
Lower your oats production cost per acre—enlarge your 
profits—by increasing yields with New Improved Ceresan 
the ethyl mercury phosphate dust disinfectant. Treat all 
seed oats with New Improved Ceresan to control seed- 
borne smuts and scab seedling blights. It is effective and 
inexpensive. Only % ounce (there is a measuring spoon 
in each can) is required per bushel of seed. Costs but 
l%c to 2%c a bushel of seed. Easily and quickly applied 
by 20 to 25 revolutions of seed treater or 3 turnings with 
a shovel. Seed should be treated 24 hours before planting. 
No wetting of the seed nor reduced drilling rate. Prices. 
1 lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.00. May be mailed. Add postage 
Free pamphlet. 
SUNFLOWER 
Mammoth Russian 
The production of Sunflower for ensilage and fodder is 
now advocated by many experiment stations. This is fairly 
profitable where the seasons are too short to grow other 
forage plants, sorghums, etc. 
We do recommend Sunflower as a highly important and 
profitable crop for poultry breeders and farmers, for fat¬ 
tening hens or producing eggs. Single flower heads meas¬ 
ure 12 to 22 inches across, containing a large quantity of 
seed. 
BISON 
The most outstanding wilt and rust resistant Flax ever 
developed. Never has a new variety met with such instant 
and widespread acceptance and popularity. A large ker- 
neled variety developed by Professor Bolley from a sam¬ 
ple of commercial Flax received from Ghent, Belgium, in 
1910. This sample was planted in trial rows and single 
head selections were continued until the type became thor¬ 
oughly fixed. By processes of elimination the final strain 
selected produces unusually sturdy plants with stiff straw 
and generous root system able to withstand adverse 
weather conditions as well as attacks of insects and dis¬ 
ease. 
Mammoth Russian 
Sunflower raised 
by Mrs. A. Gainey 
305 Sixth Ave. So., 
Great Falls. 
This plant was 15 
feet 8 inches tall. 
The stalk measured 
8l/ 2 inches in 
circumference. 
“X-L” Seeds are Fresh Seeds; the date is on the packet 
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