OLDS’ SEED BARLEY 
PEDIGREE 
BARLEY IS ONE 
OF OUR 
LEADERS 
WISCONSIN BAR¬ 
LEYS LEAD THE 
WORLD. We are head¬ 
quarters for pure, reli¬ 
able seed of the new 
Wisconsin Pedigree No. 
38 Barbless and also 
the old Wisconsin Pedi¬ 
gree. We offer at very 
low prices “Register¬ 
ed,” “Certified” and 
“Standard” seed. See 
bottom of page for ex¬ 
planation of “Regis¬ 
tered” and “Certified.” 
(Sow 96 to 110 pounds to the acre.) 
A Typical Field of Wisconsin Pedigree Barley. 
WISCONSIN PEDIGREE NO. 38 BARBLESS 
NEWEST AND BEST IN BARLEY. 
We offered this variety for the first time six 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, stiffness 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 ali 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 otner 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., 35c; pk., 60c; bu. (48 lbs.), $2.00; 10 bus. at $1.97; 25 bus. 
or over at $1.95. 
Certified Seed: Bu., $1.95; 10 bus. at $1.93; 25 bus. at $1.90. 
Standard Seed: Bu., $1.90; 10 bus. at $1.87; 25 bus. at $1.85. 
WISCONSIN PEDIGREE BARLEY (Rough Bearded Oderbrucker) 
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 pains¬ 
taking 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., 35c; pk., 60c; bu., $2.00; 10 bus. at $1.97; 25 bus. or over 
at $ 1 9 5 
Standard Seed: Bu., $1.90; 10 bus. at $1.87; 25 bus. at $1.85. 
OLDS’ SEED OATS 
(Sow 64 to 96 pounds to the acre.) 
FORWARD (Wis. Pedigree No. 1241) 
Sheaf of Wisconsin No. 38 Barbless. 
CHOICE SEED OATS are a specialty with us. Our oats are grown on 
contract by careful farmers, mostly near Madison. We furnish the stock 
seed, watching and inspecting the crops as they grow. The crops are 
finally delivered at our warehouse, where we thoroughly clean and grade 
the grain with our up-to-date cleaning machinery. 
WISCONSIN PEDIGREE VARIETIES ONLY. Wisconsin stands at 
the head of all the states in developing valuable pedigree strains of oats. 
We are in close touch with the work done along this line at the Wis¬ 
consin Experiment Station here at Madison and offer the varieties pro¬ 
duced by them, confining ourselves entirely to those varieties. 
REGISTERED SEED. “Registered Seed” as defined by the Wis¬ 
consin Experiment Association is seed that was grown from either 
foundation or registered seed, that has been both field inspected and 
sample inspected by the Experiment Association and shows a purity test 
of not less than 99.8 per cent. There must be not more than one kernel 
per pound of other varieties or kinds of grain, no noxious weed seeds, 
not more than 9 per pound of other weed seeds and not more than 
2/10 per cent of inert matter. The grain must be grown from seed 
treated for smut and show not more than % per cent of smut. Most of 
our growers treat with 'Ceresan. See page 61. Germination must be at 
least 90 per cent, weight not less than 30 pounds. By foundation seed 
is meant seed that was grown on the Station Farm. 
CERTIFIED SEED. “Certified Seed” calls for the same inspections 
as Registered Seed, with freedom from noxious weeds, the purity test 
not less than 99.5 per cent. There must be not more than 5/10 per 
cent mixture of other varieties and not more than 9 per pound other 
kinds of grain, otherwise the same requirements as for Registered Seed. 
OFFICIAL TAGS. We use official certification tags authorized by the 
Wisconsin Experiment Association. 
STANDARD SEED. Our Standard Seed shows high purity and is 
nearly equal to the Registered and Certified Seed. 
Forward is a new pedigreed variety of oats specially valuable for the 
North. It is a handsome, white, medium early, heavy yielding, plump 
variety that is giving splendid satisfaction in every way. 
History. Forward is a selection from Silver Mine made in 1911. not 
at the Madison Station but at the Demonstration Station at Superior, 
being further improved at the Ashland Station. 
Description. It has a white, fairly plump kernel of medium length. 
The variety stands out conspicuously as the best yielding oats for the 
northern, or Lake Superior region. It outyielded its nearest competitor 
by nearly five 
bushels per acre, 
and Pedigree 5 
by 9.6 bushels. 
Forward is rec¬ 
ommended as the 
best oat for the 
northern section 
of the state. 
We are glad to 
have this oat to 
offer our custom¬ 
ers as an im¬ 
proved strain of 
Silver Mine, 
which has long 
been a popular 
oat with the 
farmers of the 
Northwest. Pure, 
white, plump, smooth, heavy, medium early. 
PRICES OF FORWARD OATS: 
Standard Seed Only: Pk., 35c; bu., $1.10; 10 bus. at $1.07; 25 bus. 
at $1.05. 
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