Berry Seed Company, Clarinda, Iowa 
Page 59 
ALSO CALLED 
EMMER 
northern grown 
PRICES 
ON ALL ' 
SEED GRAIHS 
SLASHED 
SPRIHG 
WHEAT 
Northern grOWN 
THATCHER 
Great Drouth Resister. Practically Rust and Smut 
Proof. A Heavy Producer. Extra Rich Feed 
A remarkable grain crop. Really a type of wheat. Shucks cling to the grain. Generally two 
grains in a shuck and somewhat softer than wheat. Makes, a very nutritious feed. Stems are 
pithy, not hollow. Unusually strong straw. The compact heads are heavily set with grain. A 
wonderful drought resister. A heavy producer especially under drought conditions. Matures 
early. Grown from Canada to Texas and east and west across the continent. Very free of rust 
and smut. • 
Grow some speltz this year and show your neighbors what this drought and disease resistant 
grain can do. Sow in the spring. It is an ideal nurse crop. Sow 2^ bu. per acre. Set drill for 
oats. Sow early as possible. Cut before dead ripe. Thresh as" for oats but not too close. It is 
a great grain crop. Its rich heavy 
grains will delight you. Splendid 
for all kinds of stock. 
RUST 
RESISTANT 
Thatcher is a beardless rust resistant spring 
wheat first released to growers in 1934. Devel¬ 
oped by the Minnesota Experiment Station. Has 
given sensational performance especially in year? 
when stem rust was damaging. Reports during the 
bad rust years of 1935 and 1937 show yields oi 
Thatcher 250% of New Marquis and over 350% of Red 
Fife. Think of 234 to 3 times as much wheat per acre 
grown side by side with the other varieties. If you live „ 
in a section having rains, morning dews and relatively high humidity by all means 
grow Thatcher wheat. . . ti ^ r 
Thatcher" has a very strong straw. Not as tall as some varieties. Excellent tor 
rich land. Makes a wonderful nurse crop. Matures 2 to 4 days earlier than New 
Marquis. Heads are short and compact. An excellent milling wheat. It is also 
quite resistant to bunt and loose smut. This is by all odds the most profitable 
spring wheat for sections susceptible to stem rust damage. 
Our seed is northern grown, recleaned and very nice quality seed stock. Supply 
limited. Order early. 
Northern Grown SPRI NO RY E 
This is a distinct variety. Strictly a spring grain crop. It is grown for gram, 
pasture, and hay. No doubt this triple usage is why the crop is so popular. The 
grain is practically the same as winter rye. It is a good yielder of grain. Good 
length straw. Sometimes used with Canada Field Peas for hay. Wonderful producer 
on good land and the best small grain for' thin soil. Early seeding gives best result 
but may be sown later than most grains if necessary. Sow around 2 bushels per acre. 
' Rye makes a very fine feed as pasture and grain although growth not as heavy as 
winter Rye. Helps out on the early spring feed problem. We try to figure out the 
seed demand so we will have enough for our trade without any to carry oyer. 
Nearly every year we underestimate the demand so we ask you to order your spring 
rye early. It is a crop that we believe will please you. It is a money maker and 
our prices on this northern grown quality seed are very reasonable. See page 41. 
Winter Wheat 
We have some extraordinary varieties of winter wheat for fall seeding. Some of 
them are guaranteed to outyield your own stock. Along in July we publish a 
smaller bargain catalog describing and pricing winter wheat and also Alfalfa and 
other seeds for fall sowing. If you fail to get a copy of it be sure to write us for it. 
It will save you money. 
USE CERESAN TREATMENT ON GRAIN. SEE PAGE 61 
BERRY'S 
WILT RESISTANT 
Can be grown 
where ordinary- 
flax fails. Yields 
10 to 15 bu. per 
acre. Crop is in 
big demand. Sow 
early 24 to 35 lbs. 
per acre. Ideal 
nurse crop. 
Thresh like ordinary 
grain crop. This va¬ 
riety is a heavy pro¬ 
ducer and a good yield 
of flax seed makes a 
big paying spring 
grain crop. Our 
seed stock is 
;cleane d 
^tock. 
USE 
CERESAN 
TREATMENT 
for SMALL 
GRAI N 
Palmyra, Mo. 
Dear Sirs; 
The two cars 
of Seed Wheat 
we bought of 
you last year 
to which you 
gave the Copper- 
Carbonate treat¬ 
ment, proved very 
satisfactory and we had a 
wonderful yield from same. 
We were specially pleased 
with your usual prompt 
service. Having used your 
seeds for past IS years makes 
me feel very kindly to the 
Berry Seed Co. 
Yours verj'- truly, 
W. A. Rinehart. 
