Our Superior 
Varieties Pay 
Quality Seed G rain 
Grow Only the 
Best for Profit 
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN GRAIN BREEDING 
Too much vegetative growth, with adverse 
weather conditions during ripening period 
brought leaf rust and scab resulting in a very 
inferior crop of small grain this year through¬ 
out the Northwest. Poor, shriveled grain of low 
quality and low in test weights is very common 
Thatcher Wheat has again proved its superior¬ 
ity in a year which has been characterized by ad¬ 
verse weather conditions. Our high quality seed 
stocks of small grains have been especially 
bred to meet adverse conditions as well as to 
this year. 
The milling trade de¬ 
mands the production of 
more and better wheat. 
By using high quality, 
superior, rust resistant 
varieties which are 
recommended by the Ex¬ 
periment Stations, farm¬ 
ers may grow more wheat 
on fewer acres and there¬ 
by lower their unit cost 
of production. Farmers 
can thereby co-operate 
with the Agricultural Ad¬ 
justment Administration 
and acres taken out of 
production can be planted 
to soil building crops 
thus obtaining cash bene¬ 
fits thru the Soil Conser¬ 
vation Program. 
Bust resistance, high yielding ability, good milling qualities make 
Thatcher Wheat outstanding. 
take advantage of good 
growing conditions. The 
supply of superior high 
quality seed grains is very 
scarce and we urge our 
patrons to order early. 
A down payment will 
hold your order until the 
seed is wanted, when the 
balance can be sent. 
Wheat Germ 
The heart of the wheat is of 
great medicinal value — very 
rich in vitamins and minerals 
—high in protein and low in 
starch. 
We offer Wheat Germ ready 
to eat—especially processed to 
prevent rancidity, and of de¬ 
licious flavor. They keep you 
young and healthy. See page 
76. 
THATCHER WHEAT 
Bust Eesistant, Eegistered. A Triumph of the 
Minnesota Experiment Station. 
The newest wheat variety, Thatcher, is very 
rust resistant. It is beardless, very similar 
to Marquis, early maturing, very stiff strawed, 
standing up well on rich soil. Under normal 
conditions it yields 4 to 5 bushels more per 
acre than other spring wheat varieties and 
under conditions of rust and drought, it has 
yielded as high as 20 to 25 bushels more per 
acre. 
Tests made by the Minnesota Experiment 
Station and by millers show that Thatcher is 
equal to Marquis in milling and baking qual¬ 
ities. 
Thatcher proved its superiority over rust 
susceptible varieties during 1935 when the 
most severe epidemic of black stem rust de¬ 
stroyed wheat fields or left only shriveled 
grain. Thatcher being resistant produced a 
crop of good wheat having a greater value per 
acre than a normal crop irnder normal prices. 
Few growers thought of rust before 1935, for 
no severe epidemic had broken out for years. 
No one can tell when another will occur, so 
why take a chance and grow wheat that may 
be destroyed by rust at any time. 
Since the bad rust epidemic of 1935 and 
the rust and drought damage in 1936, farmers 
everywhere turned to Thatcher Wheat. There 
was not enough to supply the demand in 1937, 
but those growers who had this wheat pro¬ 
duced a profitable crop and in 1938 it became 
the recognized leader of all spring wheat 
varieties. 
For Prices: See Blue Figure Price List. 
F. S. & N. Co. 
“This year we sowed 5 acres of Thatcher 
Wheat and got 110 bu. even with only a 
half stand due to a wet spring and there 
was no rust in it. A man near Aurora 
sowed 36 bu. on high ground and got 720 
bu. from 15 acres, weighing 59^4 lbs. to the 
bu. It’s the most wonderful wheat we ever 
saw. All the other spring wheat around 
here went 8 bu. to the acre—not fit for 
milling, only chicken feed.” 
Pahnke Bros., 
West Chicago, III., R. 2, Box 132 
November 28, 1938 
F. S. & N. Co. 
“1 will write you that I don’t feel sorry 
that I bought Hybrid Seed Corn last spring 
for we had so much rain—worked my field 
3 times but could not plant because it was 
too wet. Finally on the 4th of June I 
planted corn. It grew fine and _ then we 
got wind on the 9th of July and it was flat 
as a board. I felt that was the end of it — 
but it raised up well. Then the dry weather 
came but the late fall was ideal and corn 
was ripe first part of September and of 
good quality. It averaged 65-70 bushels to 
the acre. Our own corn planted the same 
day zvas all nubbins and was broken dozen — 
but 301 stood up well.” 
Herman Dobberstein, 
Sleepy Eye, Minn. 
MINTURKI WINTER WHEAT 
Minturki is the outstanding hardy winter 
wheat. It is a high yielding bearded hard red 
winter variety of high milling and baking 
quality and good protein content. It is stiff 
strawed and stands up well on rich land. 
For Prices: See Blue Figure Price List. 
SPRING RYE 
Spring Bye should be sown more extensively, 
[t is a great land cleaner, and for summer 
pasture, is much superior to winter rye. It 
:an be grown on light and sandy soil, on land 
too poor for wheat, and does equally well on 
acid and non-acid soils. 
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ROSEN WINTER RYE 
Kosen is the leading winter variety and was 
developed at the Michigan Experiment Station 
by selection from a sample of rye obtained 
from Russia. It became popular because of 
its excellent yielding ability and milling quail* 
ties which are the finest. It produces large 
well-filled heads and large dark green kernels. 
Rosen Rve is more hardy than the hardiest 
Winter Wheat. The straw is medium tall and 
stiff, which keeps the grain from being easily 
lodged. The variety has produced as much as 
40 to 50 bushels per acre. Winter Rye may be 
seeded in the spring if temporary pasture is 
needed. _ . _. . 
For Prices: See Blue Figure Price List. 
Treat Seed Grains to Prevent Smut 
All seed grains including wheat, barley, 
oats, rye and sorghum are susceptible to 
smuts of various kinds which reduce the 
yields from 10% to 50% in many instances. 
Some varieties are attacked more vigorously 
than others, but no matter how susceptible 
the variety may be to smut, it can be con¬ 
trolled almost entirely by simple methods. 
Formaldehyde and Copper-carbonate have 
been used extensively in the past for treat¬ 
ing smut in grains, with only fair to good results. 
The Best Treatment To Use Is New Improved Ceresan 
New improved Ceresan is a dust treatment—no wet, swol¬ 
len grain to handle. It may be applied with a regular seed 
price of Ceresan: 1-lb. tin 80c postpaid; not prepaid, 5-lb. 
treating machine or with a scoop shovel. A measuring 
spoon will be found in each can. 
The grain produced has a higher market value because 
it is free from smut. Only one-half ounce of New Improved 
Ceresan is needed per bu. of seed. It is quickly and easily 
applied as a dust by use of a rotary seed treating machine 
or by the shovel method. After treating, the seed should 
be stored in a pile or in sacks for 24 hours before planting. 
New Improved Ceresan controls stinking smut of wheat, 
loose and covered smut of oats, black loose smut and stripe 
in barley. Ceresan is inexpensive, costing only about 2c 
per bu. of seed. This is the lowest cost of any seed treat¬ 
ment on the market. By using New Improved Ceresan you 
may increase the yield of grain by 10% to 20% or more. 
Good Seed Grains, When Treated with Ceresan, Produce Larger Yields Page 63 
tin $3.00. Ask for circular giving full details about Ceresan. 
