NORTHERN GROWN SEED BARLEY 
Trials in Brule County, S. D., by County Agent Schultz gave Velvet and Wis. 38 a decided boost, 
Quality Seed Barley Pays 
W. W. Brookins, Assistant Extension Agronomist of the 
University of Minnesota, has conducted barley institutes 
throughout the country and has done some outstanding work 
in developing higher quality barley for malting purposes. 
Good malting barley must be mellow and not hard or flinty. 
The seed must be plump, well matured, uniform in size and 
of a bright, creamy ripe color. Barley which contains mixtures 
of oats, wheat and other varieties of barley or other materials 
difficult to remove, cannot qualify as malting barley. The 
seed must be free from blight, scab and ergot as well as badly 
weathered kernels. Damage in harvesting, threshing and 
storing the crop may result in broken skinned or heat dam¬ 
aged kernels. 
WISCONSIN PEDIGREE 
We feature outstanding registered varieties such as Wis¬ 
consin No. 38, Velvet, and Peatland which are highly recom¬ 
mended by the maltsters. 
It pays to buy pure, high quality seed, because the small 
additional cost will be more than offset by the extra premium 
at the market and lowered unit cost of production. 
Barley is also a good feed crop and is well suited to a good 
rotation. High quality seed stocks of barley are scarce this 
year, and we strongly urge our farmer friends to order early, 
while the supply lasts. 
A down payment of 25% will hold the seed until wanted, 
and the balance may be paid at the time shipping instructions 
are sent. 
VELVET BRRLEV 
HU. BHKLL7 —Registered 
This variety was developed by the Wisconsin 
Experiment Station by crossing a black smooth- 
bearded barley with Oderbrucker which is a 
standard white kerneled variety. They suc¬ 
ceeded in obtaining a number of strains from 
this cross that were smooth-bearded with white 
heads and from these strains careful selections 
were made for size of heads and kernels, re¬ 
sistance to disease, stiffness of straw and yield¬ 
ing ability. 
WISCONSIN PEDIGREE NO. 38 BARB¬ 
LESS BARLEY HAS THE FOLLOWING OUT¬ 
STANDING CHARACTERISTICS: 
First—Smooth-bearded. This feature makes 
the barley very easy to handle and because of 
this, it has stimulated production of barley to 
a great extent. 
Second—Resistance to hot weather. This 
barley appears able to withstand a greater de¬ 
gree of heat than many other varieties of bar¬ 
ley which are now being grown. It matures a 
few days, later than Glabron and Velvet; but 
with its resistance to hot weather and long, 
stiff straw, it is able to stand up and de¬ 
velop larger kernels than some of the earlier 
varieties. 
Third—Yields heavily. Wisconsin No. 38 
Barbless Barley has shown its ability to out- 
yield other varieties and has produced as high 
as 70 bushels or more per acre. In Wisconsin 
tests, this variety has always outyielded any of 
the common barley grown in comparison with it. 
Fourth—Finest for malting. Wisconsin No. 
38 Barbless Barley is greatly desired by the 
manufacturers of malt and will command a 
premium over many other varieties on the mar¬ 
ket. See Blue Figure Price List. 
From the Neighborhood 
of the National Husking Contest! 
F. N. & N. Co. December 30, 1938 
This order for thirty-two bushels of your Wis¬ 
consin 100 Day Master Hybrid Corn is a result 
of the planting of six bushels of this corn last 
year. It proved best adapted to this locality of 
any Hybrid Corn planted around here last year. 
It eared well even on high ground, stood up 
good, and matured early enough so that the hot 
weather did not hurt it. Yielded about one-third 
more than my native corn, and I say, thanks to 
a reliable seed company. 
lohn Merry, Dell Rapids, S. D. 
Treat Seed Barley 
with Ceresan 
Use this dust treatment on seed to reduce 
seed-borne diseases, step-up your yield, in¬ 
crease your profit. Experiment Station tests 
by most important grain states prove its 
power against covered smut, black loose 
smut and stripe. Average yield increase in 
tests, 6%. May be applied as long as 3 
months before solving. Easy to use, inex¬ 
pensive, doesn’t damage drill or retard 
drilling rate. Use it this year, not only on 
barley but also on wheat and oats. One 
pound treats 32 bu. Price: 1 lb., 80c, post¬ 
paid; not prepaid S lbs. $3.00. Free pamph¬ 
let. May be mailed. See page 63. 
PEATLAND BARLEY 
A rough-awned barley, well adapted to peat 
soils and yielding well on mineral soils and 
land that is too rich to grow other barley 
varieties. It is particularly adapted to north¬ 
ern Minnesota, especially the regions around 
Grand Rapids. 
Classified as a satisfactory malting barley, 
Peatland is highly resistant to scab and may 
be grown in regions where scab is a serious 
problem and produce a good malting barley. 
It is resistant also to spot blotch and stem rust 
diseases, but is susceptible to stripe disease 
which may be controlled by treating with 
Ceresan. 
For Prices see Blue Figure Price List. 
Minnesota No. 447—Registered 
The demand for Velvet Barley has been 
steadily increasing each year since its intro¬ 
duction. If yoir have not tried this outstanding 
variety, we suggest that you get started with 
it this year, for it is one of the best smooth- 
bearded varieties now being grown. 
Velvet originated from a cross between Luth, 
a rough-awned, six-rowed barley of the Man¬ 
churian type and a smooth-awned variety. It 
is a most excellent yiekler, producing as much 
grain as Manchuria. The straw is quite stiff, 
the lodging percentage being no greater than 
that of other stiff-strawed varieties. Velvet ap¬ 
pears to be more disease resistant than other 
varieties. With its smooth beards or awns, 
Velvet has a very distinct advantage over the 
rough-awned types since it has no barb that 
will stick in the clothing or get into the flesh. 
Therefore, it can be handled much more easily. 
Velvet is in great demand by the manufac¬ 
turers of malt and there is every indication 
that the limited supply of this variety will be 
quickly exhausted before planting time. 
Once you try Velvet or other smooth-bearded 
varieties, you will not want to change back to 
the rough types. We offer Velvet Barley Seed, 
registered by the Minnesota Crop Improvement 
Association which gives you assurance of ob¬ 
taining the true variety of the very highest 
purity. See Blue Figure Price List. 
BUCKWHEAT 
An excellent catch crop, which may be sown 
after harvesting winter wheat or rye or on 
newly broken ground. Its greatest value lies 
in the fact that it is the best and surest means 
of getting rid of quack grass. 
JAPANESE -Large kerneled, dark brown 
and early. It is very productive, and an ex¬ 
cellent feed for cattle and hogs. Sow from 
June 1 to July 1, 3 pecks to the acre. 
SILVER HULL -A thin shelled buck¬ 
wheat, with silvery grey kernels of medium 
size, very sound. Silver Hull is a prolific 
grower and heavy yielder, and makes fine buck¬ 
wheat flour. Excellent for bees. 
SPELTZ or EMMER 
A valuable grain belonging to the wheat 
family. Kernels are tightly enclosed in hulls 
which adhere at threshing. Speltz has a feed¬ 
ing value equal to oats, and only slightly less 
than barley and corn. It is extremely rust 
resistant, and will not lodge like other grains, 
because of its stiff heavy straw. Speltz can 
be grown on many kinds of soil, rich or poor, 
throughout Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and. 
the Dakotas. 
Speltz makes wonderful feed and is especial¬ 
ly fine for hogs and poultry. Sow l%-2 bush¬ 
els per acre, adjusting the drill the same as 
for oats. 
See Blue Figure Price List. 
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