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Berry Seed Company, Clarinda, Iowa 
LOW PRICES o 
SELECTEDJESTED 
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Hall. W. Va. 
Dear Sirs: I have been 
buying seeds from you for 
a number of years for 
my own use and for 
the Boulder Farm 
Club. The seeds 
have always given 
entire satisfaction, 
and we have saved 
over one hundred 
dollars by ordering 
from you. 
Very truly yours. 
Ira L. Dadisman 
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Let vis send you a sample of these splendid 
heavy oats. You can see for yourself that it is 
one of the biggest grained, heaviest testing 
oats grown. Big, plump bright kernels. Often 
weighs 40 to 42 lbs. per bu. If you want to sow 
something that is really extra nice in appear¬ 
ance you’ll get it in this stock. The grains are 
almost twice as big and heavy as some of the 
early smaller berried stock. That indicates 
more meat and a smaller percentage of hulls. 
You can order them with the distinct under¬ 
standing that you will receive one of the finest 
and most beautiful shipments of oats you ever 
had on your farm. If they disappoint you just 
write us for shipping instructions and a prompt 
refund of your money plus freight charges. 
Northwestern Seed Stock 
These oats command a premium on the mar¬ 
ket. There is a heavy freight rate on the 
seed from the Northwestern territory where 
they are produced. Many farmers want new 
heavier seed and you certainly can’t find it 
heavier than these. The records of produc¬ 
tion that this variety has made are most im¬ 
pressive and it has taken many prizes at grain 
shows. First prize International Livestock 
show in 1938. 
Variation in seasonal conditions will nat¬ 
urally effect production and quality. With a 
relatively cool growing season it certainly 
has gone to town. They are not an early va¬ 
riety. The straw is of good length yet has 
strength to resist lodging. The heads are 
sprangled and when heavily laden with these 
oversize grains it is certainly a profitable 
harvest to gather. 
In Big Demand 
This Victory Type Oat has been a big seller 
with us. The seed sells itself through its ap¬ 
pearance. Naturally the cost is somewhat 
higher than of the earlier kinds more commonly 
grown. Extra production may readily absorb 
this and give you extra profit besides. We are 
sure that once yovi see what these oats are 
like you will not be satisfied until you have 
secured some of the seed. Let us send you a 
sample. See for yourself. See page 41 for 
prices. 
COP H E ROAT S 
Here is an early oat we are sure you will like. They are the choice of many farmers and deserve wide 
popularity. Gopher oats were developed by the Minnesota Experiment station. It is a selection from the 
sixty day oat. It is a white kernel oat and of an early strain. Gophers were developed to provide a good 
early variety for the northern edge of the corn-belt. It is suited especially to southern Minnesota and ex¬ 
periments by the Illinois station prove them to be a fine early oat for the northern half of Illinois. It 
ranked first in a four year average at Urbana with a yield of 70 bu. per acre. This would indicate its 
adaptability to much of Iowa, southern Wisconsin and Michigan. Also northern Indiana, Ohio and sections 
having similar seasonal conditions. 
Its characteristics are earliness, stiff straw and high yield. Produces somewhat plumper kernels than some 
other early strains and its white kernels make it a favorite over other early ones with many farmers. We 
believe you will like our Gopher Type oats and that you will find them a productive oat of high quality. 
Suggestions for Getting Better Oat Yields 
A double discing before seeding will generally result in better yields than just discing in oats. Drilling is 
preferable to broadcast seeding. It gives the seed more uniform covering and requires less seed per acre. 
Drilled oats are more satisfactory for a nurse crop than a broadcast seeding. An early seeding is desirable 
as it provides the oats with a longer period of cool growing weather. Fertilizers for oats alone may not be 
profitable but usually pays when grass or clover seeds are sown with it. Seed treatment is profitable. See 
Ceresan on next page. 
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