BARLEY 
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^Jioffman's 
“WISCONSIN PEDIGREE" BARLEY 
Popular variety of bearded, 6-row type. Often outyields other 
strains 6 to 8 bushels per acre. Tall, vigorous grower, stiff 
in the straw. 
“VELVET” BARLEY 
Grows smooth beards—without the sharp barbs. Safe to feed. 
Matures early, yields well, long straw. We also offer WIS¬ 
CONSIN 38,” a distinct velvet type. 
“BEARDLESS" BARLEY 
A fine nurse crop for spring-sown alfalfa, also for grain. 
Erect straw. 
“ALPHA” (2-ROW) BARLEY 
A tall, good-yielding bearded variety developed in New York 
State. Well adapted also for Northern Pennsylvania. Medium 
late in maturity. Noted for stiff straw. 
DROUGHT-RESISTING SPELTZ 
This Speltz grows on poor land, resists smut, rust, and yet 
is not readily damaged by rain. Adaptable to wide range of 
soil and climate. Fed to cows, horses, cattle, hogs. Often 
mixed with bran shorts. Ripens early. Sow 2 bushels per 
acre, handle like oats. 
DON'T CROWD CHICKS. An extra hundred or two 
chicks in the brooder-house this year, most likely won't 
pay. A square foot of floor space for each 2 or 3 
chicks is no more than enough. Crowding don't pay. 
This was the experience of 
J. V. Henry in Missouri. He 
put 100 pounds an acre of 
20 per cent superphosphate 
on his poorest soil seeded to 
winter barley. And left the 
best land in the field unfer¬ 
tilized. He got 30 bushels an 
acre from the phosphated 
portion, and 15 from that part 
not fertilized. 
“The Hybrid Corn purchased 
from your seed house has per¬ 
formed wonderful. We are in 
the worst of the beetle area 
this year. The other type 
corn will not make a half 
crop. Many of the cobs not 
having a single grain on 
them, while the hybrid shows 
very little of that. We also 
had two severe storms, one 
accompanied with lots of hail. 
Neither the hail or storm 
seemed to hurt it. The recent 
storm flattened the other 
corn, while the Hybrid is 
standing perfectly. I cannot 
praise this corn enough.”-— 
Isaac H. Rohrer , Ronks, Pa. 
FEEDING LAMBS 
Lots of sunlight. Enough milk 
the first few weeks. Clean 
troughs. These are important 
essentials. Creep-feeding is 
advisable. That is, setting off 
a section of the sheep-pen 
for the lambs only. Where 
they can get feed whenever 
they desire. Early feeding of 
a grain mixture is advisable. 
By weight, about 2 parts 
cracked corn, 2 parts oats, 1 
part bran, 1 part linseed oil 
cake—all that fed with good 
clover or alfalfa hay. Such a 
feeding has given fine results. 
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