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Berry Seed Company, Clarinda, lowa 
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his grain is one of the oldest grains known to mankind, 
toric times. German-Russian immigrants introduced it to the United States. 
Tt is a remarkable spring grain crop. Really a type of wheat. Shucks cling to the grain. Gen- 
erally two grains ina shuck and somewhat softer than wheat. Makes a nutritious feed. The 
kernels with the hulls removed have about the same composition as wheat. Best as ground feed. 
Highly resistant against rust and seldom injured by smut. 
ALSO CALLED 
EMMER 
NORTHERN GROWN 
Great Drouth Resister. Practically Rust and Smut 
Proof. A Good Producer. Dandy Feeding Grain 

It was apparently grown 1n prehis- 
Also an excellent drought resistant 
grain. A good producer and under drought or rust conditions it is especially a desirable crop. 
Matures early. Makes a good nurse crop. Grown from Canada _ to Texas. Jowa, Minnesota, 
Wisconsin, Michigan and other states are growing it as well as Western States where drought 
conditions generally prevail. 
Grow some speltz this year and show your neighbors what this drought and disease resistant 
grain can do. Sow inthe 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 





See page 41 for 
Clarinda and 
Chicago 
Prices. 

THATCHER TYPE 
Exceptionally 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 years 
when stem rust was damaging. Reports during the 
bad rust years of 1935 and 1937 show yields of 
Thatcher 250% of New Marquis and over 350% of Red 
Fife. Think of 2%4 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. 
Thatcher has a very strong straw. Not as tall as some varieties. Excellent for 
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. Supply limited. 
Wilt Resistant FLAX 
Grow Flax for bigger profits. Prices have ranged from 6 to 10 times prices 
paid for oats. These famous Wilt Resistant varieties Bison and Red Wing may rea- 
sonably be expected to yield 10 to 15 bushel per acre. 
Higher yields than these are secured. These varieties are real money makers. 
Wilt drove Flax out of many sections. These wilt resisters are bringing it back. 
Adapted to most of the spring oat section having rainfall of around 25 to 30 inches 
or more per year. Grown as far south as Kansas and in a wide area from east to 
west. Help national defense and make money for yourself growing Flax this year. 
Flax Facts and How to Grow It 
Flax does best on medium to heavy land. It is not good on light soils. Biggest 
yields follow corn, some other cultivated crop or soybeans which leave the land, 
reasonably weed,free. Sow about spring grain seeding time. Late seedings may 
reduce yields. Seed bed should be firm. Pack with a roller if necessary. Do not 
cover over an inch. Half an inch is generally plenty. Drilling is best. Sow % bu. 
per acre of Red Wing or about 1 bu. per acre of Bison. Harvest when bolls are 
ripe and stems yellow. 
Flax makes a wonderful nurse crop for Red Clover, Alsike, Alfalfa. 
Bison the most Wilt Resistant. A little later in maturity. Largest seed. Excellent 
oil producer. 
Red Wing. About a week earlier than Bison. May be sown somewhat later. Also 
a heavy yielder. See page 41 for prices. F. O. B. Clarinda and Chicago. 
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USE CERESAN. TREATMENT ON GRAIN. SEE PAGE 19: 
a remarkable grain crop. 
heavy grains will delight you. Splen- 

Its nice 
did for all kinds of stock. 
Strictly a spring 
2&rain, crop. Sow 
early spring. Grain 
looks like Winter 
Rye. Used mainly 
as a-2 rain crop. 
May be pastured or 
cut for hay. Some- 
times combined 
with Field Peas for 
hay. Big yielder 
on rich land. One 
of the best small 
Stain {Curio pp Se por 
thin land. Makes 
fine feed. Sow early 
‘Spring using 
aDNG, UStie wots 
per acre. 

USE 
CERESAN 
TREATMENT 
for SMALL 
See 
page iS 
GRAIN 
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 15 years makes 
me feel very kindly to the 
Berry Seed Co. 
Yours very truly, 
W. A. Rinehart. 

















