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Rust resistance, high yielding ability, good milling qualities make 
Thatcher Wheat outstanding. 
Leading Wheat Varieties for the Northwest 
Improved THATCHER WHEAT 
We now offer the Improved Thatcher spring 
wheat just released by the Minn. Experiment 
Station. The original Thatcher contained a 
slight mixture of a bearded variety, but con- 
Stant breeding and selection have eliminated 
this impurity and all the Thatcher seed we 
now offer will be of this new pure strain. 
Thatcher Rust-Resistant Wheat holds first 
place in Minnesota. It’s a beardless, hard, 
red spring wheat of very high yield, very stiff 
straw, highly resistant to stem rust, and of 
finest milling and baking quality. 
Many new rust-resistant wheats have ap- 
peared recently but after thorough tests by 
Minnesota’s Experiment Station, Thatcher is 
still recommended as the best rust-resistant 
wheat for Minnesota. It’s been tested for a 
number of years by the Station and the Mill- 
ing and Baking Industries and it’s the only 
rust-resistant wheat recommended by the 
Minnesota Crop Improvement Association. 
Thatcher Wheat was developed by the Ex- 
periment Station in cooperation with the U. 8. 
Dept. of Agriculture from a double cross of 
(Marquis x Qumillo) x (Kanred x Marquis). 
For Prices: See Blue Figure Price List, 
RENOWN SPRING WHEAT 
The Canadian Rust Research Laboratory 
developed this hard, red spring wheat from a 
cross of H-44 x Reward. Renown is resistant 
to stem rust and more resistant to leaf rust 
than Thatcher. It usually yields less than 
Thatcher, except during seasons or in localities 
where LEAF rust is heavy. Renown is higher 
in bushel weight and of better kernel appear- 
ance, but not so desirable as Thatcher in mill- 
ing and baking quality. Approved by American 
Society of AgrondOmy. 
For Prices: See Blue Figure Price List. 

Oats, rye and flax 

len grain to handle. 

All seed grains including wheat, barley, 
are 
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- 
It may be applied with a regular seed 
Improved Ceresan: 4 oz. (treats 8 bu. of seed grains), 30c, 
Good Seed Grains, When Treated with Ceresan, Produce Larger Yields 
areas of 
sections. 
grain. 

New RIVAL Spring WHEAT 
Developed from crossing Ceres and Hope- 
Florence at North Dakota’s Experiment Sta- 
tion. A bearded, midseason, high-yielding 
hard red spring wheat. Plant is midtall, and 
the hard kernels are quite large. Resistant 
to stem and leaf rust, bunt and loose smut. 
Rival has a higher bushel weight than Thatch- 
er and equals Thatcher in milling and _ bak- 
ing quality. Recommended for southern 
Minnesota by Minn, Exp. Station because its 
high resistance to leaf rust makes it yield 
heavily, and spring wheat fits well in the ro- 
tation. Approved by American Society of 
Agronomy. 
New MARMIN Winter WHEAT 
This new bearded winter wheat with better 
milling quality has just been released by Minn. 
Experiment Station. It’s a selection from a 
cross of Marquis (spring) and Minturki 
(winter wheat). New Marmin combines all 
the desirable qualities of each. It equals 
Minturki in yield, rust resistance and winter 
hardiness. It surpasses Minturki in bushel 
weight, hardness of grain, and erumb color 
of bread. Because of this better milling quality 
and greater bushel weight, Marmin will prob- 
ably grade higher on the market. Approved 
by, American Society of Agronomy. Write for 
prices available in August. 
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. 
Treat Seed Grains to Prevent 
treating machine or with a scoop shovel. 
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. 
applied as a dust by use of a rotary seed treating machine 
or by the shovel method. 
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 
Ceresan is inexpensive, costing only about 2e¢ 
This is the lowest cost of any seed treat- 
ment on the market. 
may increase the yield of grain by 10% to 20% or more. 
susceptible to 
in barley. 
per bu. of seed. 
Smut 
Wheat, Oats and Flax Damaged by Leaf 
Rust and Wet Weather in 1941 
Constant rains during the ’41 harvest in vast 
northern 
delayed threshing and heavily damaged grains. 
Flax damage alone ran as high as 50% in some 
Much of the threshed grain was binned 
with high moisture content, which is especially 
dangerous in the case of flax, due to possible for- 
mation of deadly hydrocyanic acid. 
Wheat and barley suffered from 
worst leaf rust epidemic 
wheat and oats, causing poor yields and shriveled 
Minnesota and North Dakota 
scab and the 
in years ruined much 
Prevent some of this loss by growing new, dis- 
ease-resistant strains such as Rival Wheat, Boone 
and Marion Oats, ete. 
Our seed stocks were harvested under ideal con- 
ditions in our southern Minnesota growing areas. 
We have plump, fine quality, high yielding seed 
stocks—BUT, order early to insure your wants and 
avoid disappointment. 
damage, quality seed stocks will be in demand. 
Due to this extensive crop 
The Best Rye Varieties 
SPRING RYE 
Spring Rye should be sown more extensively. 
It is a great land cleaner, and for summer 
pasture, is much superior to winter rye. It can 
be grown on light and sandy soil, on land too 
poor for wheat, and does equally well on acid 
and non-acid soils. Sow 1% to 2 bu. per acre. 
For Prices: See Blue Figure Price List. 


New Imperial Winter Rye 

This new hardy, high yielding Winter Rye 
was developed by selection at the Wisconsin 
Experiment Station, (Wis. Ped. No. 6). It 
differs from the older pedigree strains in being 
pure for colorless seed and is often called 
“‘white rye.’’ The five-year average yield for 
this excellent variety at the Waseca Experiment 
Station is 47 bu. per acre—a most outstanding 
record of performance. It is well adapted for 
all regions of Minnesota and the Northwest and 
has been so superior in performance that it has 
been placed on the recommended list by the 
Minnesota Experiment Station. 
Our seed stocks will not be available until 
fall. Your inquiry now will be quoted on in 
time for fall planting. 
ROSEN WINTER RYE 
Rosen became popular because of its excellent 
yielding ability and milling qualities. It pro- 
duces large well-filled heads and large dark green 
kernels. Sow 1% to 2 bu. per acre. 
Rosen Rye 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. Write for prices in 
time for fall planting, about the middle of 
August. 

A measuring 
It is quickly and easily 
After treating, the seed should 
By using New Improved Ceresan you 
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