Berry Seed Company, Clarinda, lowa 
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A Great Early Oat 
The Marion Oats like the Boone and Tama 
were secured by crossing or hybridizing two 
varieties each having outstanding characteristics 
and getting a new variety that had the best of both 
of the strongest features. The varieties that were 
crossed to make Marion were the Markton which 
is a variety highly resistant against smut and Rain- 
bow which is a selection of Green Russian developed 
at the North Dakota Experiment Station. This one 
is highly resistant to rust. Thus a new variety was 
created that was not only highly resistant to these 
diseases but an extremely heavy yielder as well. 
Characteristics 
The Marion Oat is a variety highly resistant to both loose 
and covered smut and stem and leaf rust. It develops as a 
rule the heaviest grain of all these early hybridized oats. The 
test weight per bushel is almost invariably heavier. The straw 
is a little taller than the Boone. It matures at the same time. 
In yielding ability we consider it fully equal. Some sections re- 
port heavier yields from Marions and another says the Boones 
did a little better. It may vary from one season to another. 
You will be well pleased with whichever you select. On very 
rich land the Boones’ might prove a little better but on the 
soils of average fertility you may prefer the Marion. Many 
farmers do. 
Comparative Yields 
In a 3 year test Marions outyielded Boones slightly in Cen- 
tral and Southern Iowa. In an Illinois test at De Kalb, Marions 
were at the head of the list of all varieties grown and yielded 
10.2 bu. more per acre than the average of 23 varieties. At 
Urbana, Illinois, it was at the head of a test of 31 varieties. 
This variety is capable of producing yields well over 100 bu. 
per acre. It is a wonderfully fine oat. Price same as Boone. 
See description of grades on opposite page. 



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NEWEST 
Hybridized 
TAMA 
This is the newest of the crossed oat vari- 
eties that we sell. It was obtained by cross- 
ing the Victoria and Richland, the same vari- 
eties used in making the Boone and resembles 
it closely, However, in experiments at Ames 
and Kanawha, Iowa, by the State Experiment 
Station during a five year period the Tama 
has been superior to Boone in yield and gen- 
eral growth habits. In maturity it is the same. 
All of these varieties are early maturing va- 
rieties. It is fully equal to Boone in lodging 
resistance and will do well on a wide variety 
of soil types including rich land on which 
oats are apt to lodge. Its high degree of 
resistance against crown or leaf rust, stem 
rust and loose and covered smut makes it an 
oat that will give the highest degree of per- 
formance under varying weather conditions. 
These oats do not run out quickly like 
some of the later northern oats in the corn- 
belt. You can use the oats you grow for 
seed next year and they will last for a num- 
ber of years if you will grade your seed and 
sow good, heavy, solid seed. That is true 
also of Boone and Marion. 
We have only a very limited supply of 
Tamas this year, so please order early and 
state whether substitution of Marion or 
Boone may be made if our supply of Tama 
should be exhausted. See page 41 for prices 
on Tama. They are 25c per bushel higher 
than the others. 


COLUMBIA TYPE \\ HULLESS TYPE 
Big Yielder—No Waste—Fine Feed 
Ordinary oats are 28 to 40% hulls. This variety 
These are a development of the Fulghums 
which were so extensively grown a few 
years ago. They have proven to be a bet- 
ter producer and do not have to be sown 
so extremely early. The Columbias are 
also similar to the Burt oats but plants are taller, 
heads longer and more erect-and the straw is much 
stronger. The grains have a light stripe on the 
back and are usually awnless. It is our early ma- 
turing variety. 
It has a wide range of seeding dates which to- 
gether with its disease resistance and early matu- 
rity make it more certain to produce heavy yields. 
It has given very good satisfaction to our trade 
and is one of the best in its class for profit. See 
page 41 for prices. Our seed is well cleaned and 
guaranteed to please you. 
has no hulls. It’s all meat. Grains similar to rye 
but softer and lighter in color. They are also ex- 
cellent producers, in several cases having outyielded 
the ordinary hulled oat. Even should it fall a little 
below in yield the increased feeding value of the 
Hulless makes it very profitable to grow. 
Straw is of medium length and strong. Equally 
as hardy and drought resisting as ordinary oats. 
These oats can be fed without grinding. They cer- 
tainly are fine feed. One grower reported this 
Hulless oat smut free while common oats were 
badly affected. In order to help prevent smut we 
treat all our Hulless oats with copper carbonate to 
destroy smut spores. This treatment is effective 
only on Hulless. 
See page 41 for prices f.o.b. Clarinda and Chicago 
