
SMALL GRAINS 

MILLET FOR HAY 
(Please refer to price list) 
X-L SIBERIAN—Millets are recommended by the Agron- 
omy Department of the State College at Bozeman as a catch 
crop for hay. Under such conditions, millets will yield 
more hay per acre than oats or rye. Siberian is extremely 
hardy, droughth resistant, and about two weeks earlier 
than German. Stools heavily, is very leafy and yields well. 
Siberian millet also produces good yields of seed. 
X-L GERMAN—This variety grows from four to five feet 
high, has a rather coarse appearance and should be cut 
for hay soon after full bloom. 
PROSO MILLETS 
X-L HOG MILLET—The hay is of coarse quality except 
when cut very young. Seed is generally used for poultry 
and hogs. Hog Millet is early, drouth resistant, and under 
favorable moisture conditions, will yield enormous quantities 
of seed, often 40 to 50 bushels per acre. 
X-L EARLY FORTUNE—One of the surest crops in the north- 
west. Especially valuable for late planting. The seed is of 
a shiny reddish brown and is recommended for mixture in 
poultry feeds. 
OATS 
(Please refer to price list) 
GOPHER—An early selection made by the Minnesota Ex- 
periment Station and recommended by the Montana Station 
for dry land. Short, stiff straw; awned, white grain. Our 
registered seed was grown on dry land, planted May 12th, 
and harvested Aug. l10th—3 weeks earlier than most 
varieties. Here is your opportunity to get started with pure 
registered seed of the best dry land variety. Please see 
price list. 
VICTORY—Montana Experimental Station bulletin No. 399, 
in comparing varieties of oats, recommends Victory for 
irrigated land. Victory had the highest test weight per bushel 
of any other variety tested at Bozeman. Victory is a fairly 
tall variety with a good yield of straw. The plump kernels 
make it a favorite for feeding purposes. Victory is awnless. 
SWEDISH SELECT — White oat that is widely planted 
throughout this area. Straw is coarse and withstands 
lodging. 
MARKTON—Is an erect, medium tall variety that was 
previously recommended as a standard dry land variety 
for Montana. Its greatest drawback is because of the 
undesirable appearance of the grain, which is yellowish 
white in color, very long and slender. However, the hulls 
are thin, and for actual feeding purposes, and in spite 
of the poor appearance Markton compares favorably with 
other varieties. 
X-L HULLESS—Although hulless oats have not been 
recommended by the Experimental Station for cultivation in 
Montana, each year we receive numerous requests for 
them, and this year we were fortunate in securing a 
quantity of seed that has been produced for several years 
in Fergus County. These kernels are plump, and yield 
favorably with the hulled varieties when an allowance 
of 30% is made for weight of hulls. The rate of seeding is 
90 lbs. per acre. Hulless oats stool very heavily. The value 
of hulled oats for feeding chicks and pigs is easily recog- 
nized. See price list. 
SPRING RYE 
The chief purpose of this grain is to serve as a supple- 
mentary hay crop. It should be sown at the rate of 50 
lbs. per acre, and will generally thrive on light, sandy 
soil, or land that is too poor for wheat. During dry years, 
rye can be depended upon to produce a hay crop of good 
quality if cut early. Please see price list. 
WINTER OR FALL RYE 
Serves a very useful purpose for pasture and hay. May 
be sown in the spring and summer as well as in the fall. 
When Winter Rye is sown after frost it goes into the follow- 
ing season before maturing, thus making it a biennial. 
Fall Rye planted in the spring on either dry or irrigated 
land for pasture purposes gives satisfactory results. Makes 
an early abundant pasture due to the stooling characteristics 
emphasized by the spring conditions. 
FLAX 
BISON—Brown seeds, medium size, with a high oil con- 
tent. Plant is of medium height. Mid-season in maturity and 
resistant to wilt. This is the recommended variety for 1943. 
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GRAHAM ROSS 

BARLEY 
(Please see price list) 
Sow 50 to 60 lbs. per acre 
COMPANA—The most valuable héavy-yielding barley for 
dry land. Compana is two-row, white-seeded, hulled, semi- 
smooth-awned barley with the short, direct habit of growth. 
Its valuable characteristics include high-yielding ability, 
early maturity, drougth resistant and greater resistance to 
grasshopper attack than Horn or Trebi. Companda has re- 
placed Horn as the recommended variety for dry land, BUT 
IT IS ALSO EQUAL TO TREBI WHEN GROWN UNDER IRRI- 
GATION. On dry land, it has out-yielded Horn by 30% or 
more in tests conducted by the Experiment Station. At 
present, it is the most outstanding variety on the standard 
list of those recommended for Montana. 
SPARTAN—Is a two-row, white-seeded, hulled, smooth 
awned, stiff-strawed, early maturing barley of medium 
heighth and with erect habit of growth. In some areas, it is 
accepted as a malting variety. Will not yield quite as 
heavy as Compana. Has appealed to many farmers because 
of its earliness. Refer to price list. 
HORN—Is a rough awned, two-row, white-seeded variety 
which, until it was replaced by Compana, was recommended 
for dry land production. The seed of Horn is of good 
quality. 
X-L CALIFORNIA BEARDLESS—Because of its absence of 
beards and abundant yield this barley is favored for plant- 
ing where a grain hay crop is desired. Seed and head 
about the size of six row barley. X-L strain is produced on 
dry land and is true to type. Please refer to price list. 
TREBI—Although Trebi barley is generally recommended 
for irrigated land, we were unable to secure a very large 
quantity for seed this season, and are therefore urging 
that our customers plant Compana, which, according to the 
Extension Department, yielded equally with Trebi under 
irrigation. Please refer to price list. 
RUSSIAN HULLESS—Our seed stock of Russian two-row 
hulless barley has been grown on dry land in Fergus 
County, and has averaged from 45 to 50 bushels per acre 
over a ten-year period. The straw on this barley will gen- 
erally exceed three feet and very stiff. One advantage of 
this Russian hulless barley over the old blue hulless is that 
it does not shatter, so is not lost before threshing. It also has 
a much softer berry. In fact, this seed is even softer than 
most of the hulled varieties, thus improving it for feed pur- 
poses. Test weight of seed availablé, 64 lbs. It should be 
sown in the same method as other barley. 
WINTER BARLEY—Although winter barley is not recom- 
mended by the Experimental Station, we have had so many 
calls for it that we distributed a small quantity of seed last 
fall and will probably have additional seed available for 
the fall of 1943. If interested, we suggest that you write us 
the last part of August or first part of September. 
TREAT ALL BARLEY, OATS AND FLAX WITH NEW 
IMPROVED CERESAN 
FIELD BEANS 
X-L GREAT NORTHERN—tThis va- 
riety is especially adapted to Mon- 
tana soil and climate conditions. 
Beans may be matured for feed or 
resale purposes, and the vines 
The Original Lequme tnoculator 
NOBBE-HILTNER PROCESS 
Restores and Maintains Soil Fertility 

make excellent fodder. Sow 60-80 
lbs. per acre. 
SOYBEAN 
Many people are showing interest in Soy Beans 
and experimental work has succeeded in developing varie- 
ties that in favorable years may be grown in Montana 
districts where corn can be grown. Soy Beans must 
inoculated and should be planted in rows after. ground has 
warmed. May be used for hay, silage or cropping off. Drill 
in rows 24 to 30 inches apart, using 10 lbs. per acre for 
dry land and 15 to 20 lbs. for irrigated. Please see price list. 
RAPE 
Sow 2 to 3 lbs. per acre in drills; 5 lbs. broadcast. For 
quick pasture nothing equals Rape. Provides excellent 
pasture for all kinds of livestock, cattle, hogs, and sheep. 
Can be sown at any time during spring or summer so a 
good pasture can be had whenever it is needed. Rape will 
prepare sheep and hogs for market better and in less time 
than any other forage plant. It is a mild succulent feed for 
cattle and will not flavor the milk after cattle are pastured 
properly. 
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