22 Improved Seed Selection Makes Growers More Money 










This is Velvet Type 
of Barbless Beards 
This type of barley was introduced a 
few years ago as one of the first types of 
barbless barley. Since that time the Wis- 
consin 38 type of barbless barley was de- 
veloped and is considered by many to be 
an improved type. This Velvet type took 
the place of the old Beardless Barley that 

CONSIN 38 TYPE 
Improved Barbless Barley 


was grown about twenty-two years ago. This is an improved type of the Velvet Barley. On 
The Velvet type with barbless beards was a great improvement, as a four year test it made an average yield of over 
the beards protected the grain during early summer hot weather. 50 bushels per acre; outyielded all well known varie- 
Is a six row kind. ties. It is a smooth awned, white six row barley. 
: Has been introduced extensively the past four years 
Increasing Barley Acreage in Illinois. In a few years it will be one of the 
Tae nde of Ar atE Te are “dies pee tea to daweet =e since een most popular varieties grown. The barbs have been 
varcty has come on. the. market.’ Barley is. the’ heaviest producing small removed from the beards by a breeding process. No 
Persia other tant rg i Bbates lk cide ere sone discomfort in harvesting and threshing this variety. 
Our Velvet Barley is being grown successf | large territory and = 4 
is being used in sections rena hoticy SHastaal heen enecatts was You'll The Best for Malting and Brewing 
1 aS A HIS TS i Ps A large brewing concern has made several tests 
rage and found the Wis. 38 Type exceedingly fine for 
both malting and brewing purposes. Other Maltsters 
have made tests and predict this variety will become 
the great malting and brewing barley of the country. 
It is to your advantage to buy this type of barley. 
It is practically .free from disease. Yields more than 
other popular varieties. 
Every farmer should grow barley. During the past 
two years it has been the best paying grain crop on 
the farm. We have talked to a good many farmers 
in our office about barley. Most of them claim they 
could not farm without barley. This is a nice big 
plump barley. Buy this variety and obtain an extra 
yield that will more than repay you for the cost of 
the seed. 



Type Barley 1s 4 
Kind ’ 
ded barley. 
er barieys 
and qual- 
r bushel. 
Oderbrucker 
Rough Bearded 
og ear 
, f six row b 
1p ° old type ° 73 oth 
Hs AN oo ropaer. an besten Mac yera 
Is a hea ave it often excels 1 a ane 
of same t! Usually weighs hea 





























ity of srain. at 
cern ele ae ee ae ) : 
xcellent par : yj L BARL 
eal eine purposes. aa vA > 
protein content. hee 
more than any other cereal. 

neavy ; 
The qu aol 
seed is rood. 
GE d. 
recleane of 
parley produces 
crops. 



ty of our 
It is well 
Good seed 
good 
> 
cued aH pound it is equal to corn in 
Hor wens ue. It matures early, escaping 
me iss 1s the best nurse crop for 
andwiG a arley does not lodge readily 
Bate 1S ands unfavorable conditions, espe- 
laily well. Gives you greater returns per 
acre. Taken all in all it is a most sat- 
Isfactory small grain crop and a 
money maker, 



















“RIVAL” 
Rival Spring Wheat is a bearded 
type. It is an excellent yielding 
variety that is moderately resist- 
ant to stem rust. Also has con- 
siderable resistance to leaf rust. 
Rival has strong straw. The 
kernels are larger than many va- 
rieties and the grain usually has 
a higher bushel weight than 
Thatcher. Also has a higher flour 
yield and the quality of the flour 
is generally satisfactory. Tests 
























CYCLONE SEEDER 
Sows grasses, clovers and 
grains evenly. ‘Will sow 30 
acres a day. Instructions fur- 










Our Spartan Type Barley 
Is a Two Row Kind 













This is Oo _ . ‘ Jor rots : 
ne of i ! y ; made by North Dakota Experi- 
est straweqd Berilee strong- nished with seeder, ment Station at Fargo, N. D. 
Isa €ys grown. Smeg rem oer show Rival yielded as well or 

Smooth awned 
type, A fine type f 
Ing. Not consider 



better than. Thatcher 6 out of 7 
years, At four other N. Dak. 
stations Rival outyielded four 
Maltins Ya other leading varieties two out of 
large S barley, Has real three years, It’s the coming 
S€ uniform kernels Isa spring wheat. 
oes 
heavy yieldi 3 
2 ing’ barle . Seal Price: 1° bu.,2$3.263 5 70l, 
of the best for feeding A ioe oe Gace $3.15 bu.; 15 bu., $3.10 bu, 
2. 





two-row 
Or pear]- 
ed a good 































Sheldon, Il. 
Gentlemen: Wish to say that the hundred 
pounds of America’s Best Mixture I got of you 
last spring made one of the finest stands of grass. 
Any farmer that wants to build up his soil 
would do well to use it. 
, (Signed) Edw. KE. Miller. 
Bridgeport, Ind. 
sentlemen: I have sown your seed for a few 
years and have splendid results. I am always 
glad to recommend your company ag I have always 
found your seed as represented. 
Yours truly, 
(Signed) John F, Mills. 











