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What it takes to make Better Seed 
It isn’t higher prices that make one Hybrid superior to another. There are some 
dealers and agents who would like to have you believe that is true. The real rea- 
sons are: 1. The quality and the characteristics of the inbreds used in the crossing 
process. 2. The degree of care taken in making the crosses. 3. The care used in 
harvesting, drying and grading the seed. 
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Hybrids for Yields and Quality 
Berry’s Hybrids are built from the leading 
Inbred lines that have been developed by U. S 
Govt. and State departments of Agriculture. This 
gives us the best that the nations finest research 
organizations have discovered. The crosses in our 
Hybrids combine Inbreds that make big yields and 
high quality. Our basic seed stock used in our pro- 
duction are secured from experts whose _ integrity is 
unquestioned, thus getting the purest seed obtainable. 
Every step from there on is carefully supervised. Plant- 
ing, isolation, detasseling, harvesting and drying. 
Excellent Grading Process 
Our grading plant first separates kernels according 
to thickness, next according to width. Then it goes 
chine that separates kernels of equal size by weight, 
thus removing ‘ight weight kernels. Whether you buy 
flat or round grain they are all graded for accurate 
ee and all guaranteed of high germination. See 
page 6. 
Our seed comes to you treated with a chemical dust. 
This is very effective in killing disease organisms that 
might attack your seed, especially during cool damp 
weather after planting. 
Real Savings at Berry's Prices 
We could charge $8.00, $9.00 or $10.00 per bushel 
but that would not make our seed any better. Why 
pay anyone more than Berry’s low price? We believe 
our varieties to be tops and the experience of our cus- 
tomers bears this out. Grow Berry’s Hybrids this year. 
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110 to 112 Day Maturity 
Single Ear, Deep Grain—Fine Feed 
A beautiful Hybrid. Starts off with a bang 
after planting, making early cultivation easy. 
An abundance of vigorous dark green foliage 
borne on stiff, strong stalks. Pretty as a pic- 
ture while growing and it yields as fine as it 
looks. The big single ears are borne at me- 
dium height. A fine corn for either hand or 
machine picking. The husks on the ear dries 
while stalks are still green, thus enabling the 
ear to make its fullest development. The ker- 
nels are deep and golden yellow in color. It 
is not a hard, flinty corn. Contains sufficient 
soft stock so all kinds of livestock can eat the 
grain readily but is not so starchy as to impair 
its high feeding value. 
This Hybrid is resistant to drought, chinch 
bugs and disease. It is adapted to a wide 
range of soils. We consider it one of the heav- 
iest yielders obtainable on rich land. Nat- 
urally on thin land it will produce less but 
compared with other kinds on the same soil 
it will prove its superior productiveness, 
This variety is similar to U. S. 13 but ear- 
lier in maturity and can be grown well into 
north central Iowa and east and west in sec- 
tions having similar conditions, Also grown 
in southern Iowa and sections further south 
when somewhat earlier maturity is desired. 
In its maturity class we do not be- 
lieve there is a Hybrid that will beat 
it for yields, quality and all around 
satisfactory performance and profit. 
See page 5 for information on Round 
Grain seed. 
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About 105 to 110 Day Maturity 
Single Ear. Fine Quality. Heavy Yields 
A great many of our customers need a corn 
of fairly early maturity and, of course, still 
want top yields and quality. This variety will 
fill that need exactly for farmers living in sec- 
tions similar to that from northern Iowa down 
south for about % the way through the state. 
This takes in parts of Nebraska and goes east 
through Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania 
and West Virginia. 
Perhaps you may be acquainted with the 
Iowa 939 which is very widely grown through- 
out this area. Berry’s 615 is made up of three 
of the same inbreds. By changing one inbred 
we have made a corn which has a longer ear 
and a straighter one. It is superior in strength 
of stalk and root and there is less ear drop- 
page. 
Thus the good, sound qualities of 939 have 
been retained and these superior factors added. 
If there is much difference between varieties 
as to adaptability to soil types we would con- 
Sider this to be well adapted to thinner soils, 
However, it is also excellent for better land 
and responds to increased fertility by really 
rolling out the bushels. Because of its earlier 
maturity it is an excellent selection on land 
of medium to low fertility. In sections sub- 
ject to heat and drought this earlier maturity 
is also a big advantage. 
The grain is a rich yellow with a reddish 
tinge on the sides of the kernels. 
They are medium rough, easily eaten 
by live stock. Stalks are strong. 
Ears medium long. Fine for hand or 
machine picking. Good drought re- 
Sistance and @ very heavy yielder. 
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