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NORTHERN GROWN 
Great Drouth Resister. Practically Rust and Smut 
Proof. A Good Producer. Dandy Feeding Grain 
This grain is one of the oldest grains known to mankind. It was apparently grown in prehis- 
toric times. German-Russian immigrants introduced it to the United States. : 
It is a remarkable spring grain crop. Really a type of wheat. Shucks cling to the grain.” Gen- 
erally two grains in a shuck and somewhat softer than wheat. Makes a nutritious feed. The 
kernels with the hulls removed have about the same composition as wheat. Best as ground feed. 
Highly resistant against rust and seldom injured by smut. Also an excellent drought resistant 
grain. A good producer and under drought or rust conditions it is especially a desirable crop. 
Matures early. Makes a good nurse crop, Grown from Canada tu Texas. Iowa, Minnesota, 
Wisconsin, Michigan and othe states are growing it as well as Western States where drought 
> iti rall revail. : 
T Grea anaenele hig year and show your neighbors what this drought and disease resistant 
grain can do. Sow in the spring. It is an ideal nurse crop. Sow 2% bu. per acre. Set drill for 
oats. Sow early as possible. Cut before dead ripe. Thresh as for oats but not too close. It is 
a remarkable grain crop. Its nice 
heavy grains will delight you. Splen- 
did for all kinds of stock, 






See page 41 for 
Clarinda and 
Chicago 
Prices. 
Strictly a spring 
grain crop. Sow 
earlyspring. Grain 
looks like Winter 
tye. Used mainly 
as. a gfain crop 
May be pastured or 
cut for hay. Some- 
times combined 
with Field Peas for 
hay. Big yielder 
on rich land. One 
of the best small 
SrTain eC TO.) Stator 
thin land. Makes 
fine feed. Sow early 
spring using 
a bio tees 
per acre. 

THATCHER TYPE 
Exceptionally Rust Resistant 
Thatcher is a beardless rust resistant spring 
wheat first released to growers in 1934. Devel- 
oped by the Minnesota Experiment Station. Has 
given sensational performance especially in years 
when stem rust was damaging. Reports during the 
bad rust years of 1935 and 1937 show yields of 
Thatcher 250% of New Marquis and over 350% .of Red 
Fife. Think of 2% to 3% times as much wheat per acre 
grown side by side with the other varieties. If you live 
mm a section having rains, morning dews and relatively high humidity by all means 
grow Thatcher wheat. 
Thatcher has a very strong straw. Not as tall as some varieties. Excellent for USE 
rich land. Makes a wonderful nurse crop. Matures 2 to 4 days earlier than New 
Marquis. Heads are short and compact. An excellent milling wheat. It is also CERESAN 
quite resistant to bunt and loose smut. This is by all odds the most profitable 
spring wheat for sections susceptible to stem rust damage. ON SMALL 
Our seed is northern grown, recleaned and very nice. Supply limited. GRAIN SEED 
Grow Flax for bigger profits. Prices have ranged from 6 to 10 times. prices 
paid for oats. These famous Wilt Resistant varieties Bison, Red Wing and Linota 
may reasonably be expected to yield 10 to 15 bushel per acre. 
Higher yields than these are secured. These varieties are real money makers. 
Wilt drove Flax out of many sections. These wilt resisters are bringing it back. 
Adapted to most of the spring oat section having rainfall of around 25 to 30 inches. 
Flax Facts and How to Grow It 
Flax does best on medium to heavy land. It is not good on light soils. Biggest 
yields follow corn, some other cultivated crop or soybeans which leave the land 
reasonably weed free. Sow about spring grain seeding time. Late seedings may 
reduce yields. Seed bed should be firm. Pack with a roller if necessary. Do not 
cover over an inch. Half an inch is generally plenty. Drilling is best. Sow %4 bu. 
per acre of Linota and Red Wing or about: 1 bu. per acre of Bison. Harvest when 
bolls are ripe and stems yellow. 
Flax makes a wonderful nurse crop for Red Clover, Alsike, Alfalfa. 
Linota. Also a Wilt Resistant type and according to tests is superior to Bison 
and Red Wing for late sowing. 
Bison the most Wilt Resistant. <A little later in maturity. Largest seed. Excellent 
oil producer. 
Red Wing. About a week-enrlier than Bison. May be sown somewhat later. Also 
a heavy yielder. See page 41 for prices. F. O. B. Clarinda and Chicago. 
USE CERESAN TREATMENT ON GRAIN. SEE PAGE 19: 



CERESAN 
Disinfects Small Grain 
for less than 3c per bu. 












Controls stinking smut 
of wheat, covered smut 
and stripe of barley and 
loose and covered smut of 
oats. Makes for better 
stands, larger yields and 
finer quality. 
A dust treatment. Easy to 
apply. No water needed. 
Does not cause seed to 
clog in drill. Very effec- 
tive. 
Prepaid price f71b, 
enough for 32 bushels only 
90c; 5 lbs. for $4.00. 










