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A GREAT DISEASE RESISTER 
Blight Resistant, Heavy - 
Yielder 
Highly Recommended by State 
Authorities for 1947 
The Marion is not as new a variety of oats 
as Clinton, but it is like the Clinton, resistant 
to the blight disease (Helminthosporium) 



the U.S.D.A. 
Characteristics 



















stém rust and smut and to some forms of leaf rust. 
colored oat. 
Vicland and Tama and it matures about 3 days later. 
soil it has always been one of the very best yielders. 
Marion comes through fine. 
Very Outstanding in 1946 
they have yielded a little more than Marion. 
the blight has worked havoc in some areas. 
Oats at roots and cuts off the flow of sap. 
Marion this year are greatly superior in most sections. 
be sown. The 
to grow. 
lent. selection to make to complete your oat acreage. 
Price F.O.B. Clarinda: 1-9 bu., $1.85 per bu.; 
$1.80 per bu.; 25 bu., $1.75. 
This oat is a selection from the same cross 
that made Tama and Boone.. It was originally 
produced in Wisconsin: Some claim a little 
heavier yield. and a little earlier maturity for 
Viclands. They have made yields of 100 bushel 
per acre. According to our observation there. 
is very little if any difference between Viclands 
and Tama. It has the same early maturity, 
strong straw and disease resistance. The grain 
is of fine quality. Our seed is northern grown 
and State Certified. 1-9 Bu., $1.85; 10-24 Bu., 
_ $1.80; 25 Bu., $1.75. F.O.B. Sparland, IIL; 
bags free. Order early. Supply limited. 










which caused such drastic reduction in oat yields 
in some sections. The Marion is also a hybridized_ 
oat, developed by the Iowa Experiment Station and 
In addition to its blight resistance Marions are resistant to 
It develops 
a very fine quality of grain and is known as a white or ivory 
The straw is 3 to 5 inches taller than varieties like 
On thin 
On such 
land the straw of Tamas, etc., is sometimes very short while the 
The Vicland, Tama, Boone, etc., have been more popular dur- 
ing the past few years because under the favorable conditions 
This year, however; 
This blight attacks 
The Oats fail to fill, 
the crop matures earlier than usual but yields are way down. 
Since the Marion is highly resistant to this disease, yields of 
State Authorities fear that the damage from blight may increase 
in 1947 and therefore highly recommended that résistant varieties 
Clinton or Clinton type oat like Berry’s 333 or 
the Berry’s Golden Beauty are the very best and most profitable 
Supplies of those, however, are’ very limited and will 
not be sufficient to supply the demand: . The Marion is an excel- 
10-24 bu., 
Berry's are Oat specialists. Here are 4 of the best varieties anywhere. 
NEW 

YIELDING 
EDAR 
State Certified Séed 
This oat was not released until 1943. 
While a sister strain of Vicland and 
Tama it seems to have given notably 
better results. Developed by the Ne- 
braska Station and the U.S.D.A. Many 
farmers who have grown them think 
they beat any other. We have report 
from Northern Missouri that they dou- 
bled the yield of other oats. We have 
not had any report of blight. We 
would, however, advise treating all 
seed oats this year with Ceresan. See 
page 17 of this catalog. 
Farmers who have grown Cedars are im- 
pressed by their fine quality as well as heavy 
yields. The straw is stiff and stands up well. 
It matures early.. They are resistant to most 
races of stem rust, crown rust and smut. Ina 
7 year -test at Lincoln, Nebraska, they out- 
yielded other standard varieties as much as 
34%. This State. Certified seed gives. you posi- 
tive assurance of top quality seed. Top quality 
carefully tested and graded. High purity and 
germination. Price F.O.B. Clarinda: 1-9 bu., 
$1.80; 10-24 bu., $1.75; 25 bu., $1.70. 
TAM 
This is perhaps the best known of the 
Victoria-Richland Cross. While considered 
susceptible to blight it has outyielded even 
Clintons in some sections this past year. 
Very strong strawed and resistant to rust 
and smut. Produces fine quality grain and 
is generally one of the best yielders. When 
treated with Ceresan should be a good oat, 
although not equal to Berry’s Golden 
Beauty, Page 19, or Berry’s 333, Page 18. 
Price State Certified Seed F.O.B. Clarinda, 
Ia. or Sparland, Ill: 1-9 bu., $1.75; 10-24 bu., 
$1.70; 25 bu., $1.65. Non-Certified F.O.B. 7 
Clarinda 20c per bu. less. 


See page 41 for further prices on Oats. Write for special prices on large quantities. 
