BUCKWHEAT 
Will do well on rather poor soil. 
in orchards and as a grain crop. 
MAMMOTH 
RUSSIAN SUNFLOWER 
Single heads measure 15 to 20 inches in diameter and 
contain an immense amount of seed. The best egg-pro- 
ducing food known for poultry, and can be raised cheaper 
than corn, Three pounds of seed will plant an acre. 
Used as a cover crop 
SAND VETCH 
(Vicia Villosa) 

Sometimes called Hairy Vetch or Winter Vetch. Valu- 
able for forage and fertilizing purposes. Makes good hay, 
ensilage and pasture, and the yield of green fodder is 
immense. Lb., 20c; 5 Ibs., 75c. 
SPRING VETCHES or TARES. Similar in growth to 
Sand Vetch, but for spring planting only. 
FLAX SEED 
Largely grown in Kansas for seed. Sow one-half to three- 
quarters bushel to the acre. Can furnish choice, re- 
cleaned seed any time at market price. 
BARLEY 
TREBI BARLEY. Colorado’s heaviest yielding barley. 
Kernels large, awns are long, but break off easily in 
threshing and makes excellent feed. 
CLUB MARIOT BARLEY. Very heavy yielder, especially 
on dry land. 
COLSESS BARLEY. Beardless, non-shattering, ripens 
early, yields over 70 bushels per acre and has stiff 
straw. 
WHITE HULLESS BARLEY. Has no beards or hulls. 
Does remarkably well on dry land and in high altitudes. 
Very early. 
BEECHER BARLTY. A semi-smooth awned barley that 
is especially suited for dry land. 
WINTER BARLEY. Grown like winter wheat. Becoming 
more popular each year in Colorado. 
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; for. cattle, s eep, hogs and chickens. 
Endures cold weather and lasts after ordinary pasture is 
gone. Sow on wheat stubble for fall pasture, either broad- 

cast or in rows. In drills it takes three to five pounds 
and broadcast five to ten pounds per acre. 
SPELTZ or EMMER 
A dry land grain introduced from Russia. It is a species 
of drought-resisting barley, and not inclined to rust. 
Thrives on poor land and in stony ground, but does best 
in dry prairie regions with hot summers. Sow 70 to 80 
pounds per acre. 
FIELD PEAS 
San Luis Valley or Colorado Stock; Do Well as High as 
9,000 Feet. 
Field peas grow on most any kind of soil but do best 
on clayey loams. It makes exceptionally good feed for 
lambs and hogs and the straw is relished by stock. A 
soil builder. Sow 40 to 50 pounds by drill or 80 to 90 
pounds broadcast. 
BALBOA RYE 
An improved fall or winter rye. Produces grain and pas- 
turage in abundance. When milk cows are pastured on 
Balboa Rye their milk is not affected as far as taste is 
concerned. SPRING RYE 
A quick growing crop which does well on poor worn out 
soil under dry conditions. Excellent crop for ridding 
ground of wild oats and other bad weeds. Makes good 
early pasture and can be used for hay. 
COLORADO No. 37 OATS 
Because of its stiff straw, it is the best Oat for irrigated 
sections. A white mid-season Oat that yields a heavy crop. 
BRUNKER OATS 
Developed by the Colorado Agricultural College at their 
Akron station. A red Oat which matures early and is 
drought resistant. A very good dry land Oat. 
VICTORY OATS 
Swedish type, kernels plump, hulls thin, good yielder, 
straw stiff and medium early. 
VICLAND OATS 
A new early yellow oats developed by the U. S. Depart- 
ment of Agriculture, from a cross of Victoria and Rich- 
land. Fifty per cent greater yields are reported for this 
new oats in hundreds of trials by the Wisconsin Experi- 
ment Station. Vicland has proved resistant to rusts and 
smuts prevalent in the North Central states. It’s an ex- 
ceptionally heavy yielder with a short straw of good 
strength and grain of very high test weight. New Vic- 
land has been approved for registration by the American 
Society of Agronomy. 
SWEDISH SELECT OATS 
Yields good and is good drought resister. 
