BARLEY 
Wisconsin No. 38 (Barbless) 
A smooth awned barley developed by the Wisconsin sta- 
tion. Resistant to barley stripe. Has a large head and 
plump kernel and stands the heat and dry weather better 
than other varieties. Many yields of 40 to 50 bushels 
are reported. A fine malting variety. Sow at the rate 
of two bushels to the acre. See special yellow list for 
prices. 
“LY Barley 
A relatively new rough awned 6-row variety developed 
at Kindred, N. D. It has been outstanding the past few 
years in various parts of North Dakota and the past 
year in several trials in Minnesota, south of Minneapolis. 
It is about one week earlier than Wisc. 38. It has a 
good straw, stands well, is rust resistant, is a good 
malting barley and pearls white. See special yellow list 
ee Seer IEEDIPEAS 
Are not only profitable as a dry shelled crop, but may 
also be used for hay, pasture, or soiling with excellent 
results. Peas are second only to clover in their soil en- 
riching properties and can be grown under almost any 
condition of soil or climate. Seed at the rate of 2% to 3 
bushels to the acre. 
Canada Yellow Field Peas 
The standard field pea of the Northwest, and needs no 
description. It is always in demand either as a dry pea 
for cooking, or for pigeons. Prices given on special field 
seed price List. 
Marrowfat Fancy 
Vines grow 4 to 5 feet high bearing long, round pods 
with 5 to 7 large round peas. Yields abundantly. See 
special price list for latest quotations. 
Inoeculate peas and beans with Nitragin before plant- 
ing. See page 47 for prices. 
SOY BEANS 
Soy beans are one of the most valuable crops one can 
raise. As a hay crop, soy beans are higher in protein 
content than clover and equal to alfalfa hay. Are excel- 
lent for silage grown with corn. Do not plant too early; 
about corn planting time or later. Inoculate seed with 
Nitragin. before planting. Cover seed lightly. 
CULTURE. For silage, the usual amount of corn is 
planted and soy beans added at the rate of 10 pounds 
per acre. Seed may be mixed in the planter box and 
stirred at each row end or planted from separate boxes. 
The two crops may be grown separately and mixed in 
the silo cutter two parts of corn to one of soy beans. 
The beans should be almost ripe when cut. 
For hay, plant 60 to 90 pounds per acre in rows 20 to 36 
inches apart. Harvest when pods are well filled and 
leaves commence to turn. Allow to wilt in swath, then 
rake up and place in small cocks. Curing sometimes 
requires several days and should be thorough, Soy beans 
drop their leaves quite easily and should be cut before 
any number have fallen. They should be handled as little 
as possible to retain the most leaves. 
For hogging off plant 30 to 60 pounds per acre in rows 
20. to 42 inches apart. Twenty-inch rows can be made 
by straddling every other row with the corn planter. As 
soon as the beans are matured, turn in the hogs to har- 
vest. the crop. 
Harbaro 
This variety developed at the Minnesota Agric. College 
is recommended for Central and Southern Minnesota. 
Harbaro is highly resistant to lodging and plants grow 
up to 3 feet, and mature in about 110 to 115 days. Seeds 
are yellow and hilums of the same color. Yields will 
vary from 14 to 25 bushels to the acre. Average yields 
of hay on loam soils are about 2 tons per acre and on 
light sandy soil about one ton to the acre. Prices given 
on special yellow list. 
Mandarin 
This variety is especially recommended for northern 
areas as it matures in 95 to 110 days. The pods of round 
yellow beans are held higher from the ground than most 
Soy Bean varieties. Please see yellow list for prices. 
Manchu 
This popular variety is especially recommended for the 
Northwest for hay, dry beans, as well as planting with 
corn for silage. Beans are yellow, of medium size and 
mature medium early. Yields of beans will average 
around 25 bushels to the acre. See speeial yellow list 
for prices. SORGHUM 
Early Black Amber Sorghum 
A fine variety for cane production for the making of 
syrup. Plant in rows and cultivate the same as corn. 
Sow 2 to 5 lbs. of seed to the acre. Prices given on spe- 
cial yellow price list. . 
Waconia Orange 
An improved strain over the Amber Sorghum. Stalks 
are shorter but much sturdier and withstands the storms 
much better against lodging. Produce a high quality 
syrup. See special list for prices. 
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FIELD CORN 
Dependable seed corn must meet three important quali- 
fications: Germination, Maturity and High Yielding In- 
heritance. A high degree of germinating vigor is neces- 
sary to overcome unfavorable planting conditions. De- 
pendable seed corn should mature in the average season 
in the area in which it is to be planted. A thorough 
understanding of requirements of each area based on 
long experience is necessary. Only by continued com- 
parisons of yielding ability of various strains of the 
same variety can One be sure of high yielding ability. 
That is why Kingscrost Hybrid is so outstanding. 
Hybrid Corn 
Hybrid seed corn is a first generation cross between in- 
bred strains. Inbred strains are developed by continual 
inbreeding of selected plants for several generations over 
a period of better than 10 years. Yields of hybrid planted 
seed corn will average from 7 to 11 bushels per acre 
higher than the regular varieties. Hybrids possess great- 
er resistance to lodging, greater resistance to drought 
and considerable higher shelling percentages. 
Kingscrost Hybrid Minn. 100 Day Seed Corn 
This remarkable hybrid improvement represents eight 
years of extensive research aimed at a superior develop- 
ment for the 100 to 105 maturity zone. In maturity it 
compares favorably with standard strains of the variety 
Minnesota 13. Kingscrost KS attained the seemingly 
impossible by combining into one hybrid a rare stalk 
breakage resistance, high yield, and earliness of matur- 
ity. No longer is it necessary for northern corn belt 
farmers to risk the hazards of growing later hybrids 
for the increased yield. Kingscrost KS developed on an 
entirely new hybridizing principle has demonstrated in 
official state trials that it can yield and surpass in stand- 
ability leading hybrids which are as much as ten days 
later in maturity. Prices given on special yellow list. 
K F—Hybrid Semi-Dent 
A cross between flint and dent varieties, recommended 
for 80-day areas. Leafy, non-suckering tall plants, high 
ears and stalk strength insure fall standability. Prices 
are given on special list. 
Hybrid Silo 107 days 
Here is a corn for silage that will give you a maximum 
of yield. The quality of the ear corn and foliage is un- 
surpassed, and of the highest feeding value. Prices listed 
on yellow price list. ; 
Gould’s Reliable Red Cob Fodder 
Is a tall growing southern corn that will produce an 
abundance of feed per acre. The kernel is white and 
grows on a red cob, thus deriving its name. Prices given 
on special field seed price list. 
N. K. & Co.’s Elephant Fodder 
Of the yellow dent type, but grows taller and more leafy 
than the average yellow dent corn, therefore producing 
a very heavy yield. See yellow price list for prices. 
Dwarf Essex RAPE 
An annual forage plant which may be eaten off by Any 
kind of livestock, but it is pre-eminently adapted for 
cattle and swine. A good crop will furnish at least 12 
tons of green feed an acre. Thrives best on good soil, 
rich in vegetable matter. Slough lands are excellent. 
Sow broadcast, 5 pounds an acre or sow in rows thirty 
inches apart and cultivate 1 to 2 pounds an acre. 
Rape may be sown as late as July ist, and produce a 
fall pasture. Prices given on special field seed price list. 
SPELTZ 
While not quite equal to oats, it makes a fair horse feed. 
It yields more than wheat or barley and even the straw 
if cut slightly green has a good amount of feeding value. 
Speltz makes a fine feed for hogs and poultry. Sow in 
drills at the rate of 1% to 2 bushels to the acre. 
Prices are given on special field seed price list. 
SUNFLOWER 
Mammoth Russian 
Are especially useful in the poultry run, as the large 
leaves furnish shade for young chicks; also, the seeds 
make a good addition to the poultry ration. They are 
very rich in oil and protein and are splendid to feed 
during the moult and winter months. They are also 
valuable for hogs. Sow 2 to 3 lbs. to the acre. Prices 
given on yellow price list. 
BUCKWHEAT 
Buckwheat can be sown as late as July and still pro- 
duce a crop, or it may also be plowed under for soiling. 
Sow % to 1 bushel per acre, as late as possible, and 
still have crop well developed before severe frosts occur. 
Light, well-drained soils are best for this crop. 
Common ceee Pa 
Seed is a rich dark brown and larger than Silver Hull. It 
resists drought and blight very well and produces seed 
early. Refer to yellow list for prices, 
