MARETT’S SMALL GRAINS 
SEASON OF 1947 
Recent trends in southern agricultural practices indicate a 
marked shift away from row crops requiring much hand or 
small-tool labor, and toward increased production of the small 
grains. 
Small grain crops can be handled on a larger scale of opera- 
tion, and with the more extensive use of power machinery, 
require less of the more expensive individual hand labor. They 
not only provide excellent sources of concentrates for food and 
feed, but fit in well with soil conservation practices, giving 
cover to the soil throughout the winter. 
Barley, particularly, has many advantages, especially as 
regards earliness of production, quality of feed produced, and 
high total yields. It fits in well with the culture of lespedeza 
because it is off the land in early spring and allows better de- 
velopment of the lespedeza crop for hay and seed. The com- 
bination of good prices, efficient labor use, and possibilities for 
early summer hays following barley make the production of 
this crop especially attractive. 
We have pioneered in the field of barley breeding for the 
South and now offer a choice of varieties well adapted to the 
different sections and to the needs of the growers. We also have 
steadily enlarged our breeding program with the other small 
grains, and are constantly crossing, selecting, and testing thou- 
sands of lines of barley, wheat, and oats each year in our never- 
ending search for improved strains and varieties. We employ 
a staff of highly skilled and experienced breeders for this work, 
and the products of their skill are packed into every bag of 
seeds we send out. 
Visitors are welcome at all times, and we especially invite 
you to see our grain breeding plats in the spring of each year. 
MARETT FARM & SEED COMPANY, 
J. E. MARETT, General Manager. 
