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HONEOYE FALLS, N. Y. - MARCH 1, 1947 
Dear Friend:— Scientific plant breeding in America started about forty years ago. 
Few outstanding improvements in 
plants resulted in the first twenty years but basic principles of breeding, and trained teachers, researchers and workers were 
developed in increasing numbers. 
¢ é Practical results came slowly at first, then with accelerated frequency, till now, a veritable 
flood of improved or new strains of economic plants is pouring out on us growers. 
Hundreds of constantly improved sweet 
and field corn hybrids, more disease resistant, better yielding, better quality potatoes, other vegetables, grain, forage crops, 
fruits and flowers are available. 
this is part of our job, and an interesting part, too. 
Oats - Barleys - Wheats 
Last season earlier planting and less rusts resulted in better 
spring grain yields than for some years back. In 7 county tests 
Goldwin averaged 78.8 bus., Lenroc 76.3 bus., Vicland 56.9 bus. In 
the years just preceding when rust was serious, Vicland averaged 
61.9 bus. and Lenroc 59.2 bus. In many individual cases the differ- 
ence was much greater in favor of rust resistant Vicland. 
Unless you can predict rust, it seems advisable to use Goldwin 
or Lenroc for early and normal plantings and Vicland only for late 
plantings. 
With barleys, the choice is between Alpha, excellent in every 
way except rust susceptibility and L barley which is rust resistant 
but has very weak straw. 
The rust resistant spring wheats yield well, have excellent straw 
and promise to be profitable here in the east. 
GOLDWIN OAT - Product of Cornell Plant Breeders; outyields 
Lenroc and Cornellian by 16%; is highly resistant to smuts but sus- 
ceptible to rusts. In a Cornell test at Quaker Hill Farm in 1942 when 
rust was not serious, yields were Goldwin 87, Lenroc 83, and Vicland 
76 bu. per acre. In ’48, ’44, ’45, all rust years, Goldwin fell near 
Vicland but in ’46 outyielded it by 21.9 bu. or 38%. Tree type, tall 
straw, stands well. Medium size kernels, yellow, thin shucked, heavy. 
LENROC OAT - A close second to Goldwin. Susceptible to smuts 
and rusts. It previously averaged 2 to 5 bushels more than other 
station developed varieties and usually 5 to 15 bushels more than old 
varieties from the Central West. Tree type; tall, fairly strong 
straw; white, medium size kernels; thin husk. Must be planted early 
for best results. 
UPRIGHT OAT - Notable for tall but strong straw and good yield 
of big white oats. Out-stands all other big straw oats. Jf your oats 
usually lodge and you need a lot of straw, Upright will solve the 
problem, but you must plant early for best results, 
VICLAND OAT - With rust and smut resistance derived from an 
insignificant oat from Uruguay, combined in its inheritance with 
high yield, and weight, and straw strength from domestic strains, 
Vicland has outyielded former leaders in Wisconsin tests by 25 to 30 
bushels in the recent rust years. It has shown similar yield differ- 
ences in other states when plantings were late, when weather was 
% unfavorable, | or when rusts struck. So Vicland is good insurance 
against oat losses from weather or diseases. 
ALPHA BARLEY - Best two rowed barley for 
It is tree type with short, fairly stiff straw. Kernels are small, 
yellow, thin hulled, heavy. Matures early. 
Northeastern 
States. Wide adaptation, excellent straw, large kernels, high yields. 
- Best for mixtures with oats. Best for milk production but not for 
beer. Stands better after ripening than other kinds. Best for com- 
bining. Threshes cleaner. Its beards are barbed but not uncomfort- 
ably so. Susceptible to smuts and rusts. 
“T’ BARLEY - Originated in North Dakota. Six rowed, rough 
awned, heavy, plump, white kerneled barley of good malting quality. 
Rust resistant and moderately blight resistant. 
10 bushels more per acre than Wis. 38 Barley in rust years; yields 
about the same when there is no rust. Straw weaker than Wis, 38 
and than Alpha. Should be harvested early with binder. 
HENRY WHEAT - High yielding, rust and stinking smut re- 
sistant spring wheat developed by Wis. Exp. Sta. Large bearded 
heads. Large light red kernels of fair milling and good feeding 
quality. Many 40 to 50 bushel yields in Wisconsin in ’45, a rust year, 
nearly double Marquis. Our seed was grown here from Wis. certified. 
Plant early. : 
MIDA WHEAT - High yielder developed by N. D. Exp. Station. 
Moderately resistant to rusts and covered smut but susceptible to 
loose smut and scab. Tall strong straw, bearded heads, large hard 
red kernels; high protein, good milling and baking qualities. Should 
bring premium price for bread flour. 
(See Prices Page 3) 
Has averaged 8 to. 
Botanically, it is truly a time of miracles. 
Not the least of a farmer’s problems today is to evaluate these new things in terms of his own economy. 
The information herein, we hope, will help you. 
To help in 
Best wishes, K. C. LIVERMORE. 
Quaker Hill Certified Seed Potatoes 
Potato growers are being deluged with new varieties and more 
are in the making. Each has its favorable points. Many have 
drawbacks, too. Only a few have enough advantages to offset their 
disadvantages and justify their replacing varieties already establish- 
ed. Performance records and acreage figures seem to show that 
Warba, Cobbler, Katahdin and Sebago have proven their worth in 
the Northeastern States. These varieties quite satisfactorily meet 
most potato requirements of growers, dealers and consumers. 
We have tried and discarded Early Rose, Early Ohio, Bliss 
Triumph, Earlaine, Spaulding Rose, Chippewa, Houma, Green Mt., 
No. Nine, Rural New Yorker, Heavyweight, Russet Rural, Pontiac, 
and even high yielding Sequoia. Of the other new varieties, Ontario 
may equal, perhaps better Sebago; blight immune Placid or Virgil 
may oust Katahdin; ring rot resistant Teton may be needed to 
enable us to live with that disease. Further trials of these and 
others will show their worth. 
Meanwhile we offer some of the most disease-free stock obtain- 
able of the following varieties. Some of this comes from Jeff 
Baldwin’s Prince Edward Island farms which are devoted exclusively 
to producing foundation seed. Every practice and every precaution 
that will make his seed potatoes better in any way is followed. The 
result is seed that satisfies, completely. 
RED WARBA - Ten to 14 days earlier than Cobbler. Generally 
outyields it. Quality very good. Resembles Cobbler, but has red 
skin, some white showing. Mosaic resistant; susceptible to scab, 
leaf roll, etc. Best early in our judgment. Offer Wisconsin certified 
with clean reading in field and winter test. 
IRISH COBBLER - About 90 days; the main early potato. 
Round, white, deep eyed tuber of excellent quality. Offer foundation 
seed from Prince Edward Island and some from Minn. with “clean 
readings” for 26 years; grown by Jeff Baldwin. 
KATAHDIN - Matures 3 to 4 weeks. later than Cobblers. Fine 
appearing, white-skinned, round, flattened potato. Quality good. 
Resistant to virus diseases, scab and blight susceptible. Sets lightly 
but develops nearly all No. 1 size potatoes. Sets shallow, needs more 
and later covering. Excellent keeper. Offer Jeff Baldwin Founda- 
tion Katahdins grown on Prince Edward Island; also N.Y. cert. 
grown from Baldwin seed. Very low disease counts. 
SEBAGO - Matures about 2 weeks later than Katahdin. Has 
as 
proven resistant to blight both early and late and also to yellow 
dwarf, mild mosaic and scab. Smooth, shallow eyed, white skinned, 
round, flattened tubers. Attractive. Table quality excellent, equal 
to any in our opinion. In many tests, Sebago’s yields were generally 
equal to or better than other varieties except Sequoia. Popularity 
increasing rapidly in late potato areas. We recommend it highly for 
either garden or field. Offer Jeff Baldwin Foundation Sebagos 
grown on Prince Edward Island; also N. Y. cert. grown from Baldwin 
seed. Very low disease counts in field and winter tests. 
RING ROT 
Special precautions are taken to guard against bacterial ring rot 
and we are as sure as can be that the disease is not present in or on 
any of these seed potatoes or their containers. 
Better Bred Cabbage 
Between different strains of the same variety of cabbage, there 
are greater variations in yielding ability, disease susceptibility, shape, 
storage quality, etc., than most growers realize. | Strain tests con- 
ducted by Experiment Stations often show yield differences up to 3 or 
4 tons per acre. Storage tests show great differneces in shrinkage. 
Profits are affected by these differences. It pays to know the per- 
formance records of the strains you use. 
The strains of cabbage offered here, particularly the Glory and 
both green and red Danish are outstanding performers. They make 
the extra tons and have the extra quality that increase your profits. 
(See Prices Page 3) 


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