I Soil of average fertility. 
Clinton's Save 1947 
Helminthosporium blight struck a 
devastating blow at ordinary oats. 
varieties like Tama, Vicland 
Last year 
areas the older 
and Boones were hardly worthwhile cutting. 
The straw was broken. 
harvest. 
poor. 
Golden Beauty stood tall and erect. 
ripe the straw stood up. 
in shattering. 
The grain was plump with thin 
The performance of these oats is noth- 
the grain was dead 
There was no loss 
were heavy. 
hulls. 
ing short of sensational. 
How fortunate that these new blight 
ant oats are more plentiful now. 
is very apt to spread over the country. 
ever it hits you will almost be forced to discard 
the old kinds that are so easily affected. 
safe thing is to change to Clintons now. 
where there is no blight Clintons will outyield 
10 to 20 bushels ‘per acre. 
Now that seed costs are down you can hardly 
An extra 15 bushel 
an acre even with oats as low as 70c a bushel 
acre extra profit. 
probably sell all your crop at a premium for 
Highty bushel at 
50 bushel of or- 
most varieties by 
afford not to sow Clintons. 
means $10.50 an 
seed at $1.00 to $1.25 per bu. 
$1.00 equals $80.00 an acre. 
dinary oats at 70c is only $35.00 an acre, 3 
year Certified Clintons sold as high as $15.00 a 
They cost only a fifth of that now. 
bushel. 
Oat Crop 
They were hard to 
Yields were way down. 
In these same fields Clintons and Berry’s 
Wonderful Yield Records 
We have never known an oat to be so outstand- 
ing. None that will return so much for so 
little. One grower in Illinois sowed only 11% 
lbs per acre to make his high priced seed go as 
far as possible. That is only a little more than 
one-third of a bushel per acre. He harvested a 
yield of 55% bu. per acre. That means he got 
back 154 bushel of Clintons for eyery bushel he 
sowed. We do not recommend so light a seed- 
ing but we consider 2 bushel per acre ample. 
Official yield records for 1947 are not available 
as this is written. In Iowa 1945 yields of 114 
bushel per acre were recorded with a 5 year 
average of°87.5 bu. In Indiana Clintons and 
Bentons tied for first: place and they were 
ahead of all other varieties. In Ohio Clintons 
showed a yield of 113.1 bu, per acre compared 
with Vicland 71.8. In Illinois Clintons and 
Bentons led all the rest. Pennsylvania re- 
ported Clintons outyielding Viclands by 50% 
In New York the Mohawk is a popular oat but 
the Clinton beat it and vielded 86,5 bu. against 
Vicland 56.9. 
Hverywhere that we know of: Nebraska, Kan- 
sas, Missouri, Minnesota, Michigan, these oats 
ire doing a bang-up job of producing hig 
vields of high quality oats. They mature as 
curly as Tamas and Vicland and are 3 days 
eartier than Marion, 
In many 
Quality was 
Even after 
The yields 
resist- 
This disease 
Wher- 
The 
Even 
You can 
Last 
Heanacr en SIVOS and MONEY MALIMG FEATURES 
A Fine Quality Oat 
You will be delighted with the feeding value of these oats. The berries 
are large and the hull is thin. That means a more meaty grain. -Pound 
for pound they are worth more for feed than chaffy or thick hulled vari- 
eties. You should normally get a test weight of 35 lbs. per bushel, 37 is 
not uncommon. Weather and soil conditions influence this weight. In 
Tllinois Clintons weighed 35.3—Viclands 30.6. Columbia and Marion 29.6 
when grown under the same conditions. Those Clintons generally rate 
as Heavy weight oats. Vicland and Ajax medium Heavy. Columbia and 
Marion, Medium. Remember when you grow Clintons you can not only 
expect more bushels per acre but also more feeding value per bushel. 
Strong Strawed—Widely Adapted 
F Clintons have very heavy stiff straw. It grows to a good height. Note 
) its height in relation to combine in the photograph above. We have 
' never known this straw to lodge even on the richest land. It does not, 
however, need rich land. Clintons will give a good return on most any 
You. will find this an excellent oat for combin- 
Ying if you will let it stand till the grain is fully ripened. 
‘The early maturity also makes these oats suitable to grow over a wide 
arex. We consider them highly satisfactory in all but perhaps th’e 
extreme southern section of the spring oat belt. Even there we believe 
they will prove superior because of their disease resistance. 
Disease Resistance 
We huve mentioned the great resistance these oats huve to Blight. Tliey 
Pare also resistant to rust. There are 82 races of stem rust and Clintons 
Rison: s Topeka, Kansas. 
to let you know that I am pleased with your. 
er of Berry’ for 10 years and have always 
linton Oats are very good and I recommend 
r than any other oats. : 
Yours truly. -ALOYS SCHWERMANN, 







are resistant to 76 of them. They are highly resistant to races 8 and 
10 which have been doing most of the damage in recent years. Clintons 
are also highly resistant to both loose and covered smuts and Halo 
blight. It is this combination of disease resistance, strong straw, early 
maturity, large meaty kernels and wide adaptability that make Clinton 
Oats so very outstanding. If you live where spring oats are grown be 
sure to plant some Clintons or Berry’s Golden Beauty Oats. See page 9. 
High Quality Seed Stocks 
We have ready .for you the finest seed stocks that money can buy. 
Certified Clintons ure “Blue Tag” quality. That is always tops. 
fied” seed is grown from seed on which all records are transferred 
through official state authorities. Thus the seed stock is checked. Then 
later the crop is inspected while growing in the field. That must come 
up to certain standards or the seed-cannot be Certified. Then later after 
the seed is harvested and cleaned it is inspected. The seed is tested and 
must have strong growing power, If the seed is o.k. in all respects the 
state tags are furnished for the seed and it can be sold as “Certified Seed.” 
Naturally these inspections and records cost money and a certain amount 
of so called “Red Tape” is necessary. Therefore Certified seed costs more 
than non-certified seed. Some growers do not want to bother with get- 
ting Certification and holding seed for inspectors, ete. Therefore genuine 
Clintons can be had from reputable growers at a discount. We have 
some of this non-certified seed too. It is grown from Certified seed and 
we Know it is reliable in every way. 
Prices Certified Clintons: 1 to 15 bu., $2.85 per bu.; 16 toe 45 bu., $2.86 
ver bu.; 46 to 99 bu., $2.75 per bu.; 100 bu. or more, $2.70 per bu. 
Prices on Non-Certified Clintons, grown from Certified seed, are 25¢ per 
bushel less than the above prices. ace 
Our 
“Certi- 
s 
j Meservey, Lowa. 
Dear Sirs: I have been buying seeds trom Berrys every year I jay: 
farmed, I received them promptly. They have been very satisfactory 
and have saved money. My favorite pasture is Just-Rite Red Clover 
Mixture. a 
BERT SUNTKEN 

Yours truly. 


