New Strain (BROOME 
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Especially adapted to Iowa, Nebraska and States to east and south. ; : Wace i 
Brome Grass is not new. It has been grown’ for many years. In recent 0 
years its great value has become more widely known. New selections of 
Brome Grass that have been made in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska have tre- 
mendously increased the acreage. These new strains are known by the 
names of Lincoln, Achenbach and Fisher. All are very similar. We classify 
these types under our term of New Strain. 100 Ibs, 
Easier to Get Stands. Makes Larger Growth 
This seed is produced from stands grown farther south than much of the Brome 
sown in the U. S. A. This seems to produce a crop that will stand hot weather better. 
That is why so many say it is easier to get stands of the New Strain Brome. 
This also makes decidedly taller growth which has come by selections of seed from 
that type of plant. Many crops have been greatly improved by selection. You get some- 
thing decidedly superior in our New Strain. Most of our seed comes from Nebraska. 
There is an enormous demand for such seed. 
Some State Reports on New Strain Brome 
Kentucky reports 50% increase in production over crops grown from more northern 
seed. Illinois says it is decidedly superior in yield, especially in the southern half of the 
state and that farmers had better success in getting stands. Reports from Iowa, Kansas , 
and Nebraska all show a taller growth and say it is very much superior, Ohio reports i 
it as distinctly superior throughout the state. Some claim stands last : 
longer. The evidence clearly indicates greater resistance to hot weather. 
Big Money in New Strain Brome 
A farmer near Lawrence, Kansas, is reported to have received $1900.00 
for seed from 16 acres plus $435.00 for hay or a return of over $145.00 
per acre. 
A Nebraska farmer pastured 700 hogs on 100 acres of Brome Alfalfa pasture. It 
reduced his protein supplement 50%. A Burchard, Nebraska farmer considers his 
pasture worth $50.00 to $60.00 an acre as it carries a lot of stock and reduced the 
need for protein supplement. A Wisner, Nebr. farmer is increasing his acreage of New 
Strain Brome and Alfalfa because he says an acre of this will produce more beef than 
an acre of corn. He feeds 2000 and 3000 cattle and has no,trouble with bloat. Iowa 
finds New Strain Brome far superior to Blue Grass, because it provides earlier grazing 









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CANADIAN NO. 1 BROME 
In northern sections” New Sirens NO aa aorni tery 
superior asin SOUthern) StAteSs Wie Can Bia pl yao 
Northern | @row i: Brome, CATA RAY ODIO SEB 5 ay AT ER 
attractive price. Some southernvenstoiners, stp Drerer 
Canadian seed: They: say Chats WUT AOS Os IFO We 
quite as tall, itdasts Ionger because Te Goes Oe ueny woh 
Alfalfa quite as much." THiS apples SISO to Brome orer 
than the New Strain; which isosrow nt tes Coun try. 
We can generally supply sou with: Brome 







in the spring and a shorter dormant period in the summer, 
_ VERY PALATABLE—WIDELY ADAPTED 
Brome is more palatable than other grasses. Leaves retain their green color and pala- 
tability even after seed is ripe. Seed can be combined and still give you hay or pasture. 
It is a great drought resister. It is adapted to a wide range of soils from sands to 
peats. 
Fine for ditch banks_and to check erosion. A seeding lasts many years. Be sure to 
start some New Strain Brome because it is a very valuable crop to have on your farm. 
Price 1 bu., 14 lbs., $3.40; 25 lbs., $6.10; 50 Ibs., $12.10; 100 lbs., $24.00. 



An Astonishing Grower 
This is a grass you can grow on exceed- 
ingly wet land and it is also a great 
drought resister. In one of the driest 
years we had in Iowa, Reed Canary grass 
stood out like an oasis in a desert. It 
yielded 3 tons per acre when it was so dry 
Sudan only made half a crop. Produces 2 
5 to 3 cuttings per year. It is a great crop 
for waterways. It is good for hay or pasture. 
Grows 5 to 6 ft. High 
It is a very leafy grass. You almost have to see it to appreciate it. 
Yields up to 8 to 5 tons of cured hay per aere in two cuttings. 
Second crop is leafier but not quite as tall. Tests shows 9.43% pro- 
tein in first crop; 11.76 in second. A seeding lasts many years. Starts 
growing early in the spring and stays on the job until in the fall. 
Makes a strong sod. On land so wet cattle would bog down in it, 
Reed Canary grass made a sod so strong it would support 
a team and wagon. Its long life is indicated by a field in 
Minnesota that was used for hay crops for 15 years and 
then 18 years as a pasture. It is not a pest and can easily 
be eradicated by cultivation. ; 4 
While Reed Canary seed is rather hard to save there is 
real money in a good seed crop. With yields of 100 to 400 
lbs. per acre you can get a big extra income. You can 
harvest the seed and then still immediately after that get a 
good hay crop or a lot of pasture, This is a real money 
= making crop. 
Be sure to write for our Circular on Reed 
Canary Grass that tells how to grow it. 
Skiatook, Okla. : 
Dear Sir: j 
I was very pleased with the seed I bought from you. 
It’s more than satisfactory and has given me some of 
the best crops I have ever grown, 
Yours truly, 
Eugene Morgan. 
___ CANARY GRASS 

A Remarkable Permanent Grass of Very Great Value 


wish Brome Grass other than New Strain 
please specify either Canadian or Do- 
mestic Brome. They will give practically 
the same results. Price 25 lbs., $5.40; 50 
Ibs., $10.60; 100 lbs., $21.00. 
Grass grown either in Canada “orin the 
United States at the same ‘price:. :'The 
United States grown we generally list on 
our price list as Domestic Grown. If you Cs 
100 Ibs. 
Widely Adapted 
You may ask, “Can I grow Reed 
2?” Tt is adapted from 

Canary Grass? 
the Atlantic to the Pacific in the en- 
tire northern half of the United States and as far south as eastern 
Tennessee. Fall seeding is perhaps best in southern states, Frank 
Litchske of near Enid, Oklahoma, sowed Reed Canary grass in the 
fall. It has grown continually winter and summer for a long period 
of years. “He grazed 20 head of Hereford cattle on 4 acres for 60 days 
continually and there was still plenty left. He also reported it made 
good hay and checked soil erosion very effectively in that wheat 
country. 
Gordon Arbischer of Chilton, Wis., says he gets 1 to 3 loads per 
acre per cutting. Ordinarily 4 tons per acre in two cuttings. Seed 
yields range up to 450 lbs. per acre. Some of the land he has it on is 
subject to overflow for as long as 6 months. The stand has been 
kept for years. 
A Big Money Maker 
You can get hay and seed and pasture all in one year. 
First a seed crop which grows on tall stems. Then the leaves 
can be cut for hay and there will be plenty of growth for 
pasture and often a second hay crop. It will change worth- 
less wet land to valuable acres. It will make money on 
good lands and it will save soils from washing. 
Sow around 8 pounds per acre on a firm seed bed. Early 
spring seedings are most common, excepting in the south. 
Be sure to write for our Free Circular on Reed Canary 
Grass. Small lots, Postpaid: 1 1b,, 75e;3 5 Ibs., 
$3.25; 10 lbs., $5.25. Not Prepaid: 25 lbs., 
$10.70; 50 lbs,, $21.30; 100 lbs., $42.50. 
La Salle, Colo. 
Dear Sirs: 
I have been buying my seed from Berry’s for a3 num- 
ber of years, and find that for germination, your seed 
ean’t be beat, I will buy all my seed from Berry’s 
in 1948, Sincerely yours, 
A, F. Brantner. 


