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$6 Support Price 
Again in 1948! 
The government again requests 
record flax production. The goal 
for Minnesota farmers alone is 
nearly 14% million acres! To in- 
sure this production, a support 
price ‘of $6.00 per bushel has 
again been specified for the 1948 
crop. This is well over three times 
the pre-war price, 
Tests Show Flax Easy on Land 
Contrary to opinions of many farmers, flax does not deplete 
the soil as much as other small grains, according to a recent 
report from the U. 8S. Flax Institute. 
of North Dakota’s Experiment Station, 
Tests by T. E. Stoa 
show: 
Pounds of Pounds of 
Bushel Nitrogen Phosphorus 
Yield Withdrawn Withdrawn 
per Acre per Acre per Acre 
seer 36 4.88 
peer ST 38.5 5.1 
We Gait) 35.3 5.9 
Sseortesl be be 29.6 3.5 
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture reports that flax is no more risky to grow than wheat or 
other grain. 
sota and North Dakota. 
New Flax Varieties 
To obtain large crops, sow early right after 
grains are planted. The earlier that Flax is 
sown, the better able the plant will be to with- 
stand wilt and other diseases. Treat seed with 
Ceresan—Page 64. Sow 38 to 4 pecks per acre. 
NEW MINERVA FLAX 
The new yellow-seeded flax developed by Min- 

nesota’s Experiment Station. Minerva’s_ out- 
standing features are its high yields and its 
extra high oil content, which makes it most 
desirable to the crushers. It has exceeded all 
other varieties in percentage of oil content, and 
the oil quality is similar to that of Red Wing. 
It shows fair resistance to rust and pasmo, but 
has shown some susceptibility to late wilt at 
University Farm, although it is much more re- 
sistant at Fargo. However, Minerva is recom- 
mended for all sections of Minnesota and similar 
areas because of its fine all-round performance. 
Seed is scarce. See Blue Figure Price List. 
NEW DAKOTA FLAX 
This new flax from North Dakota’s Agricul- 
tural College has proved one of the highest yield- 
ing varieties in most all flax growing sections. 
It appears well adapted in a wide range of en- 
vironments. In official Minnesota trials (3-year 
average), Dakota yielded 19.6 bu. per acre; 
Koto, 19.0 bu., and Minerva, 17.9 bu. Official 
North Dakota trials—Dakota, 23.2 bu.; Bison, 
11.1 bu.; Koto, 19.4 bu. 
Dakota is midseason in maturity. Plants are 
of medium height, have strong straw, and have 
proved resistant to rust and wilt, with moderate 
resistance to pasmo. Seeds are brown and 
slightly smaller than Bison. Oil content and 
quality, equal tg Red Wing. Recommended by 
Minnesota and North Dakota Agricultural Qol- 
leges. See Blue Figure Price List. 
NEW KOTO FLAX 
A new, high-yielding variety, mid-late in ma- 
turity, and resistant to wilt. Distinguished from 
Redwing and Biwing by its dark-blue flowers. 
Seed size, oil content and quality are very simi- 
lar to Biwing. Koto is not pure for resistance 
to rust but has not been injured appreciably 
under the rust conditions that damaged Bison 
severely the past two years. A selection from 
a cross of (Russian x Argentine) x Bison. at 
the Mandan, North Dakota Station. Koto appears 
well adapted to all sections of Minnesota and 
similar territories. See Blue Figure Price List. 
Winter Grains 
We expect to have available, in time for fall 
seeding; 
WINTER WHEAT: Marmin 
WINTER RYE; Imperial Wis. 6 
Write For Prices in August. 
GET EXTRA PROFITS— 
By treating all Seed Grains with Ceresan. 
See opposite page (page 64) for details! 

In fact, wheat yields have varied more than flax from year to year in Minne- 
Spring Wheat 
NEW MIDA WHEAT 
A new bearded, early maturing spring wheat 
with medium straw strength. Moderately re- 
sistant to leaf and stem rust and bunt, sus- 
ceptible to loose smut, and moderately sus- 
ceptible to scab. It has a high test weight per 
bushel and equals Thatcher in milling and 
baking characters except that it gives lower 
loaf volume. In 3 year tests (1941 to 1943) 
in North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, and 
Montana, it outyielded Thatcher by 13.8%. 
Mida was developed from Ceres-Hope-Florence 
parentage by North Dakota Experiment Station, 
In 1945 U.S.D.A. trials, Mida averaged 29.5 
bushels per acre, the highest yielding wheat 
at all 24 Regional Stations. Recommended by 
Minnesota Experiment Station and Northwest 
Crop Improvement Ass’n. See Blue Figure 
Price List. 
: RIVAL WHEAT 
Rival is the result of*a Ceres X (Hope-Flor- 
ence) cross at the North Dakota Station. It’s 
a bearded, mid-season, high-yielding hard red 
spring wheat. Plant is mid-tall and kernels are 
quite large. It is moderately resistant to stem 
and leaf rust. It is resistant to bunt and loose 
smut, moderately susceptible to scab, and sus- 
ceptible to black chaff. Rival has a higher 
bushel weight than Thatcher and appears equal 
in milling and baking quality. Recommended 
for southern Minnesota because it is less sus- 
ceptible to scab than other varieties. Recom- 
mended by Northwest Crop Improvement As- 
sociation, and Minnesota Experiment Station. 

Buckwheat 
Generally the best grain crop for poor, thin 
land. Does best in moist, cool climates. Seed 
at the rate of 3 or 4 pecks per.acre, late in 
the season when all danger of frost is past. 
Matures a crop in only 10 to 12 weeks. An 
excellent catch crop when seeded after canning 
peas or winter wheat have been removed. 
Yields vary from 15 to 30 bushels per acre. 
Buckwheat is an excellent weed eradicator, as 
its quick, vigorous growth offers severe com- 
petition to weeds. 
Because the varieties Japanese and Silver 
Hull have become mixed, we offer seed merely 
as ‘‘Buckwheat.’’ In fact, many growers con- 
sider it best to mix half and half seed of Silver 
Hull and Japanese varieties for sowing. The 
plants have somewhat different habits of 
growth, the Japanese generally growing taller 
and branching less than Silver Hull. Thus, 
when grown together, the two may occupy the 
land to better advantage. These varieties often 
have crossed among themselves, resulting in 
considerable. mixtures of the varieties and of 
red hybrids anyway. See Blue Figure Price 
ist. 

The Best in 
Malting Barleys 
NEW MONTCALM BARLEY 
The new malting barley from Canada de- 
scribed in recent magazines and farm papers. 
Montcalm gained considerable fame when these 
yield trials at Fargo were published recently: 
North Dakota Agricultural 
College Tests: 1945 1946 
NEW MONTCALM.......... 69.4 bu. 50.3 bu 
lie VOL Ian arod ae sees Sees 59.1 bu. 39.7 bu 
Wristonsinuase ac > ferteue © oot 62.7 bu. 38.6 bu 
NEAT CNUI) Rene ue Sean tte ene at 60.9 bu. 37.8 bu. 
Mars “(feed barley)... 2s tc sc 60.9 bu, 37.2 bu. 
New Montcalm outyielded ‘‘L’’ barley by 10.6 
bushels, and Wisconsin 88 barley by 11.7 
bushels per acre in 1946. It tested highest of 
all in Canadian malting tests. Montcalm ma- 
tures somewhat earlier than Wisconsin 38, is 
six-rowed, smooth bearded, and has_ stronger 
straw than ‘L’’ barley and Wisconsin 38. It is 
reported to be equal to other malting varieties 
in disease resistance but is somewhat suscep- 
tible to loose smut and stem rust and it pearls 
blue. In spite of these faults, Montcalm is 
profitable because of its high yield and its ability 
to qualify as a malting variety. Seed scarce. 
See Blue Figure Price List. 
NEW “L” BARLEY 
Resistant to Stem Rust 
New ‘‘L’’ or Kindred Barley was discovered 
as a single plant in a field of Wis. 37 Barley 
near Kindred, North Dakota, This entire field 
of barley was being plowed under because of a 
poor crop due to severe stem-rust damage, when 
this single plant, entirely free from rust, was 
noticed. Seed was saved and increased until it 
is now available to Northwest farmers. 
It matures 3 days earlier than Wisconsin 388. 
‘*T,’’ has’ an outstanding yield record, is not as 
subject to blight and foot rots as Wisconsin 38, 
and is recommended by Minnesota’s Experiment 
Station. ‘‘L’’ Barley is a 6-rowed, rough awned 
variety of white aleurone. It’s very high in - 
yield, with good test weight and satisfactory 
malting quality. It has high resistance to stem 
rust, but only moderate resistance to lodging. 
See Blue Figure Price List. 
WISCONSIN BARBLESS 
(WIS. 38) 
Developed by Wisconsin’s Experiment Station 
from a cross of Lion X Oderbrucker. It is a 
smooth awned, six rowed, white aleurone variety, 
with high yielding ability. Barbless is resistant 
to barley stripe, moderately susceptible to spot 
blotch, and susceptible to scab, loose smut, and 
stem and leaf rusts. It has moderately stiff 
straw. It is an excellent malting variety. Ap- 
proved by American Society of Agronomy in 
1940. Recommended by Minnesota’s Experiment 
Station. See Blue Figure Price List. 
“Seeding Wheat, Oats & Barley 
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In Combination 
We offer a Free Bulletin telling what varieties 
of ‘small grains mature at the same time and can 
be satisfactorily grown together. Write for it. 


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