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CHEROKEE 
An Early Maturing D69 Bond Cross 
The Clinton Oats with which you may 
be familiar was made by crossing D69x 
Bond. In making these D69 Bond crosses 
however, there were several strains came 
out and the Cherokee is one of those 
strains. Up until last year it was only 
carried under the name of a number. We had 
previously sold it under our private number 
333. Last year Kansas released this oat under 
the name Cherokee. 
It is distinctly different from most of the D69 
Bond crosses. The grains are much plumper 
than those of the Clinton. The hulls are very 
gbis and have a sort of a pinkish cast. The 
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Matures About a Week Earlier 
This early maturing feature is one of the fine points 
about Cherokee. Down in Missouri and Kansas for 
example, where hot weather is most apt to strike early, 
they want an oat that will mature as early as possible. 
Sometimes such conditions prevail further north, and 
in such years the early oat will fill much better. We 
consider the Cherokee Oat, under the average condi- 
tions to be fully equal to the Clinton in yield, and 
superior to it in grain quality. You should find big 
money in introducing these oats in your section. Get 
extra prices for seed. 
Price—3 to 15 bu. $2.25 per bu.; 16 to 45 
bu. $2.20 per bu.; 46 to 99 bu. $2.15 per 
‘bu; 100 bu. and up $2.10 per bu. 
CLINTON OAT 
No oat has ever received so much free publicity 
as the Clinton variety. The seed was distributed 
over a wide area in small lots when supplies were 
limited. Farmers throughout Iowa and other 
states heard about and saw this wonderful oat. 
Everybody wanted some. Prices ranged up to 
$15.00 a bushel a couple of years ago. They are just as 
good now as they were then. Of course they are more 
plentiful and prices are lower. For production of grain 
they are still sensational. With their strong straw they 
can be planted on the richest ground. They are medium 
in maturity, the straw is longer than the Cherokee or 
Mindo, but about four inches shorter than Benton. They 
mature a ocuple of days earlier than the Benton. In our 



































not grow quite as tallas the.¢ Clinton, aes. 
New Varieties 
Profitable 
The older varieties of Oats that 
were grown a few years ago are now 
obsolete. A farmer loses money when 
he plants them. Many of them are 
susceptible to new diseases that have 
come in. They lack strength of straw. 
The yields are much lower. 
Now we have greatly improved varieties 
available. Most of them have been devel- 
oped by crossing different varieties. That 
brings the best characteristics of two or 
more varieties into one oat. It does not 
cost a whole lot more per acre to sow these 
new varieties. The price per bushel is 
somewhat higher, but as a rule two bushels 
= one. 
Even though the cost per acre does be- 
come a little higher, the extra investment 
Pays enormous dividends in extra yields 
and finer quality. Some of the varieties 
listed here are more plentiful than others 
but by placing your order now you can be 
certain of getting the finest Oats at prices 
guaranteed the lowest for the season. 
Pay Part Down—Balance Later 
We will hold them for you until 
February lst if you desire, upon pay- 
ment of $1.60 per bushel down. Book 
your order now. These prices are 
guaranteed against decline so you 
can’t lose. 
opinion there is only one oat better in this maturity 
class. That is the Golden Beauty which is made from 
these Clintons. 
When you sow Clinton oats, do not make the mistake 
of sowing ordinary field run oats. They should be 
thoroughly graded in order to give you their best pro- 
duction. Yt would pay you to pay quite a little premium 
if necessary, to get heavily cleaned oats. You will reap 
the benefits—-in bigger yields and better quality. We 
can supply you with the seed in both the certified or 
non-certified. 
Price—Certified Seed: 3 to 15 bu. $2.05 per 
bu.; 16 to 45 bu., $2.00 per bu.; 46 to 99 
bu. $1.95 per bu.; 100 and up $1.90 per bu. 
Non Certified Seed: 15¢ per bu., less. Both 
will be top ‘quality Jots of seed. : 
per acre is a good seeding, some only y use Ze 






































You are probably acquainted with the Clin- 
ton oat. You know about its resistance to dis- 
ease. Its very strong straw and ability to stand 
up on the richest kind of ground. You have 
heard or seen of its big yields. This oat has 
proven.itself to be an extraordinary profit pro- 
ducer. With all its fine features however, it 
has one drawback and that is somewhat un- 
even maturity of the grain. When it appears 
to be ripe it will be found in combining that 
some of the kernels are still green or tainted 
with green. Those oats should be allowed to 
stand for at least a week after they appear to 
be ripe or they should be combined out of 
the windrow. However, some farmers do n 
like to do this. 
inate most of these late maturing grains. 
Golden Beauty are Clinton Oats 
Made Better 


due to some genitic weakness. We have discovered 
that certain size grains have a little different struc- 
ture from other grains in the Clintons, and that 
these grains with a different structure are the prin- 
cipal cause of this uneven maturity: We developed 
the technique of grading that removed practically all 
of these grains. One of the foremost Oat breeders in 










This is a cross that also was developed by the - 
state of Minnesota, the same as the Mindo. It 
is a cross of the Bond and the Anthony Oat. 
Instead of being earlier like the Clintons or the 
Mindos, the Bondas are just a little bit later. 
These are a very high quality oat. Normally 
will undoubtedly hear much more about these 
Bonda oats in the future. We believe it will 
pay you to introduce these oats into your sec- 
least for your first crop, for seed purposes. 
GOLDEN BEAUTY 
We Consider this the Finest Oat that Money Can Buy Today. 
_ know that under average conditions, they will yield 
We have found a way to elim- si — 
This uneven maturity of Clinton oats seems to be | 
Price—3 to 15 bu. $2.65 per bu.; 16 to 45 bu. $2.60 per bu.; 
46 to 99 oe: see 55 cS ae 100 oe and up a 50 per bu. 
“BONDA 
will run an unusually heavy test weight. You is short. 
tion. You should be able to get a.premium, at 
the United States has observed this technique. He 
has seen what it has done to oats that went through 
our process and he is enthusiastic about it. He has 
made the statement that we are rendering a real 
service to American farmers in preparing the Clin- 
ton Oats in this manner. , 
It is astonishing to see in the field what a differ- 
ence this makes. We made some test plots where we 
sowed the regular state certified Clintons, and next 
to it the Clintons, prepared by our special method, 
which we now call the Golden Beauty oat. When 
the oats were heading out there was even a distinctly 
different color in the strips of Golden Beauty and 
certified Clintons. You could see it from a distance. 
The seed heads were more compact. The Golden 
Beauty’s were darker, healthier, stronger, and we 
better. 



nteed To Increase Yields 
Tm olden” Beauty oats we have to re- 
re on the average 30% of the Clintons. That 
means a loss of grain and a somewhat slow and ex- 
pensive method of grading. The price of these oats 
has to be a bit higher on that account. However, we 
will guarantee that these Golden Beauty oats will outyield 
any other oat. If they fail to do that we will refund 
you the difference in the price per bushel that you 
pay us for these Golden Beauty, the price at which 
we are selling any of our state certified oats for. 
You can’t go wrong on a deal like that. We couldn’t 
afford to make it if we did not consider them tops 
in every way. 
Guar 

This variety has a distinguishing feature such as 
quite a few heavy awns on the oats. That is sort of a 
trade-mark, you might say, that nature has put on 
them. In a number of tests, these Bondas have out- 
yielded the Clinton oat. That alone is ample reason 
why farmers are wanting to get started with this new 
variety. It is also disease resistant. Its relatively tall 
straw growth is desirable where straw growth normally 
For profitable seed production start growing 
Bondas this next year. 
Price—State Certified Blue Tag Seed: 3 to 15 bu. 
$2.25 per bu.; 16 to 45 bu. $2.20 per bu.; 
46 to 99 bu. $2.15 per bu.; 100 bu. and up 
$2.10 per bu. 





















Quality Most 
Important 
Some of these varieties of oats, 
listed on this page, can be purchased 
from other houses. The Golden Beauty 
is exclusively a Berry offering. 
In all of these varieties that are obtain- 
able there can be a big difference in qual- 
ity. That can be true even in state certified 
seed. We take great pride in the oats that 
we produce ourselves. Whether the stock 
is grown under certification or without 
certification, we make our grades better 
than is required by the certification rules. 
The certified Oats that we obtain from 
other sources,- we also specify thorough 
cleaning and heavy grading, so that our 
customers will get. better tba. the average. 
seed. == os 
Comparisons rae Superiority 
If you will grow these side by side 
with others you will be astonished as 
to what this means in the way of 
yield. It will pay you to demand 
Berry’s oats because they will make 
more profits for you. 
Remember you can buy them now, 
for future delivery, upon payment of 
$1.00 per bushel down. Our price is 
guaranteed against decline. 
The Benton is 
BEN ON ; pa at 
i oat. is the 
tallest strawed strain of the D 69 ae crosses 
that were made. This is especially good on the 
thinner soils where the straw growth is apt to 
be short. While it is long it is always heavy 
and strong. It stands up well even on rich land. 
The maturity is a day or two later than that of 
Clinton. The grain is heavy. It has a thin hull 
' and lots of meat. Like all the other D69 Bond 
crosses, such as Cherokee, Clinton, and of course 
the Golden Beauty, it is resistant against blight. This 
Helminthosporium blight disease has made many of the 
old varieties entirely obsolete.» No farmer should sow 



An Earlier Maturing Oat 





This variety matures about as early as 
the Cherokee, described on the opposite 
page. It was developed by the Minnesota 
Experiment Station. It is a cross of Bond 
with double cross A. As compared with 
the Clinton it will mature almost a week 
earlier. The straw of the Mindo is somewhat 
shorter. It is a very stiff straw. A good many 
farmers prefer earlier maturing shorter strawed 
oats, especially when used as a nurse crop. They 
feel that it does not shade the ground quite as 
heavily and gives the clover and grass seeds a better 
chance. That may be true in some instances. It is un- 
doubtedly true that in years when you get real hot 
weather at the time the grain is maturing, that late oats 
may not fill well. An earlier oat is more apt to be out 
of the way of hot weather, where the later one might 
be caught by it. This seems especially true in the sout 



















ern part of the spring oat region. Even farther nort LS 
however, this characteristic is somewhat appreciated, as 
is evidenced by the fact that Minnesota developed this 
earlier oat. 
It is a good yielding oat, especially good in seasons 
where hot weather may catch the later oat. Under 
normal conditions, however, varieties like the Golden 
Beauty, Clinton and Bentons will probably outyield it. 
If you want an early maturing oat the Mindo is a good 
selection but the grain quality is not as fine, nor as big 
as the Cherokee Certified Blue Tag. 
Price—Certified Seed: 3 to 15 bu. $2.15. 
per bu.; 16 to 45 bu. $2.10 per bu.; 46 to 
99 bu. $2.05 per bu.; 100 bu. and up 
$2.00 per bu. 
















































any variety that has Victoria line in the cross, because 
it is apt to be susceptible to that disease which seems 
to become more and more prevalent. When that disease 
hits, yields drop down to practically nothing. The straw 
goes down. It is hard to save what grain it does pro- 
duce. There are many farmers who prefer the Benton 
over the Clinton and they would unquestionably be more 
profitable from a seed production standpoint for this 
coming year, inasmuch as they are still in smaller supply, ~ 
Price—State Certified Blue Tag Seed: 3 to 
15 bu. $2.15 per bu.; 16 to 45 bu. $2.10 
per bu.; 46 to 99 bu. $2.05 per bu.; 100 bu. 
and up $2.00 per bu. 
Non-certified Seed: 
















15c per bu. less 








