
PAWNEE 
Never in all our experience have we ever seen a variety of Wheat 
take the country by storm as has Pawnee Wheat. We have yet to see 
or hear from a farmer who has seen it growing but what he wants to 
get it started on his farm. 
In Nebraska it outyielded all other varieties. Yields of over 70 bu. per acre 
are reported. In southwestern Iowa it is the top yielder by a good margin. In 
1944-45 it was top in northern Illinois test, outyielding Turkey 11.5 bu. per acre 
and it was top in central Illinois, outyielding Turkey 10.7 per acre. 
It ripened a week to 10 days ahead of any other Wheat and that is a big ad- 
vantage. Often hot weather shrivels the later wheat and cuts yields drastically. 
It is fast replacing other hard wheats like Turkey Red, Iowin, etc. Heads are a 
little shorter but there are more heads per acre as the plants stool out more. 
The grain is a little softer than some hard wheats but it has fine milling and bak- 
ing qualities. : 
Agricultural Agent's Report. 
Under date of June 28, 1945, this Agent writes in part, as follows: “Relative 
to the performance of Pawnee Wheat, I will say that it has been quite sensa- 
tional. After observing it grow under actual farm conditions, I will say that for 
this area it is one of the biggest imprevements in plant breeding that I have ever 
observed. It has a great deal of seedling vigor, stools prolifically, starts growth 
-early in the spring, is stiff strawed, practically immune to smut, does not seem 
to attract the Hessian Fly and matures early enough to escape serious rust dam- 
age. In addition to all of these favorable characteristics, it has high yielding 
ability. In test plots harvested in this county in 1942 and 1944, Pawnee Wheat 
yielded 36 bushels per acre compared to 24 bushels per acre for Turkey Red. 
; PEs —P. B. McMULLEN, Pawnee Co., Nebr. 
_ What Some Farmers Say About Pawnee 
G. R. Eveland of Cass County, Nebraska. In 1944 I averaged 30 bushels 
-per acre while neighbors with other varieties hardly got their seed back. 
'F. D, Addington, Gage County Nebraska. Pawnee yielded 30 bushels per 
acre, Cheyenne 8 bu. 
Four years ago there was scarcely a bushel of Pawnee Wheat in southern 
Towa. This year we estimate it at 90% Pawnee. Yields are running 40 to 60 
read per acre. Test weight 60 to 63 lbs. Moisture 12%. It pays to grow 
awnee. 
FAIRFIELD 
Sensational Hard Winter Wheat 
Yield Increases up to 175°. Matures Early. Strong Straws. 
Smut Resistant. Widely Adapted. A Fine Quality Wheat. 
{ Money-Making Features 
(1) Big Yields of fine quality grain. All information we have to date makes us 
eertain this is the heaviest yielding hard or semi-hard wheat yet developed. 
(2) Its early maturity puts it out of the way of damaging heat, drought or storms 
that often catch many varieties in the few days before maturity. It is a week to 10 
days earlier than many winter Wheats. 
(3) Lodge Resistance. Its strong stiff straw helps assure you of harvesting every 
‘Kernel of wheat that is produced. It also makes a better nurse crop for that reason. 
(4) It stools prolifically and makes more heads per acre than any other wheat 
we have seen. While the heads are a little shorter there are more of them which 
makes big yields. 
(5)) Disease resistance is another big feature in getting money making yields. 
Tt is very resistant to loose smut and quite resistant te leaf and stem rust. That 
means more pasture in the fall and more grain next year. 
(6) Insect Resistance. Pawnee has inherited much of Kawvale’s resistance te 
the Hessian Fly and also has a tolerance for it. That means it has ability: to produce 
a crop even though there is some infection. 
(7) A Fine Quality Wheat. It makes a creamy white flour as compared to a 
‘ yellowish flour that is obtained from most varieties. It makes a large loaf volume 
of good texture. Its mixing time is shorter and the dough more pliable than many 
other leading varieties. In the great producing areas of eastern Nebraska and Kansas 
where this Wheat originated Pawnee is rapidly replacing all other kinds. 
MAKE EXTRA PROFITS FROM PAWNEE 
Get more bushels per acre. Sell your first crop at premium prices to your 
-neighbors for seed purposes. Farmers who saw it growing paid as high as 
$11.00 per bushel for it in 1944. Even if you would sell on the market it will pay 
big extra profits to sow Pawnee, the Wheat that'is giving 50% more increase 
in yields. 
Prices—1 to 6 bu. $3.00 per bu.; 7 to 20 bu, $2.95 per bu.; 
Over 20 bu. $2.90 per bu. f.o.b. Clarinda, lowa, bags free. 
Hardy, heavy yielding soft heardless wheat 
Especially recommended for sections growing soft wheat.. More winter hardy 
than most of the well known soft or semi-hard wheats. Highly resistant to loose smut and mesaic disease. 
Best for Soft Wheat Sections 
The selection of wheat depends somewhat upon the type of wheat generally 
grown in your section. In most areas our Pawnee Wheat will be tops in yield 
as it has so many fine characteristics. However, it is harder type of wheat than 
is used in come sections. Millers in many eastern and some southern sections 
want a softer wheat and are not equipped to handle other types. For customers 
in soft wheat areas we recommend Fairfield wheat highly. 
= Characteristics of Fairfield 
This variety was developed by the Indiana Experiment Station. It was 
made by crossing Purkoff, which was a very hardy wheat having excellent pastry 
flour qualities with Fulhio a highly disease resistant kind. The results is a 
‘wheat that will probably replace many of soft and semi-hard wheats now being | 
rown. 
e It has rather a tall straw which is very stiff and strong. It resists lodging 
for as long as three weeks after normal ripening. The grdin is also very resist- 
ant to shattering. Makes an excellent grain for combining. Losses in shattering 
were lower for Fairfield than any of the standard varieties in Indiana tests. 
Heavy Yields—Fine Quality 7 
Fairfield has been a top yielder. In Lafayette, Indiana} tests show it pro-, 
duced 43.9 bu: per acre compared with 34.8 for Purkoff; and 31.8 bu. for Fultz; 
Fairfield led all other varieties in the reported tests in seven different fields in 
Indiana. 
Big yields are vital to big wheat profits but it is also necessary to have good 
milling qualities. Some wheats yield well but their milling and baking qualities 
are inferior. Fairfield produces a high grade flour suitable for baking into high 
quality pastry products. It has soft tender gluten, grinds into a fine white flour, 
Adapted to Many Soils and Climates 
Fairfield ripens at the same time of Medium early varieties such as Michigan, 
Amber, Fultz, Trumbull, Poole, etc. It is apparently adapted to a wide range of 
soil and climate conditions. It proved superior in yield and quality to other 
standard varieties grown in Indiana. 
In the Uniform Eastern Soft Wheat Nursery Tests some 30 varieties and 
strains of wheat were tested. In ten tests of these 30 varieties and strains in 8 
different states in the soft wheat section east of the Mississippi River, Fairfield 
gave the highest average yield in a 2 year test. _ eo 
Start Growing It This Year 
If you are in a soft wheat sectiom we urge you to start growing our Fairfield 
Wheat this year. Grow a better wheat and a heavy producer. We have fine 
quality ity seed for you. 
1 to 6 bu. $3.10 per bu.; 7 to 20 bu. $3.05 per bu.; 
Over 20 bu. $3.00 per bu. f.0.b. Chicago, bags free. 
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