NEW & BETTER SEED GRAINS for the NORTH 
Mei FLAX STILL NEEDED IN 1949! © 
The government is asking for over 3 million 
acres of flax in 1949 and will support the price 
at 90% of parity, or slightly under $4.00, This 
is a fair relative price in comparison with corn, 
wheat, barley and oats. Farmers with suitable 
land will still find flax highly profitable in 
1949. 









FLAX STILL PROFITABLE IW ’49 
In 1948, flax returned the biggest income per 
acre of the popular Northwest crops, according 
to Government October yield estimates and Gov- 
ernment reports of prices paid farmers: 
Average 
Average Farm Price Income 
Crop Acre Yield Oct. 1948 Per Acre 
Plat case cil. bU. @ / $5.74 $63.71 
OL Se releceteutte © « 41.7 bu. @ 1.38 57.54 
Soy Beans....20.8bu. @ 2.20 47.21 
Spring Wheat..16.0 bu. @ 1.98 31.68 
Barley ......* 26.1bu. @ 1.10 28.71 
Oaist sea) 6.2: 36.4 bu. @ -70 25.48 
In 1949, even if flax brought only $3.80, it 
would still bring $42.00 per acre (based on ’48 
yields) which would be exceeded only by corn and 
soybeans, 
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 witr 
Ceresan—Page 64. Sow 3 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, 
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, 
41.1 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 to Red Wing. Recommended by 
Minnesota and North Dakota Agricultural Col- 
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. 


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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 8 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. 
HENRY WHEAT 
A higher yielding, hard red spring wheat re- 
cently developed by Wisconsin Experiment Sta- 
tion and U.S.D.A, It’s considered a tall variety, 
although slightly shorter than Mida. It matures 
early, is moderately resistant to stem rust, and 
is exceptionally high yielding. Henry averaged 
33% bushels per acre for 5 years in Minnesota 
tests at several locations. This is 4 bushels 
more, or 13% higher than Mida, Henry is a 
most valuable feed wheat variety, but is not 
recommended where hard red spring wheat is 
grown for milling purposes, because of its poor 
milling quality. See Blue Figure Price List, 
Winter Rye 
EMERALD RYE 
A recent development of Minn, Experiment 
Station. Most uniform colored of the green 
seeded types. Sufficiently winter hardy to be 
recommended by Minn, Experiment Station 
wherever rye is grown in quantity, Averaged 
40 bushels per acre in 11 year trials at Waseca. 


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‘See Price List. 
IMPERIAL RYE 
Wisconsin’s new high yielding Winter Rye 
differs from older strains in that it’s pure for 
colorless seed (often called White Rye). Well 
adapted throughout the Northwest. Averaged 
41.4 bushels per acre in 11 year trials at the 
Waseca (Minn.) Station. Its high yield and 
good milling quality won its recommendation by 
Minnesota Experiment Station. See Blue Figure 
Price List. 

Buckwheat 
Generally the best grain crop for poor, thin 
land. Does best in moist, cool climates. Seed 
, at the rate of 8 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 haye 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 
ae 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 MONTCAUGM ....c00... 69.4 bu. 50.3 bu 
ce Ligee On. MIndned so Mettss.o notes 59.1 bu. 39.7 bu 
WHSCOMSIN © SBieccctaa ccinee en: 62.7 bu. 38.6 bu 
Manhcnurighe es croc oc ctiseion . 60.9 bu. 387.8 bu 
Mars + (feedsparley:) ..2 0% wantrc 60.9 bu, 37.2 bu. 
New Montcalm outyielded ‘‘L’’ barley by 10.6 
bushels, and Wisconsin 38 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 
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 dué 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 38. 
**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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