Our Production 1 Grading Improves Quality 
The Best That 
Money Can Buy 
Farmers who receive and plant our Blue 
Seal Processed Oats write “the best seed I 
ever put in a drill.” It is a far extra meas- 
ure of quality that is building an enviable 
reputation for our seed oats. It costs money 
to put oats in this shape. They have to sell 
for a little more, but they are well worth it. 
Compared to prices that some agents get 
out in the country our prices are way down, 
and the quality way up. It will pay you to 
demand Oats of a character that you will 
get when you specify Berry’s Blue Seal Process Oats. No matter 
what kind of Oats you buy from us, they will be Blue Seal processed, 
unless specifically stated. 
Most handlers of Oats clean them over a screening mill. But our 
BLUE SEAL PROCESS goes far beyond that. First there is a screeng 
ing mill, then another machine to grade the Oats to size, the next 
machine grades them by weight, because all grains of the same size 
are not equally heavy. We remove the light ones. Next, they go through 
a buffer which polishes them and removes awns where present, mak- 
ing them easier to sow either drilled or broadcast. Whether you buy 
Certified or Non-Certified seed, they will be the Blue Seal Processed 
Oats which are superior to the average Certified, because we go be- 
yond the specifications of Certifications, in making this for you. This 
quality of Oats can give you as much as 10 bu. per acre more yield 
for the same variety that is not so handled. Make better Oat profits 
by sowing Berry’s Blue Seal Processed Oats. 
JAMES HULLESS OATS 
This is the newest variety of Hulless Oats. It comes from South Dakota. It 
was obtained by crossing different varieties in order to get into one Oat the most 
desirable characteristics of other hulless oats. The Hulless Oat, you know, is all 
meat and it is higher in feeding value than other oats for that reason. 
The James Hulless is a medium early, stiff strawed hulless oat. It has about 
the same maturity as the Clinton. It has resistance to lodging, leaf rust, stem 
rust and is highly resistant to blight. It may be susceptible to a few races of 
rust like Clinton, but is the most disease resistant hulless oat. 
Over a four year test in South Dakota, it showed an average test weight of 
45 lbs. per bushel. In comparing yield, allowances have to be made for hulls. 
When adjustment was made for hulls, the yield of James over this four year 
period at Brookings, South Dakota, was 82 bushel per acre, compared to 75.4 for 
Clinton. At Highmore, it was 74.8 for James and 64.4 for Clinton. You will 
occasionally find a hulled oat in with these hulless oats. The heavy yields that 
are obtained from this variety more than compensate for this. It is one of the 
very finest of hulless oats that has ever been developed. Figure on sowing 
around 50 lbs. per acre. The seed is Certified and comes in 100 lb. bags. Tagged 
and sealed. Orders for amounts other than 100 lbs. will be shipped in bags 
without certified tags. See Item 1'79 on price list. 
HEROKEECANIDIRIEW, 
One of the Very Best Early Oats 
Resistant to Crown Rust Races 8 and 45 
This variety has the same parentage as the Clintons, 
however, it is a different selection and has somewhat 
different characteristics. The regular Clinton is re- 
sistant to most Crown rust with the exception of 8 
and 45. Race 45 is showing up in some sections and 
here the Cherokee should show up distinctly superior. 
The Cherokee is also earlier in maturity and ranges 
from 4 to 5 days to as much as a week earlier. The 
kernels are very plump and compact. The grain has 
an ivory color with sometimes a pinkish tinge. It has 
the nicest grain quality of any we’ve seen. We mean, 
the crop as it is harvested on the farm is heavier. Be- 
cause of its earliness it is a great favorite in sections 
of the south where they like an early maturing Oat. 
Kansas especially likes Cherokee. It is frequently true 
that even farther north Oat yields are sometimes re- 
duced rather drastically because of hot weather com- 
ing in before the grain is fully matured. Then the 
grain does not fill and yields are very disappointing. 
Therefore we consider the Cherokee Oats one of the 
best all around Oats that can be grown year in and 
year out, throughout the spring grain section. We con- 
sider it good even in States to the north of us. An- 
other surprising factor is the feeding value of-these 
Oats. In a test made at the University of Nebraska 
Experiment Station, in co-operation with the Federal 
Plant at Ithaca, the Cherokee showed 15.1% protein 
and 9.2 Bl. This was materially higher than the Clin- 
ton being a full half percent higher in protein and .07% 
higher in the Bl. 
We are giving these Cherokee Oats a very heavy 
grading, as explained in Blue Seal Process above. 
It is truly a wonderful product. You will be indeed 
proud of the seed that you will receive from us when 
you buy these Cherokee Oats. Big, plump, heavy meaty 
kernels, thoroughly recleaned. 
See Item 170 on our Price List for Quotations. 
Twenty Years of Satisfactory Dealings 
Eaton, Ohio 
Dear Sirs: 
I have bought Berry Seeds for almost 20 years and 
have been more than satisfied. You have fine values 
and they are always at reasonable prices, 
Sincerely yours, 
Myron §. Burch. 
A yellow seeded oat with a fine yield record 
The Andrew variety of Oats has been grown over a 
wide area: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, the Dakotas. 
Other states have used it and everywhere it goes it 
seems to give a very good account of itself. Minnesota 
reports it as an early maturing variety, that has ex- 
celled in yielding ability. Experiments in Illinois and 
Indiana indicate that it heads out very early, but 
grains ripen somewhat slowly and, therefore, does not 
mature much earlier than the Clinton. In fact, I think 
it will run very near the same. It is not quite as strong 
strawed as the Clinton, therefore, we do not recom- 
mend it especially for rich land. But on the average 
soil and on the poorer land the Andrew could make you 
an excellent Oat. The variety has shown a good test 
weight per bushel and a low percentage of hulls. That 
makes it, theréfore, an Oat of excellent feeding value. 
From the standpoint of disease resistance it shows 
resistance to Helminthosporium, Stem Rust, excepting 
Races 8 and 10, and all Races of Crown or Leaf Rust 
excepting 45. Iowa reports that it is somewhat tolerant 
to Race 45 of Crown Rust and in that respect is some- 
what superior to the Clintons or the Reselect lines of 
the Clinton. The height of the plant is somewhat sim- 
ilar to the Clinton. While some tests might indicate a 
little weakness in straw, other states like Iowa report 
that it has a stiff straw, and Minnesota that it has 
excellent standing ability. 
This Oat was developed by the Mirnesota Experi- 
ment Station from a cross between the-Bond and Rain- 
bow variety. Those are both excellent blood lines. 
When you buy these Andrew Oats from Berry’s, you 
get them Blue, Sealed Processed and that means that 
you buy them at their best. Our seed is straight certi- 
fied stock, Blue Tag quality. This assures you of high 
varietal purity. And we go a step farther with our 
Blue Seal Process, as explained in the upper left hand 
corner. .We have cleaned these oats better than re- 
quired for certification because we want our customers 
to get seed oats that are the finest money can buy. The 
extra yield that can be obtained with this heavier seed 
stock will generally more than pay the cost for sowing 
new seed each year. See Item No. 173 on Price List 
for quotations. 
Finds Seed Exactly as Advertised 
Fulton, Il. 
Dear Sirs: pee eS 
I have used your seed for a number of years and have 
always found it very satisfactory. We have always been 
able to depend on the seed being exactly as you have 
advertised it. 
Very truly yours, 
Robert W. Lockhart. 
