This is a splendid variety as a main bean crop in areas like north 
central Iowa, northern Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, southern Michigan. It 
is also used in Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota. The stalks 
are strong. The pods are mostly three seeded. It has good length of 
straw which is lodging resistant. It is perhaps the most widely 
grown bean throughout Iowa. Farther south it is used for delayed 
planting where they want the crop off the land early so they could 
put it into wheat. Yields of over 40 bushels per acre have been re- 
eorded in official tests for this variety. We can recommend it to you 
very highly. See Items 184‘and 185 on our price list for quotations 
on this variety. 
This is our earliest soybean. It is a wonderful 
bean for areas like northern Iowa, southern Mich- 
igan, Minnesota and other similar climatic areas, 
It has outyielded other well Known early varieties 
by a considerable percentage. It is a Mukden- 
Richland Cross. In some respects very similar to 
the Hawkeye but about a week earlier in matur- 
ity, two weeks earlier than the Lincoln and Adams. 
Michigan reports it bears its pods high above the 
ground for easy combining. Stands up well. High 
in yield. Seeds are quite large for an early variety. 
We especially recommend them as a main crop 
for northern Iowa and for delayed planting or 
early maturity farther south. They. are a splendid 
bean for such an early one. See Item Number 
183 on our price list. 
Hay soybeans are finer stemmed than the grain 
varieties that are described above. These grain 
varieties are sometimes used for hay. However, if 
ou want it strictly for hay, buy the hay beans. 
lant them at the rate of about a bushel and a 
half to the acre. We generally supply the Kingwa, 
a black bean, for hay purposes, although other 
varieties may be used. They will be good and the 
beans will be of the hay variety. See Item 188 
on the price list. ’ 
HAIRY VETCH. 
LIVES OVER ONE WINTER 
This is also known as Winter Vetch because 
. it is very hardy and will winter over in most 
any part of the U. §. The crop has as wide a 
range of use as Red Clover. Makes excellent hay. It furnishes 
pasture the first season when sown in the spring and makes a 
full hay crop the next year. 
Winter Vetch is an excellent cover crop to use in orchards. 
It is a wonderful crop to plow under for green manure. The root 
system is very fiberous and it is a great nitrogen-gathering 
plant. You add a lot of humus as well as soil-building elements 
to the land. Winter or Hairy Vetch does especially 
well on sandy soils and is one of the most profitable 
crops to grow on such land. It ean be grown success- 
fully on any well-drained land. This Vetch is highly 
drought resistant and also quite resistant to Alkali. 
It will germinate well on soils too Alkaline for most 
legumes. You can sow in spring or fall. When fall 
sown, acts as a winter annual like wheat. Remains 
green late in the fall, starts early the next spring. Is 
often sown with winter grain to help support the 
crop which has somewhat weak stems for its heavy 
growth. Sow 20 lbs. per acre. Inoculate 
your seed. See Item No. 68 on Price List. 
Postpaid 1 lb., 45e; 5 lbs., $1.75; 10 lbs., 
$3.25. All Vetch Seed is Gro-Coated Brand. 
Always Good Seeds for a Long Time 
Dear Sirs: Platteville, Wise. 
We have used Berry’s Seeds for a long time and 
have always had good results. We are very satisfied. 
Yours very truly, 
Ernest Stanton. 
V ie CH as Winter Vetch and should be sown only in the 
This variety is about a week later than the Hawkeye and two 
weeks later than the Blackhawks. It is generally advisable to grow 
as late a variety as the season permits because generally a larger 
yield of beans is obtained. Lincoln is a very high yielding bean. It 
outyielded the Illini and Dunfield by 20 to 30%. Lincoln has a higher 
oil content and the quality of the oil is extra good. It and the Adams, 
described below, run about neck and neck in production. Lineoln 
has a good straw growth. We recommend this for areas having con- 
ditions like the southern two-thirds of Iowa and the northern half 
of Missouri. Lincoln holds. its beans well for combining. Ohio, In- 
diana, Illinois, Missouri, Virginia, even Wisconsin and Michigan, 
give excellent reports on the Lincoln Beans. See Items 181 and 182 
on the price list. 
This is a very popular variety with a high yield. 
Good tall straw, perhaps even more lodge resistant 
than the Lincoln and may mature a few days 
earlier. In’ comparison to Lincoln, several tests 
show it superior in yield and stands up better. It 
has more oil content and is higner in protein, The 
Lincoln is still a good soybean and doing a won- 
derful job, but the Adams shows that it has some- 
what superior characteristics. This variety has 
been tested with the greatest of care and definite- 
ly proven itself as a high quality, top yielding 
soybean. The seed that we have for you in all of 
these varieties is thoroughly recleaned and every 
shipment guaranteed to satisfy. If you have never 
grown any of these Adams beans and you are in 
the area of its adaptation, we do urge you strong- 
ly to try some of them. See Item 180 on the price 
list. 
\INOCULATE SOY BEANS 
Be sure to inoculate soybeans for best possible 
yields. Prices for inoculation: 2 bu. size, 30e3 5 
bu. size, 50e; 25 bu. size, $2.25. Carton of six 5 bu. 
sizes $2.95. 
SPRING VETCH 
AN ANNUAL VARIETY 
This Spring or common Vetch is not as hardy 
spring excepting in areas where temperatures 
do not go below zero. The seeds are much larger and the plant 
makes a coarser growth than Winter Vetch. Although it-‘does 
not stand extreme cold it does prefer a cool-growing season. Ft 
can be grown as far south as regular field peas can be grown. 
This does not mean Cowpeas but the true peas. In fact, you can 
use this crop like Canada Field Peas. A good practice is to sow 
with oats and cut the two together for hay while the oats are 
still green, 
Sow the crop early in the spring. It will stand 
pretty cool weather and some freezing, same as peas. 
Sow 40 to 50 lbs. per acre with a couple of bushel 
of oats. Vetch grows 8 to 5 feet high. Grows fast and 
yields are heavy. Makes excellent feed that is high 
in protein. The crop also may be used as a green 
manure crop and plowed under while in bloom. Then, 
you of course, get no crop but you will add a lot of 
humus and nitrogen to your soil. It is necessary. that 
Vetch seed be inoculated. The cost is reasonable. 
See page 27 for information. Package of 
Inoculation for:100 lbs. of Seed costs only 
50¢c. See Item No. 69 on Price List. Post- 
paid 1 lb., 35e; 5 Ibs., $1.35; 10 lbs., $2.25. 
Marvelous Mixture—a Great Crop. (See Page 21) 
Dear Sir: Amsterdam, Mo. 
I bought 6 bu. of your “Marvelous Mixture”’ and the 
photo I have enclosed, will show a stand clear up to my 
armpits. It’s a wonderful crop. Your seed has always \ he 
been very satisfactory. : : poor Fe 
Yours very truly, A. E. Semsch. 
