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IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 35.

SPRING RYE.

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This is quite different from the winter rye and is highly valued wherever known. It is not only more productive but the grain is of finer quality and it can be successfully grown in any latitude. The straw is of special value as it stands six or eight feet high, being better than that of winter rye and producing nearly four times as much straw as oats. Produces 30 to 40 bushels of grain per acre. As it does not stool like winter rye, not less than two bushels to the acre should be sown. Pkt. 5c, lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 60c, postpaid. By freight, pk. 60c, bu. $1.60; 2 bu. or more @ $1.45.

MONSTER WINTER RYE.
We consider Winter Rye one of the most important of all farm crops. In the first place it is a sure crop--failures being almost unknown. Every farmer should have at least a few acres of it. It is usually sown in the fall and as it grows very vigorously, will furnish pasture till late in the fall and also early in the spring before other grasses have begun to make a growth. For this reason it is of great value to dairy farmers. If sown very early in the spring it makes an early and abundant pasture but will not make a grain crop. Our Monster Rye is of extra quality and we are sure it will please you; no matter whether you want it for pasture or a grain crop. Pk. 50c; bu. $1.25; 2 bu. or more @ $1.10.

SPELTZ--A Valuable New Grain From Russia.
This most wonderful new grain was first introduced in this country by the Iowa Seed Co., and has proved of great value, and is now listed by almost all of the leading seedsmen. It is botanically known as Triticum Spelta, or Emmer, and is supposed to be the grain grown in Egypt in the time of Moses. It is mentioned several times in the Bible. For centuries past it has been grown in a limited way in Eastern Russia near the Caspian Sea, its value not being known to the civilized world. Is of high value for feeding and will make a fair grade of flour similar to rye. Will grow well and produce immense crops on poor soil, and dry weather appears to have no effect on it; will make a good crop with almost any condition of soil or climate. It makes excellent pasture and good hay if cut at proper season. Yields 70 to 100 bushels of grain to the acre besides several tons of straw for feeding. The grain is much richer than corn for feeding and of superior quality for fattening hogs, cattle, sheep, poultry, etc. May be sown in the spring or fall, 50 to 75 lbs. per acre. Per lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 60c, postpaid. By freight, peck 50c, bushel (40 lbs.) 90c; 2 bushels or more @ 85c; 10 bushels or more @ 80c.

SEED OATS.
A change of seed oats is even more important than a change of seed potatoes, and it will pay you to renew your seed oats this year by sowing some of our improved varieties and thus greatly increase your yield. Any variety, except where noted, at 25c per lb.; 3 lbs. 60c, by mail postpaid.
KHERSON.--A grand new variety described on colored plate. Per pk. 85c, bu. 90c, 2 bu. or more @ 80c, 10 bu. or more @ 75c.
LINCOLN.--When we introduced these oats to our customers in 1893 they had never been tested in this state, but had done so exceptionally well in Minnesota that we had much faith in them. Seven prizes amounting to $500.00 were offered for the largest crops grown from one bushel of seed sown, and in our 1894 catalogue we published a list of the awards, the first prize going to a man who grew 174 bushels from one bushel of seed sown, and the average of seven successful competitors was 116 bushels each. What we claim for the Lincoln Oats is that it is a heavy yielder, is comparatively early, has proved itself to be entirely rust proof, and stands up exceptionally well. On account of its soft nib, heavy meat, and thin hull it is unsurpassed for feeding and making into oatmeal. Per pk. 35c, bu. 90c, 2 bu. or more @ 80c, 10 bu. or more @ 70c.
The Lincoln Oats went about 25 per cent more per acre than other white oats on same kind of ground. I sowed them just as I did the others.--C. F. Herrick, Buchanan county, Iowa.
EARLY CHAMPION.--This grand new variety which was introduced in 1898, has given excellent satisfaction to our customers and it gave the largest yield per acre of any variety in the test at the Iowa Agricultural College, and is highly recommended by them. This variety has comparatively short straw, matures a week to ten days earlier than other kinds, largely escaping the liability to rust. Its greatest value lies in its adaptability as a nurse crop to sow with grass seed, as it does not stool as freely as some other sorts. Will not lodge on rich land. Henry Wallace, editor of Wallace`s Farmer, says: "I would rather risk growing grass seed with them than with any other variety I know of." Pk. 30c, bu. 75c, 2 bu. or more @ 65c, 10 bu. or more @ 60c.

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SILVER MINE.--A popular variety in some sections; has the reputation of yielding immense crops of 100 to 160 bu. per acre. The grain is usually large, plump and heavy, but has a reasonably thin hull. It is quite a hardy, vigorous variety and has greatly pleased our customers. It stands up well and has shown little tendency to rust. Our seed was grown from headquarters stock and is nice. Pk. 30c, bu. 75c, 2 bu. or more @ 65c, 10 bu. or more @ 60c.
WINTER TURF.--This valuable grain has for several years been growing in favor and use in many parts of the south and has proven valuable, both for the grain and for winter grazing. The oats may be sown any time from August until October. We have also sown these oats in the spring and they have done well. Per pk. 60c, bu. $1.50, 2 bu. or more @ $1.35.
BLACK TARTARIAN.--While attending the Royal Agricultural Show in Cardiff, Wales, we saw a fine lot of English grown Black Tartarian Oats on exhibition there, and knowing there would be a considerable demand for these from our customers we arranged for a stock, which is of quality far superior to any which we have ever seen before. This is the most hardy and most productive variety of oats that we know of; 442 grains have been grown on a single straw. It stools freely and grain is short and plump, of best possible quality. The English farmer, Mr. Bennett, says: "I sowed nine bushels on three acres of land last year and they yielded 365 bushels; this is equal to about 122 bushels per acre." We believe that many of our customers will want to try them this year and although the expense of importation was quite heavy, we are enabled to offer them at the comparatively low price of 75c per peck, bushel $2.25, 2 bushels or more @ $2.10, 10 bushels or more @ $2.00. Stock comparatively small; order early if you want them.

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EUROPEAN HULLESS OATS.--This will doubtless be a novelty to many farmers, but hulless oats are not new in this country, as they have been cultivated to a limited extent for many years. The berry or grain, which is much larger than that of the ordinary varieties, is loose in the hulls and easily threshed out as clean as wheat or rye. It should prove to be a very desirable variety to make oat meal from. Better try a little of it. Our stock is small and will doubtless be exhausted before season is over. Pkt. 10c, lb. 35c, 3 lbs. for $1.00 postpaid.
JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT.
About a week earlier than Silver Hull and yields more. The flour made from it is equal in quality to any other buckwheat, while it is much more productive than any other, and succeeds well far north. The straw is heavier and it branches more; it does not need to be sown as thickly as other kinds. Pound 25c, 3 lbs. 60c. By freight, peck 50c, bushel (52 lbs.) $1.50; 2 bushels or more @ $1.35; 10 bushels for $12.50.
SILVER HULL BUCKWHEAT
Very good, popular variety. Grain is of light gray color, rounder than the common variety, has a thinner husk, earlier and yields more. Lb. 25c; 3 lbs. 60c. By freight, pk. 50c; bu. $1.50; 2 bu. or more @ $1.35; 10 bu. for $12.50.
RYE BUCKWHEAT.
A wonderful novelty growing exactly like buckwheat but the grain has no hull on, and looks exactly like the grains of rye. Pkt. 10c, lb. 40c; 3 lbs. $1.00, postpaid. By freight, 1/2 pk. 65c, pk. $1.15, bu. $3.50.

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