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Iowa Seed Company, Des Moines, Iowa. 27

Turkish Red
Winter Wheat

SECOND ONLY TO DEFIANCE

The best variety on the market except Defiance. Remember
this is not a new or untried variety, as it has been
grown In Iowa for nearly twenty years and endured a temperature
of 30 degrees below zero. It also stood more than
40 degrees below zero In Minnesota. It has never winter-
kllled except the season of 1898-99, when clover, grass,
fruit and even oak trees winter-kllled owing to the dry fall
and extreme cold weather without snow. Other years when
the Fultz, Mediterranean, Michigan Amber, Harvest King,
Poole, Russian Red and other varieties kllled out very badly
or rusted so as to be worthless, the Turkish Red came
through In fine condition and yielded a bountiful crop. It
is a big yielder, a sure cropper and there is no danger of its
freezing out. It has given such excellent satisfaction in
Minnesota that there they have renamed it the " Reliable
Minnesota," or "Bearded Fife." Kernels are red and have
a thin husk, very bard and rich in gluten. We believe that
there is no other variety in existence except the Defiance
that will give as good satisfaction in every respect, that will
produce as large a crop under ordinary conditions, that will
make as much good flour per bushel or weigh as heavy per
struck m easure as the Turkish Red. IT YIELDED FORTY-EIGHT
BUSHELS IN INDIANA, and we believe under favorable conditions
would do still better In other parts of tbe East. It is of
strong growth with heavy, vigorous roots stooling out immensely
and succeeds well on a great variety of soils. While
we believe It wlll pay farmers to plant tbe best, stlll this
will be found far superior to most of the seed wheat now on
the market, and will doubtless please all customers. It is
not as highly bred or as closely selected as Defiance, but
the price is lower.

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At the Nebraska State Experiment Station in the fall of
1896 tbey sowed thirty-seven varieties of winter wheat; it
all winter-killed except three; in 1898 over 100 varieties
and only five survived the winter in good condition. In 1899
they sowed forty-two varieties. In all of these tests the
Turkish Red succeeded finely and is given a first place on
their list. It withstands the scab disease better tban all
others, is of best quality, yields best and is most satisfactory
to grow. It pays to have the best. Don't risk doubtful
sorts.

NOTICE OUR PRICES

Per peck .............................. $ .50
Bushel ................................. 1.50
10 bushels for ....................... 13.25

[Image: HEAD OF TURKISH RED]

July 18.-For more than twenty years I was engaged in
growing winter wheat In western Iowa, and have grown
Fultz, Michigan Amber, Clawson, Winter Fife, Mediterranean
and several other varieties, but discarded them all in
favor of the Turkish Red. It has yielded thirty-one and
one-fourth bushels per acre on my place and always deported Itself well for me.- Geo. W . Franklin.
Editor Iowa State Register and Farmer.

July 20.-1 consider the Turkish Red Winter
Wheat as sure a crop as rye, being very hardy, free
from disease and in every way satisfactory.- Walter
Roby, Madison County. Iowa.

July 28.-1 am quite well satisfied with the Turkish
Red Wheat. The heads are very well filled and
everybody here says it is the best piece of wheat in
this locality.- Geo. Barlow, St. Clair County, Mo.

July 30.-The Winter Wheat I bought of you last
fall stood the winter fine. It will make
from thirty to forty bushels per acre and berries are
extra plump.- J. D. Ash, Macon County, Mo.

One Work More
Order early, as stock
is somewhat limited
and there is sure to be a big demand. Order immediately
and if you wish we will delay shipping
until you have seen sample.