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Title: American farmers' manual
Identifier: americanfarmersm19pete_1 (find matches)
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Peter Henderson & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Farms Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: New York : Peter Henderson & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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24 I Bearded W^inter Fife. \ GEAND Wheat, the progeny of the celebrated Winter Fife crossed -with two excellent seedlings. It retains -'^ all of the good qualities of the parents, marking a steady advance over the latter in quality, productive- ness and the flinty character of the grain. It is without doubt the hardest of all wheats grown. In milling qualities it is superior, containing sufficient gluten for making quick-raising flour of chalk-like whiteness and light bread. It is one of the earliest wheats, ripening with the Early Red Clawson; a strong, healthy grower, stooling rapidly in the fall; starts early in the spring, and is one of the first to head. Straw a little above medium height, strong and wiry; heads very long, wide and well filled ; chaflf white and bearded ; grain medium long, plump and of clear amber shade ; bran exceptionally thin, hence will make more flour than most any sort grown. It is one of the heaviest-weighing sorts. It took the first place at the Kentucky Experiment Station over 17 other varieties grown under same conditions. (See cut.) 75c. per peck, $2.00 per bush.; 10-bushel lots, $1.85 per bush. Henderson's Superior Seed "Wheat. It costs almost as much to lay down an acre of wheat that yields only 15 bushels per acre as one that will yield from 35 to 50 bushels. The first scarcely returns the cost of the investment while the latter yields a handsome profit. The leading essential needed to attain such results is to sow Henderson's Superior Seed Wheat, which is grown especially for seed purposes from cross- bred, select pedigree strains of undoubted supei'iority. Oold Coin (Beardless). A very popular wheat that the increasing demand for the seed would indicate is a most satisfactory variety over a large extent of territory. It is unusually productive, having yielded over 60 bushels per acre—while 50 and over is not unusual—and even on large acreages it seldom runs under 40 bushels per acre. One of its enthusiastic users writes : "It is the best variety for yielding and standing np ever placed before the American farmer, and fairly crowds out other kinds where it has been tried in this section." "Clawson and Fife do well on wy farm, but the Gold Coin does best ot all. You should call it 'Henderson's Best of.■ill Wheat.'" The straw is very stiff and does notlodgeeven on therichest land. The head is long and compactly filled with choice white grain, frequently having five kernels abreast. (See cut.) 75c. per peck, $2.00 per bush ; 10-bushellots, $1.85 per bush. Pedigree (ctn/see) G-iant. (Half-Bearded.) This variety is truly a wonder in the wheat line for thrifty fall growth, early spring stooling, strong, short-jointed straw, solid filled head, fine, hard, amber grain and exceptionally fine milling qualities. On strong clay loam or river bottom it has yielded at the rate of 603^ bushels per acre, and stands up well under high culture. It is a cross from the old Genesee Giant, possessing all of the good qualities of that famous variety when at its best. It is stronger in growth, more compact in head, and produces a very large grain. Can be sown very late with a certainty of standing the winter and gives an enormous yield. Sow late and use two bushels of seed per acre. (See cut.) 75c. per peck, $2.25 per bush.; 10-bushel lots, $2.00 per bush. y.
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w /^ Oold Coin. PEDIGREE ar,§th G/ANT

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