. Northern grown tested good seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture) Minnesota Minneapolis Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. any that was unmixed with soft and bearded wheats, overcome this objection he says:—"I resolved to gro To Pillsbury "A" Hill at Night. The Largest Flour Mill in the World. Capacity 10,500 Barrels of Flour per day. overcome mis objection he says:—"1 resolved to grow it pure, knowing that it would take years to do it. Yet I thought it would repay the time and trouble in the end. I accordingly commenced by plant- ing
. Northern grown tested good seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture) Minnesota Minneapolis Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. any that was unmixed with soft and bearded wheats, overcome this objection he says:—"I resolved to gro To Pillsbury "A" Hill at Night. The Largest Flour Mill in the World. Capacity 10,500 Barrels of Flour per day. overcome mis objection he says:—"1 resolved to grow it pure, knowing that it would take years to do it. Yet I thought it would repay the time and trouble in the end. I accordingly commenced by plant- ing in my garden in 1884, the grains from two good heads having three kernels abreast, hoe- ing it as it grew. From the product of these two heads, I rejected the latest and poorest heads, using only the best and earliest for replanting. The improvement made by the process has resulted in increasing the number of kernels abreastin the spikeletfrom THREE to FOUR, with the fifth kernel commencing to make its appearance. The length of the head is in- creased about one third, and the berry much improved in uniformity of color and hardness. Another important advantage is in the earlier ?naturity by FIVE DA ; For ten long years MR. HAYNES has patiently labored in the development of this splen- did Wheat, and from the exhaustive tests that have been made, it seems perfectly safe to say that it will produce on the average from FIVE to SEVEN bushels more to the acre than any other Spring Wheat. Our stock is a splendid sample of pure wheat. Price, lb., 20c; 3 lbs., 5°c» postpaid. % bu., 50c; bu., $; 2 bu., $; 10 bu., $13-00. No charge for bags. MINNESOTA WINTER FIFE WHEAT. (Bearded.) This is the only hard variety of winter wheat known, the kernels being as hard as the Spring "Fife" Wheat which has made the Northwest famous. The grain is amber col- or, hard, flinty and rich in gluten. Aside from its superior miliing qualities it is strongly recommended for its
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