. Annual circular and retail catalogue of warranted vegetable and flower seeds : January, 1880. Gardening; Seeds. JAMES J. H. GREGORY'S SEED CIRCULAR AND RETAIL CATALOGUE. WHITE RUSSIAN SPRING WHEAT. The White Russian Wheat is a bald white chaff wheat, of a much light- er red color than most varieties of spring wheat, and has proved itself to be the best spring wheat ever grown in Wisconsin. No wheat ever tried in this country has received a more unanimous commendation, from those who tried it. The White Russian Wheat has astonished all who sowed it. Such long, strong, healthy yellow straw, st
. Annual circular and retail catalogue of warranted vegetable and flower seeds : January, 1880. Gardening; Seeds. JAMES J. H. GREGORY'S SEED CIRCULAR AND RETAIL CATALOGUE. WHITE RUSSIAN SPRING WHEAT. The White Russian Wheat is a bald white chaff wheat, of a much light- er red color than most varieties of spring wheat, and has proved itself to be the best spring wheat ever grown in Wisconsin. No wheat ever tried in this country has received a more unanimous commendation, from those who tried it. The White Russian Wheat has astonished all who sowed it. Such long, strong, healthy yellow straw, standing straight several days alter ripening, and bearing large long white chaf heads, well tilled with plump kernels, weigh- ing oftentimes from 00 to 02 lbs. to the measured bushel, while the wheat produces 5 to 10 bushels more per acre than other once well thought of varieties. The White Russian Wheat, stands well after be ing-ripe, and is not liable to lodge or rust when green; it is decidedly healthy and has in many cases produced a full average crop, where other varieties along side of it have failed. The following statements were received from parties who tried the wheat last year. From Henry Cameron, Pilot Grove, Grayson Co. Texas. •• 1 purchased and sowed 4 lbs. of the White Russian Wheat last March, from which I threshed two bushels. There were heads in |my paten eight inches long. The grain is very line and large, ily neighbors would like to ; From A. G. Quin,Humphrey, Plat. Co. Neb. "Of the White Russian Wheat I sowed 1-4 of an acre, and harvested 11 1-2 bus. at the rate of 40 bus. per acre. I shall sow all I ; From Myron Turrell, Bay View, Wis. "The twelve bushels of White Russian Wheat I pur- chased was divided among five of ' my neighbors, reserving :s bushels for myself, from which I harvested sri bushels of No. 1 wheat, or 40 bushels per acre. My neighbors had equally good crops as mine. It is the best wheat ever raised in this
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