HENDERSON'S FARMERS MANUAL 



HENDERSONS PEDIGREE OATS 



IMPORTANT. A change of Seed Oats is even more necessary than a change of Seed Potatoes, and the seed should 



be renewed at least every second or third year. At the low prices at which we offer below choice recleaned Seed Oats, 



IT WILL PAY EVERY TIME to even renew stock every year. Oats grown on the same soil or in the 



same neighborhood year after year deteriorate rapidly and soon become light, chaffy and unprofitable. 



HENDERSON'S CLYDESDALE OATS 



THE MOST POPULAR HIGH-GRADE WHITE OAT IN THE UNITED STATES 

 Early and Productive Free from Disease Does Not Shell Out in Handling 



Since we introduced this Grand Oat it has steadily and deservedly- 

 gained in popularity, until today it is the most popular High-Grade 

 White Oat in the United States. 



The cost of growing an acre of Oats yielding 30 bushels per acre 

 (the average yield) is exactly the same as growing an acre of Hender- 

 son's Clydesdale Oats yielding 80, 85 or 100 bushels per acre. The 

 ultimate financial benefit accruing to the American farmers by the 

 annual distribution of several thousand bushels of Henderson's Clydes- 

 dale Oats cannot be overestimated. These Oats weigh considerably 

 more per measured bushel than any other variety, and they deteriorate 

 in weight only from three to four lbs. each year they are grown here, 

 so that the produce is worth for seed purposes at least double the 

 market value of ordinary Oats. 



No other Oat can show such a record — 75 to 100 bushels per acre, and 

 double the usual quantity of straw. Another most important advantage 

 of Henderson's Clydesdale Oats to the farmer is the fact that they have 

 been thoroughly cleaned by the latest and most improved machinery, 

 and are absolutely free from foreign and weed seeds. Sow 3 bushels 

 per acre. (See engraving.) 



PRICE, Clydesdale Oats, per peck $0.75 



Per Standard bushel of 32 lbs 2.25 



10-bushel lots and upward, per bushel 2.15 



100-bushel lots, per bushel 2.00 



EARLY NEWMARKET OATS 



A grand new breed of English pedigree Oats of wonderfully 

 vigorous growth, producing very early a heavy crop of unusually 

 large, plump Oats, remarkable for their thinness of husk, which 

 greatly adds to their feeding value. The straw is tall and strong, 

 withstanding unfavorable weather well, and is practically im- 

 mune from rust. For quality, earliness, vitality, and productive- 

 ness the Early Newmarket Oat is unsurpassed. 



Price, 70c. per peck; $2.00 per bushel of 32 lbs.; 10 bushels 

 and upwards, $1.90 per bushel; 100 bushels and upwards, 

 $1.80 per bushel. 



SWEDISH SELECT OATS 



Scientific breeders of seeds in Sweden have devoted themselves 

 particularly to the improvement of Oats, and many meritorious 

 varieties have originated in that country. Probably the variety 

 we offer, Swedish Select is the best all around Oat among them 

 as it thrives well on all soils. It is a strong grower, a great 

 drought resister and the grain is short, plump and heavy. They 

 are strongly recommended by the United States Department 

 of Agriculture and all our customers should try them. 



Price, 70c. per peck; $2.00 per bushel of 32 lbs.; 10 bushels 

 and upwards, $1.90 per bushel; 100 bushels and upwards, 

 $1.80 per bushel. 



BLACK TARTARIAN OATS 



A Side Oat and the most prolific and distinct variety of Black 

 Oat grown. Its ear is carried all on one side: it is very early, 

 long and strong-strawed, and bears a short, plump grain. 



Price, $2.10 per bushel of 32 lbs.; 10 bushels and upwards 

 $2.00 per bushel. 



WINTER or TURF OATS 



Are quite extensively grown in the Southern States, where 

 they are in high favor. Sown in the fall they either afford 

 exrellent pasturage during the winter or give abundant yield the 

 following season. The demand for Oats of this character has 

 been gradually extending northward, and to meet it we have been 

 growing in Northern Pennsylvania, for several years, an accli- 

 matized strain which is remarkably hardy and will stand the 

 winter as far north as New Jersey. They are ^incomparably 

 superior to the Winter or Turf Oats of Virginia; they stool out 

 strongly, are earlier, more vigorous and less susceptible to rust; 

 they have stiff straw, stand up well, and are much more produc- 

 tive than Spring Oats. Sow in September, at the rate \Y> 

 bushels per acre, and sow deep. They will stand much more 

 severe weather when planted four inches deep than near the 

 surface. 



Price, 75c. per peck; $2.10 per bushel of 32 lbs.; 10 bushels 

 and upwards, $2.00 per bushel. 



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