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GOLDEN 

 GIANT SIDE 



OATS.— Were 

 offered for the first 

 time in this country in 

 1889, and all reports so far 

 received have been of a most 

 favorable character. Coming 

 originally from one of the most 

 celebrated French Agricultu- 

 rist-, it has been demonstrated 

 most conclusively that the New 

 Giant Side Oats are as equally desir- 

 able for cultivation in this country as 

 in France. They grow 4 to 5 feet tall, 

 with stiff straw, always stool freely, and 

 yield prolifically, heads measuring 16 to 18 

 inches in length, and containing 150 to 200 

 grains being of common occurrence. By 

 actual count, 1612 grains have been pro- 

 duced from a single grain, or in other words, 



GOLDEN 

 WONDER MILLET, 



—This is a Hybrid Millet. 

 The combination was brought 

 about by one of Minnesota's ex- 

 perimental farmers. This is the 

 sixth year of its growth, each 

 succeeding year sTiowing marked 

 improvements. Heads eighteen 

 inches in length, containing 18,000 

 seeds, are not at all rare. The average 

 length of heads is about 15 inches ; 

 height from ground to top of head, six 

 feet. The yield is enormous. The stalk 

 at butt measures about one-fourth of an 

 inch, full of broad leaves, resembling those 

 of corn, yielding from ten to twelve tons of 

 fodder per acre, which is as easily cured as 

 clover hay. A splendid ensilage plant, the 

 same as other millets, the advantage being that 

 it mil yield, under equal circumstances, three 



a product of over 1600 fold. As indicated by j times as much seed and twice as much fodder per 



the name, they are a Side Oats. Packet, 10 

 cents ; pound, 30 cents ; 3 pounds, 75 cents. 

 By express or freight, peck, $1.00; bushel, 

 $2.00 ; 10 bushels, 818.00. 



AMERICAN BANNER OATS Since 



this new Oats was introduced six years ago, 

 the claims made for it by the introducers 

 have been fully confirmed. Reports from all 

 sections indicate a satisfaction with the results 



acre. " Golden Wonder Millet " can be grown 

 and matured in high latitudes, where corn will not 

 ripen. One of the best crops known for cutting and 

 feeding green and for soiling purposes. Its yield is 

 large, its leaves juicy and tender, and much relished 

 by milch cows and other stock, making a palatable 

 change from hay. When labor is more of a consid- 

 eration than acreage, " Golden Wonder Millet " 

 is an especially economical crop. Another good 

 that has seldom, if ever, been accorded to any i quality is, it leaves the land clean, its vigorous 

 new article of this class. An average of 80 growth crowding out the weeds. Pkt., 10 cents.; % lb., 

 pounds from a single pound of seed is the i 20 cents; one lb., 50 cents; 3 lbs., $1.00., postpaid, 

 report of yields— 30 pounds in excess of the 



claims made for it when first introduced. The 

 American Banner Oat is not an old variety re- 

 named ; it was grown for three years before 

 placing on the market, and during that time 

 showed no tendency to rust, and has invariably 

 yielded very large crops. The grain is white, 

 large and plump, ripens early, and has stiff straw 

 of good strength. It tillers freely, so it can be sown 

 thinner than is customarv. Every customer who 

 h raises grain should try the American Banner Oats. Large pkt., 10c; lb., 30c; 

 5 3 lbs., 75c, postpaid. Bv exuress or freight, pk., 50c; bu., $1.50 ; 10 bu., $12.50. 

 < WIDE AWAKE OATS, (also called Clydesdale.)— Claimed by the 



originator an improvement on most of the heavy sorts, superior in yielding 

 ^ qualities, hardiness and vigor ; the straw is very long and stiff, attaining an 

 Q average growth of four to six feet, and is less "liable to rust than any other 

 y varieties ; has long branching heads, filled with good plump oats, weighing 

 m 38 lbs. per bushel. Large packet, 10 cents ; pound, 30 cents ; 3 pounds, 75 cents. 

 «j postpaid. Bv express or freight, peck, 50 cents ; bushel, $1.50 ; 10 bushels, $12.50. 

 _ BADGER QUEEN OATS.— A Wisconsin variety of which the grower 



g makes the following claims : " A new and distinct variety, tested in all sections 

 R and offered to the public wi" 



ith the assurance that it will prove in all points as 

 represented. It is one of the earliest oats in cultivation, being in advance of 

 the Welcome. A rank grower, with stout stiff straw, not liable to lodge ; heads 

 long, thickly set, and filled with plump, heavy grain. Remarkably free 

 from rust and blight. At the Illinois State Fair, these oats were awarded" a spe- 

 cial $75 prize in competition with nearly all known varieties over twenty-five 

 samples. This, we believe, is the largest premium ever awarded a bushel of 

 oats. At the Western Experimental Station, they led the Welcome by nearly 



ten bushels." Large pkt., 10c; lb., 30c; 

 3 lbs., 75c, postpaid. By express or 

 freight, pk.,50c; bu., $1.50; 10 bu., $12. 

 RACEHORSE OATS.— A hand- 

 some English oat, grown from stock 

 imported direct. A heavy cropper, two 

 weeks earlier than the common varie- 

 ties, with grains almost as plump as 

 well-filled barley. At the Ohio State 

 Experimental Station, it excelled all 

 other varieties in yield and weight of 

 straw. Large pkt., 10c; lb., 30c: 3 lbs., 

 75c, postpaid. By express or freight, 

 pk., 50c ;bu.. $1.50. 



PRINGLE'S PROGRESS 

 OATS. — This new and distinct variety 

 of oats was made by Mr. Pringle several 

 years ago, by crossing the Excelsior with 

 the Chinese Hulless. In it we have a 

 combination of good qualities which 

 cannot fail to please — a snort, stiff straw, 

 and a long, full head or panicle. In the 

 Progress we have ahead averaging as 

 large as the largest of the taller varie- 

 ties, mil-filled, and being so much 

 shorter, it does not lodge. In our trial 

 plot of about 20 varieties of Oats, the 

 Progress matured next to the Early 

 Badger Queen. In the spring of 1886, 

 from one and three-fourths bushels 

 drilled in on a rather poor soil, 162 

 bushels, thresher's measure, were har- 

 vested. We believe if the farmer pre- 

 fers grain to straw, the Progress will 

 suit every time. Horses seem to like 

 these Oats much better than must sorts, 

 probably because of the thin and tender 

 shuck. The annexed illustration shows 

 a cluster of the heads grown with ordi- 

 nary cultivation. Pkt., 10c; lb., 30c; 3 

 lbs., 75c. postpaid. Bv express or 

 freight, pk., 60c; bu., 81.50. 



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WELCOME OATS No oats have ever been so 



extensively advertised as Welcome, nor been distributed 

 more extensively in all sections of the country. Weigh- 

 ing as high as 56 lbs. per level bushel, it surpasses all 

 others, while it is also remarkably productive, over lO 

 bushels having been grown in 1883 from i ozs. 

 of seed. It is unusually handsome, straw standing 

 almost 6 ft. and I have seen heads over 24 inches in 

 length. The grain is very large and handsome, very 

 plump and full, with thin, white, close-fitting husks. 

 The 'Welcome Oats stool heavily; with strong, straight 

 straw of good height ; stand up well, and crowned with 

 long beautiful, branching, well-filled heads. With 

 good cultivation, they will yield 80 to 125 legal bushels 

 per acre. This may seem almost beyond belief, but will 

 be easily understood when it is considered that each'i 

 measured bushel weighs more than one and one-j 

 half bushels of any ordinary oats. I offer direct 

 headquarters' stock. Pkt., lOcts.; lb., 30cts.; 3 lbs., 

 75 ets., postpaid ; pk., 50 cts,: bu., $1.50 ; 10 bus., $12.50. 



AMERICAN BEAUTY OATS. -Tested at the 

 experimental station at Geneva, N. Y., the report con- 

 cerning American Beauty is as follows : It is long and 

 taper-pointed ; average height 3 feet 3 inches, straw very 

 erect and stout leaves often exceeding 16 inches in 

 length ; averaging length of panicle 9 inches ; berry 

 large. This variety is destined to become very popular, 

 and is one of the most prolific varieties known. This 

 sort we can confidently recommend as being a reliable 

 new t tat. It is a heavy cropper and does not lodge. 

 The straw is excellent for fodder. Peck, 50 cents; 

 bushel, $1.75; 10 bushels, $13.50. 



HIGHLAND CHIEF BARLEY This is an 



entirely new and distinct two-rowed variety of Barley. 

 It is very robust, a vigorous grower, and the size of the 



grainwhen compared with any other is immense. It 



is less liable to be damaged by wet than other kinds, 

 inasmuch as it is more closely covered with broad awns 

 or spikelets, consequently it is less liable to lose color by 

 tin' wet weather. Has strong, upright straw, yields from 

 fifty to sixty bushels per acre, and usually weighs over 

 titty pounds to the measured bushel. The stock we oiler 

 this season, has been examined by eminent agriculturists 

 in bulk, and pronounced the finest quality of barley 

 they had ever seen. There are few practical farmers in 

 this' country who do not raise barley, and nearly all have 

 experimented with two, four and six-rowed varieties, 

 and experience teaches that the two-rowed for this 

 climate is far preferable. It yields better, and can stand 

 longer after it is fit to be cut. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 

 35 cents; 3 pounds, 90 cents, postpaid. By express OX 

 freight, peck, 75 cents; bushel, ;2.50. 



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