DATS MORTGAGE LIFTER OATS. Just what its name implies. 



W ' "• I take great pride and satisfaction in tlie conspicuous and universal success of 

 tliis highly profitable oats, on account of the predictions which I made for it when it was 

 introduced to the public. No better name than Mortgage Lifter could have been selected for 

 it, as it is a first-class cropper, early to mature, and of unusually heavy weight. The straw 

 is strong and stlfT, and is mus far free from rust. Uat straw, by the way, is too often under- 

 valued. It is richer than wheat straw in actual fertilizer content, especially in potash. 



Mortgage Lifter is full of fresh new vigor, and is the hardiest and healthiest variety grown. 

 It is so strong and thrifty that neither freezing weather, protracted drought, heavy rain nor 

 hot wind seems to have much eifect upon its growth. It appears able to go right along from 

 start to finish, almost without regard to weather or conditions, so that the farmer may feel 

 reasonably sure that whatever else fails it will not be his oats crop. 



The grain is the heaviest in existence to-day. Such was the claim of the originator, and 

 I at first doubted it, but I have never found anything to equal it or even to approach it. 

 Think of oats weighing 50 pounds to the measured bushel. The usual legal weight of a bushel 

 of oats is 32 pounds. Mortgage Lifter not only weighs .50 pounds, but is as bright and white 

 as a new silver dollar, with a hull as thin as a sheet of paper. 



"We have raised," says the originator, "a hundred bushel baskets of oats to the acre. A 

 yield like this is uncommon, but yields of ijO, 70 or 80 baskets can be obtained by any good 

 farmer with careful culture, and good farming is the only kind that pays. Take 70 baskets 

 as an average. * « « Now, if they are Mortgage Lifters, and weigh .50 pounds per bushel, 

 you have 3.500 pounds from your acre, or about 110 bushels by weight, -10 bushels to the acre 

 more than common kinds, and the profit in oat growing is in the last 40 bushels. 



My opinion of Mortgage Lifter oats is very high. Its promises are great, and so are its per- 

 formances, and I again urge all my friends to plant it. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., HO cts.; 3 lbs., 75 cts., 

 postpaid. By express or freight, pk., -50 cts.; bu., il.25; 2 bus., S2.2.5; 10 bus., SIO.OO. 



THE LIXCOLiX OATS.— One of the best. Has cropped 100 bushels to the acre, with oats 

 weighing 47 3-10 pounds to the measured bushel. It is very early, and has thus far been rust 

 proof. It stands up well, and on account of its thin hull, heavy meat and soft nib or point 

 is one of the best for feeding, grinding or making oatmeal. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 30 cents; 

 3 pounds, 7.5 cents, postpaid. By express or freight, peck, .50 cts.; bushel, SI.OO.; 10 bushels, S9.00. 



WHITE MAIXE OATS.— A profitable and satisfactory variety. It grows a very short, 

 strong, stiir straw, weighs 31 to 3S pounds per measured bushel, and has vielded 31 14 "bushels 

 per acre. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb.. 30 cts.; 3 lbs., 75 cts., postpaid. Pk., 50 cts.; bu.,"S1.00; 10 bus., Sit.OO. 



GOLDEN GIAXT SIDE OATS — Grows 4 to 5 feet tall, with stifl" straw. It alwavs stools 

 freely and yields well. Heads 16 to 18 inches in length. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 30 cents; 

 3 pounds, 75 cents, postpaid. By express or freight, peck, 50 cts.; bushel, SI.OO; 10 bushels, S9.00. 



WELCOME OATS.— No oats has had wider favor or given greater satisfaction. Pkt., lOc; 

 lb., 30c.; 3 lbs., 75c., postpaid. By express or freight, pk., 50 cts.; bu., SI.OO; 10 bus., 89.00. 



pi PI FY HUL.LESS B.IRLE Y.— Grows 2i^ feet high. Heads well filled. Plump, heavy 

 •""■■■"•. kernels, which are hulless like wheat when thrashed " 



well. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 30 cts.; 3 lbs., 75 cts., postpaid. 



Ripens early and yields 

 By express, peck, 75 cents; bushel,' 82.50. 



BROOM CORN. 



BUCKWHEAT. 



IMPROVED EVERGREEN — The best for general cultivation. Brush 

 firm, of good length and bright green color. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 

 30 cents; 3 pound, 75 cents, postpaid. By express or freight, peck, 75 cents; bushel, S'2.50. 



JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT The best, most productive 



and most profitable variety in cultivation. From J.^ bushel 



of seed sown a crop of 40 bushels has bfen harvested. In 



_^ color the grain is a rich, dark brown. Flour from Japanese 



ti buckwheat is fully equal in quality to that from anv other 



variety. It ripens a week earlier than Silver Hull, and 



yields two or three times as much. Exce lent for 



bees. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 30 cents; 3 pounds, 



75 cents, postpaid. Bv express or freight, peck, 



50 cents; bushel, SI. 35; 10 bushels, S12.00. 



SILVER HULL. — Continues in bloom longer 

 than the common buckwheat. The flour is whiter 

 and more nutritious. Packet, 10 cts.; pound, .30 cts.; 

 8 pounds, 75 cts., postpaid. Bv express or freight, 

 peck, 50 cents, bushel, Sl.:i5; 10 bushels, 812.00. 



before the mldd 

 MAMMOTH 



grown for the 1 



Packet, 10 cents; 

 BLACK GIA 



moth Russian. 



Highly relished 



SUGAR CANE OR SORGHUM. 



EARLY AMBER SUGAR CANE. — This 

 Is by far the best variety for sugar for ensilage 

 and for fodder. The seed is a valuable food for 

 poultry and cattle. Packet, 10 cts.; pound, 

 80 cts.; 3 pounds, 75 cts., postpaid. By express 

 or freight, peck, 75c.; bushel, (.56 pounds) S2.50. 



EARLY ORANGE SUGAR CANE. — The 

 favorite Southern variety. It yields an abun- 

 dance of syrup. It does not grow as tall as 

 Early Amber, but is heavier. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 

 30 cts.; 3 lbs., 75 cts., postpaid. By express or 

 freight, peck, 75 cts.; bushel, (56 pounds) 82.50. 



CIIIIPI nWERC Sunflower seed is one of 

 «unrkuncna. the best egg producing 

 , , , , ^ ,^ ^ foods for poultry, It can be sown any time 



le of July. It should be grown by every person having fowls. 

 RUSSIAN — Flowers 18 to 20 inches in diameter. Verv showy, but mostly 

 arge amount of seed produced. Even a few plants will vield much seed, 

 pint, 2o cents; quart, 40 cents, postpaid. By express or freig'ht, peck, 81.00. 

 N'T — This magnificent sunflower produces even larger heads than the Mam- 

 The seeds are short, plump, well filled with meat, and having a thin shell, 

 by fowls. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 30 cents; quart, .50 cents, postpaid. 



BUCKWHEAT. 



TREE SEEDS. 



Apple, ounce, 15 cents; pound, .55 cents. 

 Cherry Mazartl, ounce, 15 cts.; pound, 45 CtB. 

 Peach, ounce, 10 cents; pound, 35 cents. 

 Pear, ounce, 30 cents; pound, 82.70. 

 Q.ulnce, ounce, 30 cents; pound, 82.70. 

 Arbor Vltw, American, oz., 40 cts.; lb., $3.60. 

 Silver Fir, ounce, 15 cents; pound, 81.35. 

 Hemlock, ounce, .50 cents; pound, 84. .50. 

 Seotch Pine, ounce, 20 cents; pound, SI. SO. 

 White Pine, ounce, 30 cents; pound, 82.70. 

 ,' Norway Spruce, ounce, 15 cts.; pound, 81.35. 

 AVlitte Ash, ounce, 15 cents: pound, 81.35. 

 AVhlte Birch, ounce, 15 cents; pound. S1.35. 

 Box Elder, ounce, 15 cents; pound, 81. 135. 

 Hardy Catalpa, ounce, 15 cts.; pound, 81.1-5. 

 Honey Lorii!«t, ounce, 10 cts.; pound, 55 cts. 

 Yellow Locust, ounce, 10 cts.; pound, 55 cts. 

 AVhile Mulberry, ounce, 25 cts.; pound. 32.00. 

 Russian Mulberry, oz., tiOcts.; lb., S-5.25. 



OSAGE ORANGE. — This will produce, 

 with proper cultivation, a good hedge in from 

 3 to 4 years, from the seed. Oz., 10 cts.; lb., 

 40 cts., postpaid. Peck, 82.00; bushel, $7.5a 

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JHE PRACTICAL l-AliMKRS YKAJi BOUK 

 givctx free to every customer tliis Jjear, u-hose 

 order amounts to $1.50 or oeer, see opposite page 1. 



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