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GOLDEN | 
GIANT SIDE 
OATS.—Were —Thisisa Hybrid Millet. 
offered for the first |The combination was brought 
time in this countryin about by one of Minnesota’s ex- 
1889, and all reports so far | perimental farmers. This is the 
received have been of amost | fourth year of its growth, each 
favorable character. Coming | succeeding year showing marked 
originally from one of the most | improvements. Heads eighteen 
celebrated French Agricultu- inchesin length, containing 18,000 
Tists, it has been demonstrated | seeds, are notatall rare. Theaverage 
most conclusively that the New | length of heads is about 15 inches; 
Giant Side Oats are as equally desir- | height from ground to top of head, six 
able for cultivation in this country as feet. The yield is enormous. The stalk 
in France. They grow 4 to 5 feet tall, | at butt measures about one-fourth of an 
With stiff straw, always stool freely, and | inch, full of broad leaves, resembling those 
Vield prolifically, heads measuring 16 to 18 | of corn, yielding from ten to twelve tons of 
inches in length, and containing 150 to 200 | todder per acre, which is as easily cured as 
grains being of common occurrence. By clover hay. A splendid ensilage plant, the 
actual count, 1642 grains have been pro- | same as other millets, the advantage being that 
duced from a single grain, orin other words, it will yield, under equal circumstances, three 
a product of over 1600 fold. As indicated by times asmuch seed and twice as much fodder per 
the nume, they are a Side Oats. Packet,10. acre. ‘* Golden Wonder Millet” can be grown 
cents; pound, 30 cents; 3 pounds, 75 cents. and matured in high latitudes, where corn will not 
By express or freight, peck, $1.00; bushel, ripen. One of the best crops known for cutting and 
$2.00 ; 10 bushels, $18.00. feeding green and for soiling purposes. Its yield is 
AMERICAN BANNER OATS.—Since large, its leaves juicy and tender, and much relished 
this new oats was introduced five years ago, by milch cows and other stock, making a palatable 
the claims made for it by the introducers change from hay. When labor is more of a consid- 
have been fully confirmed. Reports from all | eration than acreage, “ Golden Wonder Millet” 
sectionsindicatea satisfaction with theresults is an especially economical crop. Another good 
that has seldom, if ever, been accorded to any 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.; 44 lb., 
pounds from a single pound of seed is the 25 cents; one lb., 50 cents; 3 lbs., $1.00. 
report of yields—30 pounds in excess of the - 4 
Not a Reader of this Catalogue should be without a Copy of 
eee a Stow tg make the Garden Pay” 
American Banner Oat is notan 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 
qacided aon large crops. The grain is white, 
rge an ump, ripens early, and has stiff straw ; ; id “ti, 907, 
of pod aarenettE Titillers freely, so itanitGae en before commencing this Season $ oper ations. It will | ‘ 
be big money in the pocket of every gardener to follow b& 
many of the original suggestions laid down in plain common- 
sense language in this new book. See Page 48. 
$2.00, POSTPAID, TO ANY ADDRESS IN THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA. 
IF YOU WANT TO SECURE A COPY OF THIS BOOK FREE SEE BACK 
OF ORDER SHEET ENCLOSED IN THIS CATALOGUE. 
ul ; thinner than is customary. Every customer who 
raises grain should try the American Banner Oats. Large pkt., 10c.; lb., 30c.; 
3 lbs., 75¢.. postpaid. By express 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 heayy sorts, superior in yielding 
qualities, hardiness and vigor; the straw is very long and stiff, attaining an | 
average growth of four to six feet, and is less liable to rust than any other | 
varieties; has long branching heads, filled with good plump oats, weighing | 
38 lbs. per bushel. Large packet, 10 cents; pound, 30 cents ; 3 pounds, 75 cents. 
postpaid. By expressor freight, peck, 40 cents; bushel, $1.50; 10 bushels, $12.50. 
BADGER QUEEN OATS.—A Wisconsin variety of which the grower WELCOME OATS.—No oats have ever been so 
makes the following claims: “‘ A new and distinct variety, tested in all sections | extensively advertised as Welcome, nor been distributed 
and offered to the public with the assurance that it will prove in all points as | more extensively in all sections of the country. Weigh- 
represented. It is one of the earliest oats in cultivation. being in advanee of | ing as high as 56 Ibs. per level bushel, it surpasses all 
the Welcome. A rank grower, with stout stiff straw, not liable to lodge; heads | others, while it is also remarkably productive, over 10 
long, thickly set, and filled with plump, heavy grain. Remarkably free | bushels having been grown in 1883 from 2 ozs. 
from rust and blight. At the Illinois State Fair, these oats were awarded a spe-| of seed. It is unusually handsome, straw standing 
cial $75 prize in competition with nearly all known varieties over twenty-tive | almost 6 ft. and I have seen heads over 24 inches in 
samples. This. we believe, is the largest premium ever awarded a bushel of | length. The grain is very large-and handsome, very 
oats. At the Western Experimental Station, they led the Welcome by nearly | plump and full, with thin, white, close-fitting husks. 
ten bushels.’”’ Large pkt., 10c.; lb.,30c.; | The Welcome Oats stool heavily; with strong, straight 
3 lbs., 75¢., postpaid. By express or | straw of good height; stand up well, and crowned with 
freight, pk.,50c.; bu., $1.50; 10 bu., $12. | long, beautiful, branching, well-filled heads. With 
RACEHORSE OATS.—A hand- | good cultivation, they will yield 80 to 125 legal bushels 
some English oat, grown from stock | peracre. This may seem almost beyond belief, but will 
imported direct. A heavy cropper, two | be easily understood when it is considered that each) 
weeks earlier than the common varie- | measured bushel weighs more than one and one- 
ties, with grains almost as plump as | half bushels of any ordinary oats. I offer direct 
well-filled barley. At the Ohio State | headquarters’ stock. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb.. 30 cts.; 3 lbs., 
Experimental Station, it excelled all | 75 cts.. postpaid; pk., 50 ets,: bu., $1.50; 10 bus., $12.50. 
other varieties in yield and weight of AMERICAN BEAUTY OATS. Tested at the 
straw. Large pkt., 10c.; ]b., 30c.; 3 lbs., | experimental station at Geneva, N. Y., the report con- 
7é¢c., postpaid. By express or freight, | cerning American Beauty is as follows: It is long and 
pk., 50¢; bu., $1.40. taper-pointed ; average heieht 3 feet 3 inches, straw very 
PRINGLE’S PROGRESS |erect and stout leaves often exceeding 16 inches in 
OATS.—This new and distinct variety | length; averaging length of panicle 9 inches; berry 
of oats was made by Mr. Pringle several | large. This variety is destined to become very popular, 
years ago, by crossing the Excelsior with | and is one of the most prolific varieties known. This 
the Chinese Hulless. In it we have a | sort wecan confidently recommend as being a reliable 
combination of good qualities which | new Oat. It is a heavy cropper and does not lodge. 
cannot fail to please—a short, stiffstraw, | The straw is excellent for fodder. Peck, 50 cents; 
and a long, full head or panicle. Inthe | bushel, $1.75; 10 bushels, $13.40. 
Progress we have ahead averaging as | HIGHLAND CHIEF BARLEY.—This is an 
large as the largest of the taller varie- | entirely new and distinct two-rowed variety of Barley. 
ties, well-filled, and being so much | It is very robust, a vigorous grower, and the size of the 
shorter, it does not lodge. In our trial | grain when compared with any other is immense. It 
plot of about 20 varieties of Oats, the | is less liable to be damaged by wet than other kinds, 
Progress matured next to the Early | inasmuch as itis more closeiy covered with broad awns 
Lackawanna. In the spring of 1886, | or spikelets, consequently it is less liable to lose color by 
from one and three-fourths bushels | the wet weather. Has strong, upright straw, yields from 
drilled in on a rather poor soil, 162 | fifty to sixty bushels per acre, and usually weighs over 
bushels, thresher’s measure, were har- | fifty pounds to the measured bushel. The stock we offer 
vested. We believe if the farmer pre- | this season, has been examined by eminent agriculturists 
fers grain to straw, the Progress will|in bulk, and pronounced the finest quality of barley 
suit every time. Horses seem to like | they had everseen. There are few practical farmers in 
these Oats much better than most sorts, | this country who do not raise barley, and nearly all have 
probably because of the thin and tender | experimented with two, four and six-rowed varieties, 
shuck. The annexed illustration shows | and experience teaches that the two-rowed for this 
a cluster of the heads grown with ordi- | climate is far preferable. It yields better, and can stand 
nary cultivation. Pkt., 10c.; lb., 30¢.; 3 | longer aiterit is fit to be cut.. Packet, 10 cents ; pound, 
lbs., 7&e., postpaid. By express or| 35 cents; 3 pounds, 9 cents, postpaid. By express or Highland Chief 
PRINGLE’S PROGRESS, freight, pk., 60¢.; bu., $1.50, freight, peck, 75 cents; bushel, $2.50, Barley. 
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