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JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADEI^PHIA 



Golden Fleece Oats 



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SECTION OF OVB FIELD OF GOLDEN FLEECE OATS. 



First Introduced by Us in 1901 



Two years ago we eecured from the originator 

 in Genesee County, New 'York, his entire crop of 

 seed of this valuable new oats and offered it for 

 sale for the first time. Hundreds of customers 

 have written us about its merits, and we regret we 

 have not room to publish more of the hundreds of 

 letters received from them. It is, without doubt, 

 the heaviest cropping and handsomest oats ever 

 introduced. One of the largest and most experi- 

 enced oat growers in Chester County, Pa., says : 



"lis wonderful productiveness is far beyond what the most enthusiastic farmers in this section ever expected to 

 realize." The field photograph herewith represents our crop while being harvested, and after thresh- 

 ing and cleaning for seed the yield was 108 bushels per acre of large, plump, handsome, meaty, white 

 grain, weighing 44 lbs. to the bushel. The yield of other varieties on neighboring farms was from 3o 

 to 50 bushels per acre, or less than one-half that of the GOLDEN FLEECE. This can be partly 

 attributed to the fact that in many cases the spikes or breast will contain three full kernels where 

 other oats give but two. The straw is very strong and does not lodge eve.i when others with less 

 weight of grain in the head go down. The blade is nearly double the size of that of ordinary oats, 

 which is the best evidence of its inherent vigor. This new oata is remarkable for its heavy stooling^ 

 property, and for this reason 6 pecks (IJ bushels) is sufficient to seed an acre. Prices: Lb., 35c.; 3 lbs. 

 for $1.00, by mail, postage paid. By freight or express: Per peck, 65c.; per legal bush, (of 32 lbs.),. 

 $1.75; sack of 3 legal bush. (96 lbs.) for $5.00; 10 bush, and over, |1.50 per bush., sacks included. 



What Others Write of Golden Fleece Oats 



Yielded Three Times as Much 



H. D. Kned, Springtown, Pa., August 11, 1902, -writes: 

 "Your Golden Fleece Onts yielded about three times as 

 much as the other kinds on our farm." 



(g^s.y- 20 Bushels More per Acre 



D. L. McCowN, Mount Air, October 24, 1902, writes: 

 "Your new Golden Fleece Oats have yielded 20 bushels 

 more per acre than the common White Oats sowed beside 

 them." 



47 Bushels from 20 Quarts 



Arthur C. Van Horn, Groton, N. Y., August 17, 1902, 

 writes: "I planted last spring 20 quarts of the Golden Fleece, 

 which yielded me 47 bushels of plump, heavy grain of very 



finest quality." 



They Meet with Ready Sale 



Chas. C. Horton, East Troy, Pa., September 20, 1902,. 

 write-s: "Your Golden Fleece Oats are the finest. I could 

 have sold at high prices 2C0 bushels to those who saw them 

 grow, but I had none to spare." 



Over 150 Bushels from 3 Bushels 



F. B. KoTHFUSS, Blissfield, Midi., September 18, 1902,. 

 writes: "From the 3 bushels of Golden Fleece Oats sown I 

 threshed over 150 bushels ; they are of the finest ever seen, 

 here." , 



Best in 30 Years' Experience 



O. W. Wilson, Spencer, Mass., October 14, 1902, writes:- 

 "Golden Fleece produced the best crop of oats that I have 

 ever raised in 30 years' experience or have ever seen in this 

 State." 



Standard Varieties o! Northern=Grown Seed Oats 



Prices of each of the following: 30c. lb., or 3 lbs., 65c., postpaid ; by freight or express, peck, 40c ; 

 per legal^ bush. (32 lbs.), §1.10 ; 10 bush, and over, $1.00 per bush., bags included. 



White Maine, very early, handsome, wonderfully fine and productive. 



Mortgage Lifter ; Danish Island, originally from Denmark ; very early and hardy. 



Lincoln, early and rust-proof, with strong stiff straw. 



Golden Giant, Welcome, Clydesdale, White Russian, Virginia Winter Turf, and other well- 

 known and popular varieties of seed oats, choicest seed carefully recleaned,at above prices. 



Where larger lots o( Seed Grain than those quoted on this and other pages are wanted, please write 

 us for special prices. No trouble for us to answer your letters and inquiries at any time. 



