106— Field Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1916 



842 



Maule's Bumper Crop Oats 



LONG'S WHITE TARTAR OATS. 



Maule's Bumper Crop is a new oat of great merit, 

 producing its crop early. The large, heavy, white 

 grains are produced on long, stiff stems. The heads 

 are very long and cluster more than the Swedish 

 though not a side oat. The straw grows to a good 

 height, stiff and straight, rather large and often bear- 

 ing large, heavy grains weighing 40 pounds to the 

 measured bushel. The best yields are grown on 

 heavy soil. The originator of this wonderful new 

 Bumper Crop oat has this to say: "This white branch 

 oat took first prize at the New York State Fair and 

 wherever shown. The single plant from which this 

 stock originated in 1906 showed large heads and enor- 

 mous grain. A grower who tested tiiese oats in Mon 

 roe Co., New York, says these are the best oats we 

 have ever seen in this county. We believe that it is 

 the best oat ever grown in this state." 



This oat can be grown on rich lands and will stand 

 up straight and stiff where other kinds would go 

 down before half ripened. This grower has been 

 growing for seed, such varieties as Improved 

 Swedish, White Tartar, Improved American, Golden 

 Fleece and other well known sorts, but considers 

 Bumper Crop far superior to any other variety offered. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; poiind, 35 cts.; 3 pounds, 63 cts., 

 postpaid. By express or frelglit, not prepaid, 

 peck, 50 cts.; bnsbel of 33 pounds, 81.50; 

 3 busbels, 92.75; 10 busUels, §13.50. 



841 Improved Swedish Oats 



This grand oat is considered one of the heaviest 

 yielders and one of the most profitable in the entire 

 oat family. Experts in the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, who thoroughly investigated 

 this reliable sort, report it the best all around oat out 

 of 36 varieties tested, ranking first in weight, stiffness 

 of straw and thin hulling qualities. The stiff straw, 

 which holds up unusually well considering the weight 

 of the grain, grows from 4 to 5 feet tall with heads 

 measuring from 8 to 11}^ inches long and produces 

 grain weighing from 35 to 40 pounds to the measured 

 bushel. Its heavy yield is shown by one report that 

 from a 2-acre field 227 bushels were harvested. An- 

 other report shows under rather unfavorable condi- 

 tions a crop of 81J^ bushels to the acre and that the 

 crop was ready for harvest at least a week earlier 

 than the common varieties. These sterling qualities 

 combined with its freedom from rust stamp this 

 white branch oat as one of the most profitable on the market today 

 and wepredicf for it an unusually successful future. Packet, 10 cts.; 

 lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 65 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, 

 not prepaid, pk., 40 cts.; bu. of 32 lbs., SI. 35; 10 bus., $12.50. 



843 



Long's White Tartar Oats 



IMPROVED SWEDISH OATS. 



In the greatest oats section of Western New York, this white side 

 oat created considerable excitement. This improved strain of oats 

 was originally obtained by selecting the largest and most vigorous 

 plants from an extra good stock of Improved White Tartar; by 

 continuing this selection for a number of years, Mr. Long so im- 

 proved the variety in vigor and productiveness, that it earned the 

 right to be properly called Long's White Tartar oats. These oats 

 have immense heads of grain, often measuring a foot long, and 

 always well filled; the straw is very large, strong and stiff, and less 

 liable to lodge than any other variety. The seed is large, plump 

 and heavy, pure white and with thin hulls. Furthermore, they are 

 earlier by several days than most other varieties. Long's White 

 Tartar will yield at least 15 bushels per acre more than most other 

 varieties, and from 20 to 30 bushels more than common oats. Last 

 year we got a yield of 91 bushels per acre on a 7-acre field,- and 74 

 bushels per acre on a 26-acre field, the latter not yielding as well as 

 the first on account of late sowing. Packet, 10 cts.; pound, 25 cts.; 

 3 pounds, 65 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, not pre- 

 paid, peck, 40 cts.; bushel of 32 lbs., SI. 35; 10 bushels, S12.50. 



844 Virginia Gray Winter Oats 



Also known as Winter Turf oats. This variety is especially 

 valuable for fall seeding. It is the best and hardiest of oats, stand- 

 ing the winter better than any other kind. Ordinarily they yield 

 from 40 to 60 bushels per acre, but under favorable condition we 

 have reports of yields of over a hundred bushels per acre. They are 

 con .dered altogether the best and surest cropping oats for fall 

 Eee.^ing. The grain is of a dark, gray color, with a distinct stripe, 

 heavier than the ordinary oat, and weighs 35 to 40 pounds to the 

 measured bushel. When sown early they make a good growth 

 before winter sets in, and furnish excellent grazing during the late 

 fall, winter and early spring, without injury to the grain crops 

 afterward. The turfing and stooling qualities of these oats is re- 

 markable, and under anything like favorable conditions they soon 

 spread and cover the ground with a thick, heavy growth. The 

 best time to sow winter oats is In September or early October. 

 They should be sown at the rate of 1% to 2 bushels per acre. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; pound, 25 cts.; 3 pounds, 65 cts., postpaid. 

 By express or freight, not prepaid, peck, 40 cts.; bushel of 

 32 pounds, S1.35; 10 bushels or over, Sl-25 per bushel. 



I take pleasure in reporting our 

 success ■with your new Bumper Crop 

 Oats, of which we planted 15 acres 

 this season. While we used it for soil- 

 ing purposes, I must admit that it cer- 

 tainly is all that you claim for it, if not 

 more. When sowing oats again, I ex- 

 pect to use no other variety. 



SOAPSTONE FARM 

 Robert B. Courtney, Mgr. 



Gladwyne, Pa. 



