Mortgage * Lifter * Oats. 



ALL ITS NAME inPLIES. Demand so great last year that I had to return hundreds of 

 dollars to customers ordering after my supply was exhausted. BE IN TIME THIS YEAR. 



"Nothing more appropriate than Mortgage Lifter we think, could fill the bill as a name 

 for this new oat. It is early, as early as any other oats in cultivation, and early oats always 

 pay and pay big, because they are the first in the market. The straw is strong and stlflT, just 

 the Kind ot straw you would expect the king of all oats to have, and so far has never shown 

 the slightest signs of rust. It is the hardiest and healthiest variety grown. It is full of fresh 

 new blood and overflowing with vigor; so strong is it that protracted droughts, heavy rains, 

 hot winds and raw freezing weather have no effect upon its growth. Once sown it grows 

 Irom start to finish, despite the elements. In these years of changeable weather, we need 

 something we can always count on, always sure of, and if you can be sure of anything it is a 

 cr9pof Mortgage Lifter oats. The grain is the heaviest in existence to-day. When the 

 originator said, "the oats are the heaviest on earth," we questioned the statement, and im- 

 mediately went to work to get samples heavier, and nowhere could we find anv oats that 

 approached them in weight. Did you ever see oats weighing 50 lbs. to the mpasured bushel 7 

 W e have some that weigh that, bright and white as a new silver coin, and with a hull thin 

 as a sheet of paper, and it is the extreme weight that gives the yield. We have raised a hun- 

 dred bushel baskets of oats to the acre. A yield like that is uncommon, but yields of 60, 70 or 

 bu 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, for instance. Now, if they are Mort- 

 gage Lifters, and weigh 50 lbs. per bushel, you have 3,500 lbs. from your acre, or about 110 

 bushels by weight, 40 bu. more to the acre than common kinds, and the profit in oat grow- 

 ing is in the last 40 bushels." The above is a quotation from the introducer's remarks. My 

 representative, who inspected the crop, reports he never saw a finer bin of oats than was 

 harvested this Summer, nor so heavy a sample, so I think I am giving mv friends and custo- 

 mers the opportunity this year of getting hold of the best oats on the market. 

 Packet, 10 cents; pound, 30 cents; 3 pounds, 75 cents, postpaid. By express or 

 frelgUt, pecJk, 50 cents; bushel, Si. 25; 3 bushels, S;J.a5; 10 bushels, $10.00. 



THE LINCOLN ©ATS. 



The Introducers say : "We unhesitatingly pronounce this to be one of the best oats now 

 before the American people. To give some idea of their unusual productiveness, we have 

 a report now before us from one of the largest farmers in Minnesota, who planted 50 bushels, 

 whoreportsthatthecrop turned out 100 bushels to the acre, and weighed 47 3-10 pounds to 

 the measured bushel. The Lincoln Oat has produced one-third more than any other variety 

 grown in the same localities. It is very early, and has thus far proven itself entirely rust- 

 proof. It stands up better than any other sort, and on account of its thin hull, heavy meat 

 and soft nib is one of the best oats for feeding, grinding and for oatmeal. Packet, 10 cts.; 

 lb., 30 cts.; 8 lbs., 75 cts., postpaid. Peck, 50 cts.; bushel, 81.00; 10 bushels, $9.00. ' 



WHITE iWaiNE oars.— One of the most profitable oats for the farmer to raise. 

 Grows a very short, strong, stiir straw; weigh 34 to 38 lbs. per measured bushel, and has 

 yielded on an average 91)^ bushels of cleaned oats per acre. Packet, 10 cts.; lb., 30 cts.; 3 lbs., 

 75 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, peck, 50 cts.; bushel, 81.00; 10 bushels, $9.00. 



GCLDEN GiaWT SIDE ©ATS.— Grow 4 to 5 feet tall, with stiff straw, always stool 

 freely, and yield prolifically, heads measuring 16 to 18 inches in length. Packet, 10 cts; pound, 

 30 cts.; 3 pounds, 75 cts. By express or freight, peck, 50 cts.; bushel, 81.00; 10 bushels, 89.00. 



WELCOME ©aTS.— No oats have been distributed more satisfactorily and exten- 

 sively in all sections of the country. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 30 cents; 3 pounds, 75 cents, 

 postpaid. By express or freight, peck, 50 cents; bushel, $1.00; 10 bushels, 89.00. 



HULLESS BaRLEY.— Grows 2U feet high. Heads well filled; plump, heavy kernels; 

 hulless like wheat, when threshed. Ripens early and yields well. Makes a sweet, whole- 

 some flour for various uses. Pkt., lOc; lb., .SOc; 3 lbs., 75c., postpaid. Pk., 75c.; bu., 82.50. 



IMPROVED EVERGREEN BROOM CORN.— The best for general cultivation; 

 brush firm, of good length and bright green color; never gets red and brings the highest 

 price. Packet, 10 cts.; pound, 30 cts.; 3 pounds, 75cts., postpaid. Peck, 75 cts.; bushel, $2.50. 



japaNESE BUCKWHEaT.— The best, most productive and profitable variety in 

 cultivation. From one-half bushel of seed sown, 40 bushels of good seed have been har- 

 vested. In color, the kernel is a rich dark brown. Flour made from the Japanese is fully 

 equal if not superior to any other sort. It ripens a week earlier than Silver Hull, and yields 

 two to three times as much; excellent for bees. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 30 cts.; 3 lbs., 75 cts., by mall, 

 postpaid. By express or freight, peck, .50 cts.; bushel, Sl.,35; 10 bushels, $12.00. 



SILVER HULL BUCKWHEaT.— Continues in bloom longer than the common 

 buckwheat. The flour is whiter and more nutritious. Packet, 10 cts.; lb., 30 cts.; 3 lbs., 

 75 cts., by mail, postpaid. By express or freight, peck, 50 cts.; bushel, $1.35; 10 bushels, $12.00. 



EaRLY aMBBR SOGaR CaNE.— This is by far the best variety for sugar. The 

 seed is valuable also as food for poultry and cattle. For ensilage or fodder, it possesses im- 

 portant advantages. Pkt, 10 cts.; lb., .SO cts,; 3 lbs., 75 cts., postpaid. Peck, 81.00; bushel, 82.50. 



EaRLY ORaNGE SUGaR eaNE.— The favorite Southern variety. Yields an 

 abundance of syrup; does not grow quite as tall as Early Amber, but is heavier. Packet, 

 10 cts.; pound, 30 cts.; 3 pounds, 75 cts., postpaid. Peck, 81.00; bushel, (56 lbs.,) $2.50. 



Sun- 

 -^_ ._ best egg pro- 

 ducing foods known for poultry, keeping them in fine condition and largely increasing the 

 supply of eggs, it can be sown any time up to the middle of July. It should be grown by 

 every poultry breeder who has the opportunity if only to raise a few stalks. Packet, 

 10 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 40 cents, postpaid. By express, $1.00 per peck. 



SLa6K GiaNT.— This magnificent Sunflower produces even larger heads than the 

 Mammoth Russian. Seeds are short, unusu- " " - 



ally plump and filled full of meat, while on «Wf ASiVAa^ 



account of the thinness of the shell, it is at ..^^^jiKf- 



once more easily eaten by the fowls than any 

 other variety. Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 30 cts.; 

 quart, 50 cts., postpaid. 



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TREE SEEDS. 



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

 Cherry Mazard, ounce, 15 cts.; pound, 45 cts. 

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

 Pear, ounce, 30 cents; pound, $2.70. 

 Quince, ounce, 30 cents; pound, $2.70. 

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

 Stiver Plr, ounce, 15 cents; pound, $1.35. 

 Hemlock, ounce, 50 cents; pound, $4.50. 

 Scotch Pine, ounce, 20 cents; pound, $1.80. 

 White Pine, ounce, 30 cents; pound, $2.70. 

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

 ■White Ash, ounce, 15 cents; pound, $1.35. 

 White Birch, ounce, 15 cents; pound, $1.35. 

 Box £lder, ounce, 15 cents; pound, $1.35. 

 Hardy Catalpa, ounce, 16 cts.; pound, $1.1.'). 

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

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

 ■^Vhlte Mulberry, ounce, 25 cts.; pound, $2.00. 

 Russian Mulberry, oz., 60 cts.; lb.; $6.25. 



©SaGE ©RaNGE.— 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, $2.00; bushel, $7.50. 



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