WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Field Seeds— 103 



IMPROVED SWEDISH OATS. 



LONG'S WHITE TARTAR OATS. 



Improved Sw^edish Oats 



Tbis grand oat is considered one of the heaviest yielders and one of the most 

 profitable in the entire oat familj-. Experts in the Tnited JStates Department of 

 Agriculture, who thoroughljMnvestigated 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 b feet tall with heads measuring from S to 

 li;.2 inches long and produces grain weighin'_'^ from So to 41) pounds to the measured 

 onshel. Its heavy yield is shown by one report that from a two acre field 227 bus. 

 were harvested. Another report shows under rather unfavorable conditions a 

 crop of 813^ 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 oat as one of the most profitable on the market 

 today and I predict for it an unusually successful future. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 65 cts., postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepniil, pic., 50 ets.; bu. of 32 lbs., SI. 50; 10 bus. $13.50. 



White Cluster Oats 



A Heavy Yielder 



This white oats, grown extensively in the State of Ohio, is claimed to be the best 

 large, white grained, stitf straw, side oats grown to date. The straw is exceedingly 

 tall, stiff and heavy, and produces enormous yields of pure white grains. Its great 

 stooling habit makes it one of the best varieties for hay. The heads are long and 

 of branching habit. Well filled with plump white kernels, which, when threshed, 

 are very heavy. White Cluster does not lodge, on account of Its strong, stifl' straw, 

 and large deep root growth; has given very general satisfaction. Often yields lOU 

 to 120 bushels or over per acre. Paclset, 10 cents; pound, 35 cents; 3 i>onnds, 

 65 cents, by mull, postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, peck, 

 10 cents; bushel of 32 pounds, $1.35; 10 bushels, S12.50. 



Golden Fleece Oats 



Handsome and Prolific Over 100 Bushels Per Acre 



It originated in central JSfew York, and has already been widely tested and 

 approved. First offered in 1902, and it met everybody's expectations fully. The 

 yield of Golden Fleece oats has reached as much as 4,752 pounds of cleaned seed per 

 acre. This is 108 bushels of 44 pounds each, or nearly 150 bushels of 32 pounds each. 

 The large white grains are plump and handsome. The straw is very strong, and 

 stands up well. The blade is double the size of ordinary oats, which attests the 

 vigor and productive capacity of the strain. Golden Fleece is remarkable for its 

 great stooling capacity, and for this reason the seeding requirements are lighter 

 than with most other sorts. I believe that this grand oats, bj- reason of its unusual 

 vigor, will prove distinctly profitable in many places where the oats crop has here- 

 tofore been a failure, or only a partial success. In all oats growing sections the 

 Golden Fleece will prove to be a perfect treasure, not only In the way of heavy 

 production but in point of quality. Packet, 10 cts.; pound, 25 cts.; 3 pounds, 

 65 cts., by mall, postpaid. By express or fi'elght, not prepaid, peck, 

 40 cts.; bushel of 32 pounds, $1.35; 10 bushels, $12.50. 



Long's White Tartar Oats white cluster oats. 



In the greatest oats section of Western New York, these oats.have created considerable 

 excitement for the last few years, and last season, v/here they could get the seed, it was 

 purchased by farmers to the exclusion of all other varieties. This improved strain of oats 

 was originally obtained by selecting the largest and most \'igorous plants from an extra 

 good stock of Improved White Tartar; by continuing this selection for a number of years, 

 Sir. Ijong so improved 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 any 

 other variety. From my experience with it the past sea- 

 sou, I am convinced that W^hite Tartar will yield at least 

 15 bushels per acre more than any other variety, and from 

 20 to 30 bushels more than common oats. Last year we 

 got a yield of 91 bushels i^er 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. There is 

 bound to be an enormous demand for this variety this 

 season, and while I have quite a large quantity in store, 

 I have no doubt I shall be sold out before the season is- 

 over, hence, would advise early orders from all my cus- 

 tomers desiring these oats in quantity. 



Packet. 10 cts.; pound, 25 cts.; 3 pounds, 65 cts., by mail, postpaid. By express 

 or freight,not prepaid, peck, 40 cts.; bushel of 32 lbs., $1.35; 10 bushels. $12.50. 



White Plume Oats 



Originated in Western New York From Selected Heads From a 

 Field of White Tartar 



This variety of oats furnished me by Mr. G. W. Ketchum a 

 prominent oat grower in Western New York. He has this to say: 

 "I have grown several varieties of oats for many years, but I con- 

 sider 'White Plume' the best white side oat I have ever raised." 

 This reliable oat produces very large heads of heavy white 

 grains, is a heavy cropper, and matures very early in the season. 

 This season one field, from which our seed oats of White Plume 

 was harvested, averaged 82 bushels to the acre, weighing almost 

 40 pounds to a measured bushel. The tall stiff straw produces 

 large, plump, thick berries with a thin shuck, is a vigorous grower 

 unusually heavy in weight, and the best of yielders. White Plume 

 does not lodge, and is quite tree from smut. The demand for this 

 grand varietv last season exhausted my supply very earlj- in the 

 season; so I would suggest early orders to avoid disappointment. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; pound, 25 cts.; 3 pounds, 65 cts.. by mail, postpaid. By express 

 or freight, not prepaid, peck, 40 cts.; bushel of 32 lbs., $1.35: 10 bushels, $12.50. 



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