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OATS. 



Koyal Doncaster — A new English White Oat of more than ordinary merit. Although later than 

 some of our American varieties ; afler three year's trial we have found in it many excellent 

 qualities. It is a very large yielder, straw stiff and long and of splendid quality; grain plump and 

 very heavy with clear and very thin skin; making it by Jar the best Oat we have ever seen for feeding 

 horses. Owners of the leading Racing Stahles and Hunting Establishments, and breeders of 

 Shire and pure bred horses in England, pay more for this Oat than any other, in consequence 

 of its great superiority for feeding purposes. Peck, 65 cts. ; bushel SI 



Currie's Prize Cluster — Very early and productive. Prof. R. P. Spear, Director of the Iowa 

 Agricultural Experimental Station, in his report for 1888, places Prize Cluster at the head of the 

 list of varieties he had tested. Out of fifteen of the leading sorts grown he found by careful 

 measurement and weight that Prize Cluster produced more than any of 

 the other sorts. For the information of any who may not have tried 

 Prize Cluster, we will say that it is a white variety of medium growth, 

 very robust, heads very large, and grain remarkably heavy. Peck, 

 40 cts.; bushel $1.00; 2^£ bushels 2 25 



Lincoln — The introduction of this variety last year created quite a sen- 

 sation amongst the farmers who invested in it, and judging from the 

 many reports we have had it proved an excellent sort. The intro- 

 ducer thus describes it; "The Lincoln Oat has produced one-third 

 more than any other variety grown in the same locality. It is very 

 early, and thus far has proven entirely rust-proof. It stands up bet- 

 ter than any other sort, and is the best for feeding on account of its 

 thin hull and heavy meat, 7 bushels produced 817 bushete, 21 lbs; or an 

 average of 116 bushels to each bushel sown." Peck, 50 cts.; bushel, $1.25; 

 2>i bushels 3 00 



Badger Queen — One of the earliest. It is a rank grower ; straw stiff: 



heads long and spreading* Peck, 40 cts.; bushel, $1.00; 2)£ bushels.. 2 25 



Australian Giant — Very productive and vigorous. Peck, 40 cts. ; 



bushel, $1.00; 2^ bushels 2 25 



Black Prolific — A very prolific sort of vigorous growth. Peck, 40 cts.; 



Bushel, $1.00; 2 l / 2 bushel 2 25 



White Shoenen — A very large yielder; extensively grown in Wiscon- 

 sin. Grain plump and heavy; heads very large; straw stout. Peck, 



40 cts.; bushel, $1.00; 2^ bushels 2 25 



Bags included free of charge. 



RYE. 



Spring— Peck, 50 cts.; bushel, $1.25; 2>£bushels 2 75 



Winter— Peck, 50 cts.; bushel, $1.25; 2% bushels 2 75 



Hungarian Winter— A. remarkably hardy and strong growing variety, 

 outyielding all other sorts, and of superior milling qualities. Peck, 



60 cts.; bushel, $1.50; 2% bushels 3 25 



Bags included free of charge. 



BARLEY. 



Manshury— The most popular variety of Barley grown. It is a 6-rowed 

 sort, long heads well filled, straw strong, is later than the common 

 6-rowed and a very heavy yielder. Peck, 50 cts.; bushel, $1.25; 

 214 bushels 2 75 



Scotch— This variety takes precedence of all others with maltsters ; 



6-rowed. Peck, 50 cts.; bushel, $1.25; 2J^ bushels 2 75 



Bags included free of charge. 



SPRING WHEAT. 



Saskatchewan Fyfe — This wheat is beyond question the hardest and best 

 milling wheat known. Other favorite features are earliness, vigor of 

 growth, productiveness, purity and healthiness. Adapted to all 

 States where Spring Wheat can be grown. Peck, 50 cts.; bushel, $1.25; 



2)4 bushels 2 



Bags included fr-e of charge. 



WINTER WHEAT. 



Early Red Clawson Wheat;(Bald)— The earliest Winter Wheat. This 

 variety is a cross between Golden Cross and Clawson, and inherits all 

 the good qualities of the parents — extreme hardiness, rapid growth, 

 largekernels and enormous productiveness. It is especiallydesirable 

 for heavy clay soils, and when sown on rich ground should be seeded 

 very lightly, owing to its remarkable stooling propensities. Peck, 50 

 cts.; bushel, $1.50; 2% bushels 8 50 



Jones' Winter Fife Wheat (Bald)— The best Winter Wheat grown. 

 Equal to No. 1 Hard 8pring Wheat. It is a strong grower, producing 

 a very large crop of transparent, hard, dark grain, frequently weigh- 

 ing 65 pounds to the measured bushel. It ripens early and should 

 not be harvested until fully ripe, as the grain improves in quality 

 and color the longer it remains in the straw, and does not shell out 

 inthefield. Peck,50cts.; bushel, $1.50; 2%bushels 3 50 



Long Amber (Bald)— Ice and water-proof. The hardiest of all Winter 

 Wheats. A boon for low landjas well, as on blank hill-sides, where 

 wheat Is liable to kill out in spring. Grain clear amber shade, very 







hard, rich in gluten, exceptionally heavy, and of fine milling quality, 

 straw very strong and stocky. Free from rust, mildew and blight, 

 adapted to all kinds of soil. Peck , \ 



Early Genesee Giant (Half Bald)— Remarkable for its thrifty fall 

 growth and heavy root, with the ability to withstand spring frosts 

 and summer draught; stools out very early in spring; straw strong 

 and short-jointed ; heads well filled with fine hard amber grain of 

 exceptionally fine milling qualities ; is very productive, yielding 

 over 62 bushels to the acre. Peck, 75 cts.; bushel $2.00; 2% bushels, 2 75 



Pride of Genesee (Bearded)— Hardy as Rye ; longest head and the 

 most productive wheat known, will yield 75 bushels to the acre. This 

 is without doubt the hardest and richest in gluten of any winter 

 variety ; will produce a larger crop on poor land than any other ; 

 straw bright, thick-walled and very wirey, springing back to posi- 

 tion after a storm. It is the strongest grower and most abundant 

 stooling sort of all, requiring less seed than any other. Should be 

 harvested before over-ripe. Peck x 50 



