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Stokes' Seed Oats 



Imported "White Eldorado** 



A variety of White Oats of extraordinary weight 

 '-'r and productiveness. Our American chmate is not 

 suited to the production and maintenance of the 

 highest grade of Oats, and unless a heavy, imported 

 Oat be used for seed purposes every second or 

 third year they become hght and chaffy. The Oats 

 here offered weigh naturally 50 pounds per measured 

 bushel and they deteriorate in weight only three to 

 four pounds each year when grown here, so that the produce is worth, for seed purposes, 

 at least double the market value of ordinary Oats. Not only are they so handsome and 

 heavy, but they are thoroughly cleaned by the latest and most improved machinery, and are 

 absolutely free from foreign and weed seeds. If I can get a sample of these Oats into your hand, 

 I feel sure that a sale is made. Price, 2-oz. pkt. lo cts., per lb., by mail, postpaid, 25 cts.; hy ex- 

 press, lo lbs. $1.25, 50 lbs. $4.50, 100 lbs. (the cjuantity required for an acre) $8.50. 



Imported **Black Eldorado** 



The Black Oat is used very largely in England, Scotland and Sweden, the great Oat countries of 

 the world, and I offer a very handsome sample. These make a very strong, stiff straw; .stool out 

 largely, are abundant yielders and are handsome in ever)' way. Black Oats have not been largely used 

 in this country, but they are very desirable from a growing standpoint and are equally good for stock- 

 feeding. Price the same as the Imported White Eldorado. 



AMEMCAN-GROWN SEED OATS 



Write for special prices on quantity lots 



SWEDISH SELECT. This beautiful Oat, which is now well acclimatized, weighs from 36 to 40 

 pounds per measured bushel. The straw is coarse, noted for its stiffness and power to withstand 

 lodging. The grains are pure white in color, large, thick and plump, making a very handsome 

 appearance. The heads are large, upright and bushy, they are also nearly all meat; the hull be- 

 ing exceedingly thin making them especially valuable as a feeding Oat. They are ciuite early and 

 are less liable to smut and rust than almost an)' other sort. Lb. 25 cts., 3 lbs. 65 cts., by mail, post- 

 paid ; bv freight or express, Kpk. 30 cts., pk. 50 cts., legal bus. (32 lbs.) $1.50, sack of 3 legal bus. 

 (96 lbs.) §4.25. 



STORM KING. This is a very productive variety, growing with a very strong, stiff straw, standing 

 frotn 4/i to 5 feet in height. The grains are plump; thin hulls; the stalks being so stiff and heavy 

 do not lodge, nor does the grain fall oft' during the stormy season. It is a heavy yielder, and dur- 

 ing a favorable season the Oats will weigh 38 to 42 pounds per measured bushel. Prices same as 

 Swedish Select noted above. 



Spray of imported White 

 Eldorado Oats 



cts , by mail, postpaid; 

 lbs.) $3.75. 



GOLDEN FLEECE. This is a very fine Oat originated in Neiv York state 

 and intrciduced in 1901. It is a heavy cropper, handsome sample, grains 

 white and plump; strong straw, stands up well. Lb. 25 cts., 3 lbs. 65 

 by freight or express, pk. 45 cts., legal bus. (32 lbs.) $1.35, sack of 3 legal bus. (96 



TARTAR KING. One of the earliest, heaviest, most prolific domestic-grown Oats in cultivation ; suitable for 

 all soils ; has a robust and vigorous constitution ; is quite early and a large cropper. Straw is stout, standing 

 up well, does not readily lodge. The kernels are large, thick, plump and heavy, possessing all the qualities 

 that go to make up an ideal Oat. Price same as for Golden Fleece. 



WHITE MAINE, MORTGAGE-LIFTER, WELCOME and CLYDESDALE. All standard, well known 

 varieties, carefully recleaned. Per bus. (32 lbs.) $1.25, 10 bus. at Si. 15 per bus. 



Ensilage and Fodder Corn 



STOKES' SPECIAL ENSILAGE. This is a very fine white Corn, with a lar£,a-sized, very heavy solid ear. 

 Its close-set grains are well-filled-out at both the butt and tip; cob medium size, very w'lv'ce. It grows a tre- 

 mendous stalk on strong land, 14 to 16 feet high ; frequently has two ears to a stalk, ar d has the heaviest 

 quantity of fodder in tons per acre of anj- Corn that I have ever had any knowledge of, ryroducing frequently 

 from 60 to 75 tons. I offer it without any qualifications for ensilage use as being the best Corn I know of. Pk. 

 60 cts., bus. $2, ID bus. lots and over, jji.85 per bus. 



RED COB ENSILAGE. This is a western variety which has given good satisfaction. White corn with a red 

 cob. The llavor is sweet and juicy ; .stalks 13 to 14 feet in height. Pk. 50 cts., bus. Si. 75, 10 bus. lots and over, 

 S1.60 per bus. 



BLUNTS' PROLIFIC ENSILAGE. This is a very heavy-growing Ensilage Corn, producing two ears to the 

 stalk ; ears of medium size, white Corn ; is earlier than the Red Cob Ensilage. Pk. 60 cts., bus. $2, lo-bus. lots 

 and over, gi.85 per bus. 



SUGAR CORN FOR GREEN FODDER. Many farmers prefer this for ensilage purposes, owing to the 

 large percentage of saccharine matter in the stalks. The seed offered is specially grown for fodder purposes, 

 being of quick growth and early maturity. Sown at the rate of 2 bushels per acre in drills 4 feet apart, it 

 makes splendid stalks 6 to 8 feet high, which are of the finest quality for feeding green, cutting for ensilage 

 or curing for fodder. By express or freight, qt. 15 cts , 4 cits. 40 cts., pk. 60 cts., bus. $2.25. 



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Stokes' Special Ensilage 

 Corn 



