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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



NEW 



REHD'S 



DEFmNeE 



New Blood, Earliness. Lar ge 

 Heads, Heavy Grain, 5tiff 

 Straw and Rust Proof. 



This claim is made by the originator, G. A. 

 Read, a sciemific hybridizer of Read's Experiment 

 Farms located in the Champlain Valley of A'ermont, 

 which according to the Government Report is one 

 of the best grain growing sections in the country. 



It originated in 1898, by hybridizing the Mort- 

 gage Lifter with the Lincoln, to combine the ex- 

 cellent qualities of both. The aim in view was 

 fuliy accomphshed, and I now have in the Defiance 

 an oat showing greatly increased vigor and pro- 

 ductiveness over both parents, and each had already 

 won a national reputation. 



Read's Defiance Oats contains the best and 

 newest blood. Their abundant growth of stiff 

 straw, attest the vigor and productive capacity of 

 the strain. They do not run out as soon when 

 grown year after year on the same land, another 

 evidence of their great vigor. 



Earliness, they have proven to be medium early. 

 The heads are long and well balanced, of a branch- 

 ing habit, heavily laden with plump yellow kernels 

 of good length, weighing usually 36 to 45 pound per 

 bushel; therefore it is one of the best for feeding 

 and milling purposes. 



The straw of this oat is wonderfully stiff and 

 heavy and of unusual stooling qualities and luxuri- 

 ous growth of nutritious blades, making it one of 

 the best for oat hay. 



Read's Defiance Oat does not lodge, on account 

 of its strong straw, large deep roots, and its tend- 

 ency to send out just above the ground side roots 

 which reach out and catch, lielpinghold and enabling 

 it to withstand twisting winds, and come forth after severe storms, standing nearly erect. 



It is characteristic of this oats to resist drought more effectually than the majority of 

 kinds out of the scores of varieties I have tested, because of its magnificent root develop- 

 ment, which taps the soil to a great depth, enabling it to reach a large amount of moisture. 



These oats on account of being well endowed with a luxurious growth of wide leaf 

 blades, and because of their strong weather, storm, and element-resisting qualities are less 

 liable to smut and rust than most any other sort. Being hardy and a strong grower they are 

 not easily choked by weeds, nor retarded by cold or heat, or other unfavorable conditions, 

 as most kinds. The enormous yield of this oat is largely due to its remarkable stooling 

 habits; when among a field of these oats, it is not unfrequent to find several stalks with big 

 heads, all having sprung from one kernel of seed. 



Read's Defiance Oats yield from 50 to 120 bushels per acre, depending upon the sea- 

 son, condition of the soil, and quantity of seed sown; while under more favorable conditions, 

 with extra care, the yield has been at the rate of from 150 to 200 bushels per acre, which 

 shows what choice breeds may be made to do when properly cared for, giving results which 

 could not be approximated with ordinary sorts. 



This variety comes highly recommended, and is endorsed by such eminent hybridizers 

 and botanists as Prof. C. G. Pringle, of the University of Vermont, and F. H. Horsford, of 

 Charlotte, Vermont, well-known grower and hybridizer of plants. Originated and grown in 

 the far north, it may prove to be one of the best varieties ever introduced, and would advise 

 our farmer friends to give it a thorough trial, if only on a small scale, so as to get a start 

 with the seed. 



Something choice like this variety cannot be sold cheap, as it takes years of time and 

 care to select and breed up to a certain standard. ' 



Price of Read's Defiance Oats, large packet 50 cts., 1 lb. $1.25, 3 lbs., S3.00, postpaid; 

 by freight or express, 1 pk. S3.50, Vi bu. S6.00, 1 bu. $10.00. 



