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102— Field Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1912 



Long^s White Tartar Oats 



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LONG'S WHITE TARTAR OATS. 



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

 excitement for the last few years, and last season, where 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 vigorous plants from an extra 

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

 Mr. Long 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 

 stifl', 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- 

 son, I am convinced that White 'lartar 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 per 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 lreiglit,not prepaid, peck, 40 cts.; bushel ol 32 lbs., $1.35; 10 bushels, S12.50. 



New White Plume Oats 



Originated in Western New York From Selected Heads From a 

 Field of White Tartar 



A new variety of oats furnished me by Mr. G. W. Ketchuni a 

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

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

 sider 'New White Plume' the best white side oat I have ever 

 raised." This new 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, thiclc berries with a thin shueli,ls a vigorous grower 

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

 does not lodge, and is tree from smut. I have only a few hundred 

 bushels of this new oat to offer; as I have reduced my prices con- 

 siderably I expect a heavy demand for it, so advise early orders. 

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

 or ireight, not prepaid, peck. 40 cts.; bushel of 32 lbs., $1.35; 10 bushels, S12.50. 



NEW WHITE PLUME OATS. 



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, stiff straw, side oats grown to date. The straw is exceedingly 

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

 stoollng 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, stiff straw, 

 and large deep root growth; has given very general satisfaction. Often yields 100 

 to 120 bushels or over per acre. Pachet, 10 cents; pound, 25 cents; 3 pounds, 

 65 cents, \>y mall, postpaid. B^ express or frelgbt, not prepaid, peck, 

 40 cents; busbel of 33 pounds. Si. 35; 10 bushels, S12.50. 



Golden Fleece Oats 



Handsome and Prolific 



Over 100 Bushels Per Acre 



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GOUDEN 



FLEECE OATS. 



It originated in central New 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 stoollng capacity, and for this reason the seeding requirements are lighter 

 than with most other sorts. I believe that this grand oats, by 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, 35 cts.; 3 pounds, 

 65 cts., by mail, postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, peck, 

 4:0. cts.; bushel of 33 pounds, $1.35; 10 bushels, $13.50. 



Mortgage Lifter Oats 



Just What Its Name Implies 



I take satisfaction in the conspicuous and universal success of this highly profit- 

 able oats. No better name than Mortgage Lifter could have been selected for It, 

 as It is a first-class cropper, early to mature, and of unusually heavy weight. The 

 straw Is strong and stiff, and is thus far free from rust. It is so strong and thrifty 

 that neither freezing weather, protracted drought, heavy rain, nor hot wind seems 

 to have much effect upon Its growth. It appears able to go right along from start 

 to finish almost without regard to weather or conditions. Mortgage Lifter is as 

 bright and white as a new silver dollar, with a hull as thin as a sheet of paper. 

 "We have raised," says the originator, "a hundred bushels to the acre." A yield 

 like this is uncommon, but yields of 60, 70 or 80 bushels can be obtained by any 

 good farmer with careful culture. My opinion of Mortgage Lifter oats is very 

 high. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 35 cts.; 3 lbs., 65 cts., postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, pk., 40 cts.; bn. of 33 lbs., $1.35; 10 bus. $13.50. 



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WHITE CLUSTER OATS. 



