FJ F3 F', M II I M SEEDS 
Selected Seed Oats 
fully ’selected 
and recleaned 
over our own 
mills. . 
BURT, or 90-DAY 
OATS. — This Oats has 
been extensively grown 
in Tennessee for years 
and has lately come 
into use in Kentucky. 
The color is between a 
gray and yellow — looks 
like a stained White 
Oat — straw is stiff and 
stands up well and 
makes an excellent yield. 
As it ripens before any 
other grain, it is espe- 
cially desirable for early 
feeding. 
RED or TEXAS 
RUST-PROOF.— This 
Oat originally came 
from the Southwest. 
Oats The heads are unusu- 
ally long and heavy. 
Sometimes the heads start within a few inches of the 
ground. When this is the case it should be mowed and 
cured as hay. Ordinarily it can be handled in the usual 
manner. To be used as sheaf oats this variety is superior 
to any other. . . 
WINTER TURF OATS.— The best and hardiest of oats. 
When sown early, they are far superior to Spring Oats. 
They yield ordinarily 40 to 60 bushels to the acre, but 
under favorable conditions yields of over 100 bushels 
to the acre have been reported. The grain is of a dark 
gray color. Very heavy with a thin hull, and tests 40 
to 42 pounds to the bushel. On good land they grow 
4 to 5 feet high, producing both the best quality of feed- 
ing oats and better and more palatable straw for stock. 
Sow 1 VS to 2 bushels to the acre. 
SUPERBA WHITE OATS.— This is an early white va 
riety. The straw is of medium height and very strong. 
We have never heard of a case of its lodging. The 
grain is large and plump, very heavy, with a thin hull. 
This oat, on account of its great productiveness, will give 
wonderful returns. With a favorable season, 90 to 100 
bushels to the acre and on exceptionally good ground 
as high as 125 bushels to the acre. 
WHITE SPRING OATS.— Our stocks of these oats are 
especially nice. They are northern grown and have been 
carefully recleaned by us. 
BLACK MIXED OATS.— These oats grow taller and 
yield a little better than the white, and for this reason 
are preferred to use on moderate or thin land. They 
make more foliage than white Spring Oats and are bet- 
We take a great deal 
of pride in the quality 
of the Seed Oats which 
we offer to our trade. 
They are always care- 
ter to cut green. 
Speltz or Emmer 
This grain is of comparatively recent introduction in 
this country. It is claimed by some to be the primitive 
wheat, the' kind grown by the ancients. It resembles 
Rye in the habit of growth, is early, will stand drought, 
yields well, makes a fine pasture or hay. The grain re- 
sembles wheat, but has a husk like barley. 
Sow in the Spring broadcast or drill at 1 V 2 to 2 
bushels to the acre. 
Bushel is forty pounds. 
Seed Wheat 
We sell thousands of bushels of the best and most iin 
proved varieties of Seed Wheat every year, and our 
wheats have attained a very high reputation on account 
of their cleanliness and superior quality. We issue in 
August a descriptive list of Seed Wheat and other seeds 
for Fall sowing, which we will take pleasure in mailing 
to any one upon request. 
Broom Corn 
CULTURE. — Sow in drills 3 ft. apart at the rate of 
3 to 5 lbs. per acre, thinning out stalks up about 70 
to the rod. Cultivate as for. corn. Rich land requires 
thicker seeding and more stalks than medium or poor 
soil. Cut when the seed is in the milk state. 
OKLAHOMA DWARF.— A favorite sort in the South- 
west on account of its earliness, dwarf habit, robust 
growth, extreme productiveness and long well-fibred 
brush. It averages 5 ft. high and has great drought- 
resisting qualities. Seed can be allowed to ripen with- 
out danger to the brush, and stalks make excellent fod- 
der which is relished by stock. On account of its large 
yielding, moderate height and general good qualities, it 
is positively the best of all for Southern States. 
EVERGREEN. — Wherever the location is suitable for 
growing Broom Corn, farmers find it a paying crop, the 
demand for the brush exceeding the supply. This ever- 
green variety grows about 8 to 10 feet high, stands up 
well, and is entirely free from crooked brush. The 
fiber is long and fine. It will not get red in the field 
before it is cut, but is strictly a green variety of brush. 
Barley 
BEARDLESS SPRING BARLEY.— A very valuable va- 
riety. The earliest barley known. The straw is about 
the height of common barley, but better, and will stand 
up on any land; on good land will produce 80 bushels 
per acre. Sow as early as you can; frost does not hurt 
it. Many farmers 
will not grow bar- 
ley on account of 
the long, harsh 
beards which arc so 
disagreeable 
i n threshing, a 1 - 
though it is a prof- 
itable crop. This is 
beardless and easy 
to grow and handle 
as oats. It has 
hulls like any other 
old variety, and is 
a heavy cropper, 
yielding from 50 to 
75 bushels per acre, 
and the quality is 
Beardless Barley 
excellent, both for 
malting and for 
feeding hogs. 
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