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STREET & SMITH, Proprietors, 
No. 53 Fulton Street, New York. 
NORWAY OATS. 
From the mass of testimony, showing the advantage to be 
gained by the substitution of this seed for all other kinds, 
we present a few more extracts. 
NO HUMBUG ABOUT THEM. 
HENRY I'ULEMAN, Esq., Galesville, X. Y., writes, 
Aug. H3 1869: 
The Norway Oats I had of you are no humbug; on the 
contrary, are all you recommended them to be last year. I 
sowed "on clay leans soil, and can beat all my neighbors 
about here for oats of an}' kind. No farmer can afford to 
raise any other kind if he can get these even at $10 per bushel. 
HEADS TWO FEET LONG. 
G. O. Bristol, of Tioga, Pa., writes: 
My Norway oats look very promising, standing four and 
a half to five feet high. I have measured some heads which 
are two feet long and contain upwards of four hundred ker- 
nels; It far surpasses anything ever seen in this section. I 
have had a great many calls from parties who want seed. 
WOULD NOT PART WITH HIS SEED AT ANY PRICE. 
Lexington, N. C, Aug. 1. 1869. 
Siks : 1 sowed 16 pounds of your Norway Oats, half on a 
poor piece of land by the side of some black spring oats. 
and the balance on some rich tobacco land. The first were 
at least a third higher than the others by their side, and 
double the kernels on the heads. The drouth damaged our 
oat crop seriously, in fact, it is about a failure, but I find on 
measuring that 1 have 14 bush ell. I am so well pleased 
with them that I shall sow a good part of them again, and 
would not part with it for any money. 
Yours respectfully, ABRAM CROSS. 
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY BUSHELS FROM TWO 
ACRES. 
Tranquility, N. J., Aug. G, 1869. 
D. W. Ramsdell & Co., 
Deak Sib: We have harvested our Norway Oats, and 
must say that they arc all that they were recommended by 
you. They were ripe as soon or a little sooner than our 
other oats, and of a much betterqnaliiy. I am satisfied that 
I run raise three bushels of the Norways to one of common 
oats and with one-third of the seed. For feeding they must 
be superior, as they have thin hulls and plump meats. From 
our two acres I think we shall run some over tiro hundred 
andjlftrj bushels. The largest head that I have found is ID 
inches long. Yours respectfully, 
CLINTON VASS. 
THE BEST HE EVER SAW. 
JOHN COLEMAN, Esq., of Middlcton, N. Y., writes, 
Aug. 17, 1869: 
I purchased some of your Norway Oats last spring, and 
sowed them on Heht soil, without manure. Tliev grew large 
and tall, with stalks capable of standing under great weight 
of grain. They are of oettcr quality and ripen full as soon 
as other oats. As a field oat I think they are superior to 
any oat 1 ever saw. I heartily recommend" them to farmers, 
and shall sow my entire crop next year. 
"RAISED AN EXCITEMENT." 
Womclsdorf, Berks Co., Pa., Aug. 5, 1869. 
Messrs. Ramspell &. Co.: 
The thirty-five pounds of Norway Oats I purchased from 
you last March was sown on about one acre of land, good 
soil, and will yield me at least 80 bushels. Some good judges 
even estimate it at over a hundred bushels. I am free to say 
that it has more than met my most sanguine expectations, 
and has raised quite an excitement here. They ripen with 
us a little later than other oats. They are heavier and more 
nutritious, and grow a strong straw that will not fall, no mat- 
ter how rainv trie season is". I can cheerfully endorse and 
recommend it to my brother farmers throughout the country. 
Yours truly, 
E. PENN SMITH. 
HEADS TWENTY-SIX INCHES LONG. 
Smyrna, Me., Sept. 5, 'G9. 
I can recommend vour Norway Oats to every farmer, but 
If thev could only see them growing in head once, they 
would' need no endorsement from me. They tell their own 
story. 1 measured one head 26 inches long, and there are 
many over '.'0 inches and upwards, and the oats pile right up 
on the heads. Truly yours, 
JOHN MARKS. 
HOW HE COULD HAVE MADE MONEY. 
Terre Haute, 111.. Sept. 2. '69. 
The seed I had of vou has done well. I paid $10 for one 
bushel. If I had bo'nsht 15 bushels at that price it would 
have paid me well. They stood up straight while others by 
their side fell flat to the ground, They arc much heavier 
and better In every respect. 
Respectfully yours, 
E. GUERNSNEY. 
A GREAT DEMAND NEXT YEAR. 
Thomson, 111., Sept. 4, '69. 
I was unfortunate In harvesting my oats, the weather be- 
in" bad. I estimate the loss at fully one-fourth of the crop. 
However, I find 1 have 83 bushels left, which is quite satis- 
factory for a seeding of one bushel. My common oats, from 
3 bushels' seeding, yield ordinarily about forty bushels to Hie 
acre. My neighbors all want some of those " big oats," as 
thev are called here. I shall crow pretty lamely next year, 
for "there will be a great demand for tliem next year when 
our farmers learn more of their excellence. 
Yours respecttullv, 
N. S. FRENCH. 
SURPRISE OATS AGAIN. 
Lincoln, Logan Co., 111., Aug. 30, '69. ~ 
DKvuPrE: Last spring! purchased two quarts of your 
Norway Oats and two quarts of the Surprise oats that some 
said were better than yours I sowed them both the same 
day on good mellow ground, about a rod apart, and both 
grew well until they began to head, when the Surprise broke 
down about middle way of the straw, heads laying on the 
irround. The Xorinai/'s stood erect, not a stiilk falling. 
From the two quarts of Surprise I had one bushel ; from the 
two quarts of Norways I had three bushels. I can recom- 
mend your seed as ahead of all others. 
Yours truly, WILLIAM SHEA. 
IEIGHTY-FOUR QUARTS FROM ONE. 
Warren, Mass.. Sept. 1". '60. 
I obtained from you one quart of the Norway Oat seed 
last year, from which I have raised tiro bux/irhi and ticentjf 
quarts. They were much admired bv those who saw them 
growing. Many will be wanted in this section, and ti you 
will send me some circulars 1 will gladly circulate them lor 
you. Truly yours, 
S. HORNER. 
FORTY-FIVE BUSHELS FROM ONE-HALF BUSHEL; 
OF SEED. 
Newburgh, Md., July 29. 18C9. 
Gextlesfen: I purchased half a bushel of your Norwa'v 
Oats from Jones & Clark, New York. They were Injured 
by the drouth to a considerable extent, but I find on meas- 
uring that I have a yield of forty-five bushels from Ehe half 
bushel of seed. Thev ripen about the same time as the 
common oat and aiv much heavier. 
Very respectfully yours, 
1'. A. L. CONTEE. 
YIELD FOUR TIMES THAT OF COMMON OATS. 
Wetmore, Kansas. Aug. IS. 
I had two quarts ofypurseed and tested it carefully. They 
arc entirely different and far superior to any oat I ever sa\v. 
By a careful estimate I make the yield about four times that 
of common oats, with same culture. I counted eighty-six 
stalks irom one kernel. Respectfully yours, 
NELSO'N'B. SIMMONS. 
WOULD NOT DO WITHOUT THEM FOR TEN TIMES 
THEIR COST. 
Carrolltown, Mo.. Aug. 9, *09- ~* , 
I sowed one bushel on bottom laud, and thev overflowed, 
which destroyed a large part of my crop, but Thave enough 
to see what they are and remarked to my men when we 
were harvesting them that I would not be without them tor 
ten times their cost. They should be harvested before fully 
ripe, as the meat is heavy and they shell more readily than 
the small oat. Yours truly, 
D. SETTLES. 
LOOK. OUT FOR BOGUS SEED. 
Bruford's Store, Pa., Aug. 28, 1869. 
Dear Sins: I understand you have the genuine Rnmsdell 
Norway Oats. Phase let me know the price. I have been 
badly cheated by N. P. Boyer A: Co. They sold me common 
oats under the name of No'rways. This year I hope to get 
the pure seed. Yours truly, 
D. MOSTALLER. 
SPURIOUS SEED. 
Hundreds of bushels of Cauada, New Brunswick, Surprise, 
Poland, and numerous other varieties of oats were sold last 
year as our seed. Parties arc again advertising and attempt- 
ing to deceive the farmers. One party has already forward- 
ed several thousand bushels of Canada oats to the West, 
where he is selling them as our seed. We cautioned farmers 
last year against these frauds. But, because they could buy 
at a lower price, and the representations appeared honest, 
they purchased elsewhere ; and now, when they have learned 
by the result that they were deceived, (hey are-writing to 
us to punish the swindlers. To all such we beg to say chat 
we have enough to do to attend to our own business". Wc 
renew our caution, and give notice that hereafter we shall 
Bell our seed nnder the name of the RAMSDELL NORWAY 
OATS. The demand for this seed is sufficient to guarantee 
a sale of every bushel in the country at our established 
price ; and farmers who bought seed from us are asking from 
¥?.f>0 to $10, and one evidence of seed being spurious is the 
fact of its being offered at less than the regular established 
prices. No man is likely to go to the troulde and expense 
of advertising and selling this seed at a less prire than he. 
knows we would pay for it, if genuine. There is not seed 
enough to supply the State of California alone, while others 
are coming in from -every State and Territory, and manv 
parts of Europe. There are upward of jive millions of farm- 
ers in the United States yet to be supplied with this seed, 
and the whole crop this year would not give each a pint. 
Where one fanner had the faith in our representations to 
buy last year, thousands are satisfied nnd anxious to get it 
now. One word more on this subject, of inferior seed. 
Manyseed-dealers bought and sold seed last year which they 
may honestly have believed to be genuine, which was not ; 
and some farmers, we are sorry to say it, who raised 05 bush- 
els, sold more than twice that quantity. The demand which 
the great success of this grain the past season has created 
will sweep oft' the entire stock in a short time, and will offer 
unusual advantage for bogus "operators; and we are com- 
pelled, in justice to ourselves as well as for the protection 
of the public, to publish the above facts. The only sate way 
for the farmer is to make up his mind how much he wants, 
and if a neighbor whom he knows andean trust has the seed 
of his own raising, buy of nim ; If not. send at once to us. 
Our best and heaviest seer), Korlhern groion, under the per- 
sonal supervision of Mr. Rauisdcil, will be ottered first. 
YIELB* AS® 4|L T m,ITY. 
Wc claimed last year that the Norway Oat would yield 
double that of any other kind. They have clone better Hum 
that. 
We claimed that they were 2T> per cent heavier. They 
have exceeded that fn weight. 
We claimed that thev were better in quality. Reliable 
farmers say thev are worth 100 per cent mure for homo con- 
sumption, and will make whiter and sweeter flour than the 
best wheat. 
Farmers who can do so are invited to visit either of our 
stores, and examine the grain and specimens of stalks, root, 
branch, and head. We have mammoth roots producing as 
manv as 245 stalks from a single kernel, which are visited by 
hundreds daily, and considered, justly, as wc think, the 
wonder of the agricultural world. We shall continue to 
furnish the genuine Ramsdcll Norway Oats as a specialty 
for two years to come. The price next year will not be 1 ■■--> 
than ?,." One fanner In every town can make a small for- 
tune on the crop from a few bushels. 
Price : £7.50 per bushel ; $4 per half bushel ; 82.50 per peck. 
Sold by the standard of 32 lbs. to the bushel. Express 
charges to be paid by the purchaser. Bags free. Remit by 
draft. P. O. money order, or registered letter, or send by 
Express prepaid, and the package will be delivered to tho 
Company on reeeipt of the money. Address either ot our 
Stores nearest your place. Circulars free. 
D. W. RAMSDEI.L «fc CO., 
P. O. Box 5,G89, 
No. »18 Pearl St., New York, 
and Ko, 171 Lake St., Chicago, 111. 
REFERENCES: 
Samuel Sinclair, of N. Y. Tribune; G. Collamorc & Co., 
New York; Harper & Brothers, New York: J.I*. Fearce, 
Pres. Third National Bank. Chicago. III. ; H. N. V. Lewis, 
Editor Chicago Western Rural, Prairie Farmer Co., Chica- 
go, Illinois. 
