THE MARVEL OATS. 
NEW. WHITE. BRANCH. 
IMPORTED FROM BAVARIA. 
Remarkable for stooling qualities Wonderfully productive. Thin 
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History and Description. 
Marvel oats were first brought to our attention in 181)7 when we 
became much interested in the splendid appearance on one acre grown 
in a test plot. The history of this test reads as follows : 
April 25th, 1 85)7. — Two bushels of Marvel Oats were sown upon one 
measured acre oi heavy loam with clay sub-soil. In the same field were 
four other varieties each covering o t ne measured acre, viz.: Silver Mine> 
Probes tier, American Banner and GOLDEN GIANT. Each variety bad 
same fertilization and cultivation and an equal chance. On June 7th 
Silver Mine Oats measured 20 inches from the ground to tip of longest 
blades in the best part of the plot. Probestier in the same way mea- 
sured 23 inches, American Banner, 23 inches; Golden Giant, 25 inches; 
the MARVEL' measured 29 inches and was the most uniform piece of 
oats we ever noted. 
Marvel Oats were three day’s earlier 
than the other varieties and yielded 91 
1-2 Bushels, 
Silver Mine yielded 63 bushels, Probestier 60 bushels, American Banner 
65 bushels and Golden Giant, a side oat, 72 bushels. All varieties were 
branch oats except the Golden Giant which is a mane or side oat. Probes- 
tier, Silver Mine and American Banner at first promised well but a pro- 
longed drouth which set in about the time heads were forming pre- 
vented the filling of many of the heads and as a consequence there were 
many light oats. 
Under favorable conditions it is possible that all of the oats might 
have shown as good results as the MARVEL; but as the 1898 crop of 
Marvel Oats not yet harvested shows the same advantage over other 
varieties in fields near by we are lead to say, 
Give us an oat which is not so easily affec- 
ted by the weather conditions. Give us an 
IRON CLAD. No other variety we know of 
deserves the name more than 
THE MARVEL. 
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