;1884.] 
AMEEIOAE' AGEIOULTURIST. 
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iJOO illustrations. 
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[BATE TIME, MOHEY, 
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Sows 4 to 6 acres far more evenly 
thaa by baud or any other 
method. Price, $6. 
For above Seed Catalogue and 
Circular of these wonderful labor- 
saving seed sowers, address, 
BEMSON, MAULE & CO., 
139 & 131 S. Front St., Phila., Pa. 
Will be mailed SBEE *© all applicants and to 
■ customers of last 9 li £6 year without ordering it. 
It contains illustrations, prices, descriptions and 
directions for planting all Vegetable and Flower 
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Smith’s Seed Catniosrue for 1884, containing all the 
Tiest leading varieties of fresh and reliable Flower, 
TeEOtable and Field Seeds, also Implements and 
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tlWoreton Farm, Rochester, N. Y. 
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WELCOME OATS. 
As claimed by us last year, the WELCOME OATS have proved, beyond all doubt, 
to be the benvlest, liHiidsomest and most i>roductive variety ever 
introduced. In order that they might be thoroughly tested in every section of the country, 
we sold them last season only in 2 oz. packages, and distributed grratuitously 
upwards of sixty thousand small sample packets. 
To award the prizes for the largest yields and best heads was such a difBcult task that 
it was necessary to call upon some disinterested and well-known judges. Dr. George 
Thubber, of The American Agriculturist, kindly consented to act as Chairman of the Com¬ 
mittee of Judges, and by his report it will he seen that there were 1078 duly authenticated 
reports competing for the prizes on yields, and 526 competitors for prizes on best heads of 
oats. Besides these, we have received hundreds of letters telling of the success of the free- 
trial packets. Ten und three « fourths measured bushels, weighing 
Four Ifundred and Seventy-three and one-half pounds (473^ 
lbs.) were raised from one two-ounce package of the Oats. That 7576 
ounces of clean Oats could be raised fk'om S ounces of seed, would certainly be 
beyond belief, were it not on the sworn statement of a well-known man, whose word is 
beyond question—and that others in various sections have also made most enormous yields. 
The IMMENSE I»KOI>lJCTIVENESS of THE WELCOME OATS is 
explained by their wonderful stooling (often 40 to 75 stalks/ roTn a single <p-ain), the 
great size of the heads, and the heavy weight of the grain. [The accompanying illustration 
represents a single stool of Burpee's Welcome Oats—76 stalks grown from one seed.] 
TiSi? WEI Grow five to six feet high, with strong, straight 
I nC wVbLwUiwifa Un B ^ straw*, W’ell-supporting the enormous heads, and not 
liable to be prostrated by wind or rain. The heads are very large and handsome, branching 
freely on all sides, and from sixteen to twenty-three inches in length. The grain is remarkablv 
large and handsome, very plump and full, with thin, white, close-fitting husks. They weigh 
47 to 51i LBS. PER MEASURED BUSHEL. 
No improved variety of grain ever introduced has had such strong testimony as to super¬ 
lative merit. Every one sowing the WELCOME OATS this season can certainly feel 
assured that they are by nil odds the Hest and Most Productive Variety 
in the World. Their uniform success in every part of the country proves their general 
adaptability to our varied climate, while their early maturity renders them specially 
valuable. They ripen a w’eek to two weeks ahead of other Oats, and on this account yield 
splendid crops, even in the extreme South. 
Every Farmer and Planter willw’ant the WELCOME OATSs and those who pur¬ 
chase this season will be able to dispose of their entire crop for seed, at nigh prices. 
Cents per packet; 75 Cents per lb.; 3 lbs. for $2.00, postpaid. 
D Peek, $3.00; Bushel (32 lbs.) $10.00. Each peck and 
bushel bag is secured by our Leaden ^eal, and W’arranted to contain genuine 
seal is unbroken. Every \ CASS4 PRIZES 
chaser is entitled to compete for 180^^. 
We desire to ascertain the heaviest yield that can be produced from one bushel of WEL¬ 
COME OATS. Even those who do not win a prize will be more than repaid for any extra 
cultivation,by the increased yield and the high prices sure to be obtained for these Oats, for seed. 
$J.nn LAKOEST YIELBS FROM ONE BUSHEL. First 
^H-UU Prize, for the largest quantity raised from one of seed, $100 ; Second, 
Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Prizes^ each $50 Cash; Seventh 
and £is:hth Prizes, each $d5. 
itIOn FOR LAROEST YIELBS FROM ONE PECK. First Prize, 
$50; Second, $25; Third, $20; Fourth, $15; Fifth, $10. 
^Qfl IN PREMIUMS FOR THE BEST HEARS OF OATS. First 
^OU Prize, for the heaviest and best six heads, $25; Second, $20; Third, 
$15; Fourth and Fifth Prizes, $10 each. 
The WELCOME OATS (except small lots by mail), are sold only in sealed lags, 
containing onepeck (price, $3.00y and one bushel (price, §10.00). In each bag is an envelope, 
containing a competition card, w’nich entitles the purchaser to compete for the bushel or peck 
prizes, as the case may be, and for the prizes on heads. This card bears out facsimile signa¬ 
ture, and must bo returned with the report, thus showing at once that the competitor 
obtained seed of WELCOME OATS from us this year, 1884. 
CAUTION!— The wonderful yields, fine 
quality and universal success attending the intro¬ 
duction of BURPEE^S WELCOME 
©ATS, may induce unprincipled parlies to 
palm off other Oats for WEL¬ 
COME. 4®“We send out no 
travelers to sell these Oats at 
retail; but we al!(ow agents and 
clubs a discount m lots of five 
bushels or five pecks—each bushel 
and each peck, however, is put up 
in sealed bags, with our name on 
the leaden seal. Please examine 
this before purchasing from any 
unknown parties. 
Large Illustrated Poster 
And circular combined, telling all 
about THE WELCOME 
OATS, with all the prize reports 
and many testimonials, together 
with Burpee's Abrldired 
Catalogue of New and 
Standard Seeds will be sent 
FREE on application. 
Address plainly, 
ATLEE BURPEE A 
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INE BUSHEL 
Welcome oats 
is UNBROKEt^' 
PRICE $10.00 
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