A  TRUE  “ HORSE  MANE”  OR  “SIDE”  OATS 
NOTHIN'G else  in  the  seed  line  is  asked  for  so  often  as  a ‘‘side”  or  “horse- 
mane"  variety  of  oats.  A.  H.  Hoffman,  Inc.,  always  on  the  alert 
for  anything  rare  and  valuable,  found  on  the  famous  Amenia  &  Sharon  Seed 
Farms  in  North  Dakota 
the  '“TMPRO  V  K  D 
WIIfTF  RUSSIAN,/' 
ill  a  pure  state  and  in 
qualities  to  please  the  AAr  U  , 
most  discriminating- 
fariper.  We  are  indebted  ugnapffl&tf 
to  Prof,  H.R.  Bulley  of  the  ' 
North_  Dakota  j 
stocks  came  from 
fields  that  were 
examined  before  AA-vs 
harvest  by  Prof. 
Bolleyancl  certified  tfcjQy 
by  him  to  b  -  true  ™  r' 
and  pure  “horse-  kSv  *  Sr 
mane"  or  “side”  ss  y 
oats.  ** 
Seed  Oats  crown  in  tills  extreme  North¬ 
ern  locution  does  well  wtien  taken  further 
South.  TliU  lot  of  "Improved  White  Rus¬ 
sian"  ti-au  be  dependent  upon  to  curry  with 
it  the  Inherited  tendencies  of  Dakota  Heed 
— earlincss-luirilliiess-proiluctlveness. 
“  IMl’KOVKI)  VVIIITK  Ul  SSTA.N"  is  mod-  \ 
ium  early— makes  great  heads,  with  uraiusV 
growl  or  mi  one. side  of  the  stem.  The  si.  ra  w  is  *j 
st i IT.  carrying  well  its  weight  of  grain  until 
fullyripe  even  on  the  level  pin  ins  of  North  tv 
Dakota  where  storms  have  lull  sway.  n 
Grain  of  “Improved  White  Russian"’  is  j 
very  plump  The  hull  is  t’hin — so  thin— that  f 
the  encompassed  grain  is  oniv  slightly  1 
larger  than  tbem-tunl  kernel  within.  The 
weight— 44  pounds  per  mca.-mred  bushel — 
reeleaned  but  not  clipped.  Tills  variety  is 
rust-TPSlstam— not  rust  proof  lint  suffers 
little  when  other  varieties  are  destroyed 
by  rust. 
The  yield  of --Improved  White  Hessian"  is 
enormous.  It  has  record  of  lUl-lm-hels  per 
aero  on  large  tracts.  How  it  bit.  per  acre  by 
weight. 
Price  if  I  ‘Jo  per  bushel  of  32  pounds,  cash 
with  order.  Not,  less  than  one  bushel  sold, 
lings  free.  Freight  prepaid  on  ten  (  It) 
bushel  orders  t.o  any  station  in  N.  Y..  Pa. 
N.  ,T„  Conn..  Mass..  It.  1..  Debt.,  Va.,  W.Va  ’ 
Mil., and  Ohio. 
If  you  don’t  like  the  oats  when  received, 
return  them  and  we’ll  do  same  with  your 
money  and  pay  round  trip  freight.  We  are 
reliable  or  the  "Unral  New-Yorker”  would 
not  accept  this  ad. 
Improved  White  Russian  Oats 
OUR  SEED  CATALOG 
offers  everything  in  the  Farm  Seed  line — 
Clovers — Alfalfa — Spring  Wheat — Barley 
— Rye — Field  Peas  and  Beans — Seed  Po¬ 
tatoes — Seed  Corn.  It  is  free.  Ask  for 
it,  but  don’t  delay  ordering  "IMPROVED 
WHITE  RUSSIAN"  Oats  or  our  stocks 
may  be  sold  out,  That  is  why  full  de¬ 
scription  is  given  in  this  ad.  Be  prompt. 
A.  H.  HOFFMAN,  Inc 
Box  V 
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The  red  cedar  tree  fosters  the  apple  rust  di°ease 
that  would  winter-kill  on  apple  trees.  It 
is  a  menace  to  commercial  orchard¬ 
ing  in  many  States. 
tbe  orchard ist  lias  long  been  familiar. 
The  rust  is  ;i ti  entirely  diltevent  pdfri- 
silie  disease,  wlticli  claims  neither  of  the 
two  former  as  its  lineal  deseeudants.  A 
ldantologist,  wlro  left  his  Latin  diction¬ 
ary  of  botanical  names  at  home,  recently 
described  the  disease  thus : 
“The  rust  first  begins  to  show  on  the 
apple  leaves  as  pale  yellow  spots  soon 
after  the  leaves  develop  in  early  Sum¬ 
mer.  These  spots  enlarge  until  in  later 
Summer  they  may  be  from  a  quarter  to 
half  jui  inch  in  diameter  and,  if  abund¬ 
ant,  run  together  so  as  to  cover  nimh 
of  the  leaf  surface.  The  color  deepens 
at  tbe  same  time  to  a  bright  orange  yel¬ 
low,  often  made  more  conspicuous  by 
the  development  of  reddish  borders.  In 
July  and  August  the  spots  thicken  and, 
ALFALFA 
AMERICAN  NORTHERN  GROWN 
Our  Fall  nook  tells  how  to  succeed  growing  Alfalfa  on  any 
•lull  or  climate  east  of  the  Missouri  River;  liow  to  sow; 
how  to  harvest;  what  to  do  to  retain  a  perfect  meadow. 
We  refuse  to  handle  Turkestan  or  •  Dwarf  Alfalfa,"  our 
seed  Is  all  American  grown,  guaranteed  pure.  We 
ran  furnish  Nebraska,  Montana  or  Dakota  and  Grimm 
seed  at  very  moderate  prices, 
RRILIM  Al  FAI  FA  We  have  the.  Genuine  Grimm 
ummm  hl.ihl.ih  as  well  as  Hansen’s  great  new 
Siberian  varieties.  Also  "Dakota  HO’  ’and  Nebraska  seed. 
AAU  nr  I  II  A  For  gram.  hay.  silage  or  fer- 
VI1V  UL  A  nl  \  timer,  this  plant  becomes 
.Al  I  I  nru  1,1  more  important  each  yeur. 
wV  I  Uloi^llW  Wo  have  tested  all  of  the 
promising  ones  from  several  hundred  Government  impor¬ 
tations,  and  we  offer  only  those  best  adapted  to  the  coru- 
belt  condition.  Olir  stocks  have  been  bred  v.p  by  ptant 
selection  until  they  greatly  exeul  the  eommon  stocks  of 
the  same  variety. 
WING'S  GARDEN  and  FLOWER  SEEDS 
are  receiving  the  same  careful  attention  (hat  has  made 
our  Held  seeds  famous.  Write  for  free  catalog. 
WiNG  SEED  CO.,  BOX  333  MECHANICSBURG,  OHIO 
May  oil  bo  kept  for  <■»«>  yeur  on  tbe  product  of  one  nore.  Keeping  seven  ootvs  for  a  whale  rear  on 
unc  KOrs  ii  long  way  toward  reducing  the  cost  of  milk.  Rom.’  Kurekn  t  orn  produced  lu  one  year  on  one 
nerc  7u  l.uus  und  BOO  ltm.  of  iliii  best  .pj  illtv  oi  I- Li  - , l  i .  This  eUOrinutu  ctop  won  our  Cj0-00  gold  prize. 
IV t>  offer  $1100.00  Inffold, to  the  lir.t  parly  breaking  this  record  with  lui»»’  l’ureke  Corn. 
Kvery  ivmkUL'r  of  lions-  IcitroKU  Corn  futnts  our  l.'ude  murk — Iho  muu  Imliliug  the  stalk  or  euru.  We  do  tills 
lor  your  protfotlun,  bueituse  there  Imu  beeu  so  much  coru  sold  its  Kurdiit  which  is  not  lloss’  Kureku  end  .lues  not 
prod iioo  the  some  results. 
^  Ross’  Eureka  Ensilage  Corn 
drown  talloMt,  hut  i  oe  mo.-t  leaves  grejitrst  mnnbiT  of  ears.  The  four  be  iv test  uurca  ct  lb's  corn  in 
•  '  oue  M-.ur  giivo  it  total  >  ield  of  »HI  tuns  oud  06  lbs.  This  U  not  niiif.lt  above  the  average  yield  lor  Koc?' 
|y'  'Enrol,  .  Corn  If  it  is  phiulod  under  lavorablo  oonditloos.  Uuso‘  Eureka  Coru  vti.  ll.Ni  is  always  shipped 
lb  “Ur  iradt-morkrd  burlap  bags  mill  ear  corn  is  shipped  ia  rat-pruof  trade-marked  crated  "bolding  70 
^^■ppoutnls.  WescU  other  varieties  of  core— beaming,  Mastodon,  White  Cap,  Yellow  Boot,  etc.;  also  Sudan 
.  Tim  new  forage  crop  grows  T fob  feet.  Grass  seeds,  our  Worcester  braud  Timothy.  SS&O/IOO 
pur-.  Other  varieties  as  pure  ns  men  au.l  machinery  can  make  them.  Mend  for  our  130-pago  catalogue. 
It  contains  cv.-mhlUi  you  need  for  farm,  gardou,  duiry,  orchard  and  poultry.  It  is  free.  Supply  is  limited. 
ROSS  BROS.  COMPANY.  67  Front  Street.  Worcester.  Mass. 
