Franklin Oats 
Franklin Oats originated as a plant 
selection made in 1922 from the Fulg- 
hura variety. Its characteristics as 
compared with Fulghum are as fol¬ 
lows : The straw is longer and decidedly 
stiller, it matures slightly later than 
Fulghum, has an open-panicle type of 
head, while the heads of typical Fulghum 
tend toward the side-head type. The 
color of chaff of Franklin oats is white 
while the chaff of Fulghum is yellow. 
The kernel color is like that of Fulghum, 
(red). The head type and chaff color 
should make it rather easy to identify 
this variety and to maintain pure seed 
stocks. Franklin oats is nearly free 
of abnormal types that occur so fre¬ 
quently in Fulghum. 
WHAT THE ORIGINATOR SAYS 
REGARDING FRANKLIN OATS 
"For five consecutive years at Colum¬ 
bus, Franklin has out-yielded Fulghum 
by from 2 to 9 bushels per acre. The 
average greater yield from Franklin 
oats has been 5.3 bushels per acre. 
Results from the tests at Wooster and 
the various county experiment farms 
also indicate that Franklin is superior 
to Fulghum in yield. In addition to 
superior yield, Franklin has decidedly stlffer straw than Fulghum, is taller than Fulghum, and much more 
uniform in appearance. 
"Franklin is best adapted to the southern half of the state and will probably prove most valuable on 
the black soils where lodging is likely to occur." DR. H. L. BORST. 
Price, per bu., SOc; 10 bu. lots or over 75c per bu. 
In the above plots Franklin was compared to two other early 
strains of Oats. Note how well the Franklin stands and others 
have completely lodged. 
Gentlemen: 
Received the Oats in good shape. Have sown it and hope to get a good crop. My neighbors like the 
seed but it is too late in season for them to order now. Mr. Ogold saw the corn and he is sending an 
order to you. M. Kurtzhals 
May 2, 1933. Ohio. 
Scarff’s Fulghum Oats 
Early—Heavy Yielder 
—Stiff Straw 
Fulghum is a strain of awnless red Oats; matures 
very early. The straw is stiff, taller than the 
average oats and produces good yields in dry and 
average seasons when other varieties are prac¬ 
tically failures. Sow as early as It is possible to 
put oats in the ground. Always the best yields 
are from the early drilled fields. Productiveness, 
probably more than any of its other good qual¬ 
ities, has contributed greatly to the wide popular¬ 
ity it has attained. We have reports of exceed¬ 
ingly heavy yields that other and later varieties 
will find hard to beat in seasons favorable for 
them. Fulghum stools out splendidly and has 
large heads of fine plump grains. Price, per bu., 
SOc; 10 bu. lots or over 75c per bu. 
MIAMI OATS 
Miami ripens just 
a little later than 
Big 4, and is conceded to be the heaviest yielding of 
the later varieties of oats. The straw stands well. 
Does not lodge easily and the grain is large and 
plump which makes it excellent for feeding and 
grinding. The Ohio Experiment Station and Uni¬ 
versity recommend it very highly. Our seed is 
pure and of excellent quality. If you have never 
grown Miami, we urge you to give it a trial this 
year. Sow part of your acreage to early oats and 
the remainder to Miami. Price, per bu., SOc; 
10 bu. lots or over, 75c bu. 
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Fulghum Is an Ideal Nurse Crop for Clovers 
