TESTIMONIALS 
Four Hundred Bushels on Four Acres of Land. From E A. Dodson. Genesee County. 
N. Y.— 1 This is to certify, that from the ten bushels of Russian White Oats. 1 trot three hundred and 
fifty six (3">6) bushels of clean oats by measure—weighing iC pounds to the measured bushel — 
which mokes 400 bushels of 32 ibs, raised on four acres of land in an apple orchard, one acre of 
which was old trees, the balance of the trees ten years old. The ground being in good condition, 
I used no manure or phosphate 1 consider them the best oats I ever saw. I also think they are 
rust proof, as they did not rust and stood up well, while my other oats rusted. 
Hardy, Prolific and Rust-proof. J Nielson, of Ozaukee Co.. Wisconsin, writes—The one 
ounce of Russian Whit© Oats j'ou sent me last spring was sown April 26th in drills abost 22 x G 
inches apart, on land that had a slight dressing of barnyard manure the year before and was then 
planted with com. No fertilizer of any kind used this year. The soil was a sandy loam. The oats 
were harvested August 12th. this year, and after being threshed and cleaned, weighed forty eight 
pounds (768 ounces), all of which wasytcldod from the one ounce you sent me. The oats ire very' 
hardy, prolific and rust-proof; in short, all you claim for them is true. 
One Hundred and Five Bushels for Two. From J R. McMahan Winona Co.. Minn.— 
Would say in regard to the two (2) bushels of Russian White Oats you shipped Mr. Palmer and me; 
W sowed, reaped and threshed the crop together, an ^obtained one hundred and five (103) bushels 
of beautiful oats. We are perfectly satisfied with them. 
Twice as Prolific as ordinary Oats, on poorer ground. From Myron Terrell, Milwau¬ 
kee, Wis —The bushel of Russian White Oats you shipped me yielded 4 50 bushels, thresher s meas¬ 
ure. while three bushels of my common oats yielded but 75 bushels on just us good ground, if not 
a little better. «*' 
iyiump and Heavy. Forty Pounds per Bushel. From E. C Me rick. Kennebec Co.. 
Maine —The trial bushel of Russian White Oats was a success, though it was very dry at the time 
of heading an dulling. TV.e oats were plump and well mealed, and a measured bushel weighed 40 
pounds. I believe they are superior to any variety 1 have ever sown. 
Entirely Free from Rust. From C C Olds, Norfolk Co. Ont.You will please find 
enclosed the sum of eight dollars, which makes up the balance due for the two bushels of Russian 
White Oats you sent me *ast spring. My neighbor and [ are both well pleased with the oats, and 
intend sowing them altogether next spring My own bushel brought me 37, and my neighbor's 47. 
We find them free from rust, as you »aid. The heads are very fine, and straw sufficiently stout to 
hold them up. 
Mr. Olds subsequently wrote* • ♦ * In telling you the Russian White Oats would not rust, 
I might nave said that they were sowed alongside of the Norway Oats at the same time and the 
latter were quite rusted and tight, while in the former no rust could be seen. Our spring gram did 
not come .ip evcr.ly last season, especially oats, spots of which did not commence growing till 
along-n June Ibis was owing to a drought after seeding time. Wo had as a consequence au 
excellent opportunity tor testing your new oats on this point. 
Perfectly Satisfied, and will recommend them to all. From Jno. F Htllikes, Chem¬ 
ung Co.. N. Y —The Russian White Oats you sent me last spring have proved perfectly satisfac¬ 
tory and ail you recommended them to be They are hardy, very heavy berry, unusually produc* 
,.ve, and rusl-pjvof. X shall sow all I have next spring 1 sowed them on 90 rods of land (>& an 
acre and 10 rod") and received 56 bushels—thresher s measure—70 bushels by weight. 1 shall rec 
ommend them to all. 
Best Oats he ever had on his place-1680 Ounces from One. Mr Augustus Mouquin, 
Jo Daviess Co ills who raised iCSOOun.es clean Oafs Horn a single Ounce of Seed, writes; 
October .3 The Russian Oats stood 5 R et high cr.d some of the heads contained 200 kernels, 
and from 15 vo 25 neads from each kernel planted They are the best oats X ever had ou the farm. 
Don’t know how long and largo the Heads ought to be to be extra, but his 
assorted Heads ran from nineteen to twenty-two inches in length. Mr. Alfred Rose, 
Yates Co . N Y who raised in i870. from a single ounce of Russian Whit© Oats, one hundred and 
fifty seven pounds (2512 ounces ) under date of i eptember 20. writes X wilt now send you my report 
upon the Russian Oats you sent me, and I am sorry that 1 did not send you the 20 heads. My 
reason for not doing so is this: at the time I cut the oats J selected 40 heads and secured them, as 
X supposed and when r got ready to send them to you X found them nearly destroyed by mice. 
(At this time the balance of the oats wc-re threshed.) Now I don't know how long and large the 
heads oir’it to bo to be extra, but my assorted heads ran from to 22 inches long and the whole 
’ average 1C inches long, with from 23 to 45 heads from each kernel planted. 
