FARMER SEED & NURSERY CO., FARIBAULT, MINN. 
THE FINEST IN SEED OATS 
Severe drought reduced the production of oats 
in the northwest states during the season ot 
1934 and many fields were not even nt 
to cut. There will he a greater demand lor 
seed oats than has ever heen known before, ana 
there will not be nearly enough pure seed to 
take care of all requirements. If you delay 
ordering your seed oats, you may have to sub¬ 
stitute some other crop instead. Remember a 
down payment will hold your order until wanted 
and the balance may be sent when you give us 
snipping instructions. 
Early Varieties 
IOWA NO. 105 OATS 
This variety was produced at the Iowa Agri¬ 
cultural College, at Ames, Iowa. It is very 
early, fine to use as a nurse crop, and is a 
heavy yielder. . .... „ „ 
The kernels are of medium size, light yellow, 
plump and heavy. The oats grow about 4 inches 
taller than Kherson, with stiff straw that holds 
up its heavy load of plump gram well. It will 
grow without lodging, on heavy bottom land 
where it is impossible to grow many other va¬ 
rieties. > 
GOPHER OATS 
Minnesota No. 674—Certified 
Gopher is a white, early maturing variety 
with straw so stiff and strong that it does not 
lodge even on well-manured farm land. It is 
also adapted for growing on peat land It is 
without any question the best oats for the rich 
dairy farms of southern Minnesota, Iowa and 
Wisconsin and unequalled for sowing with clover 
and alfalfa as a nurse crop. 
This variety was developed by the Minnesota 
Experiment Station and has become widespread 
throughout the Northwest. Excellent reports, 
not only from Minnesota but from North and 
South Dakota, Wisconsin and Iowa, show that 
Gopher is still leading in yield, earliness and 
stiffness of straw. Our growers report 75 to 
115 bushels per acre of plump, bright grain. 
The oat crop in many sections was very 
light, having been damaged by adverse weather 
conditions and the demand for seed will be 
quite great. Our stocks of high quality certified 
seed oats are reasonably large, especially the 
Gopher variety but with the strong demand 
may not last long. 
IOGOLD RUST RESISTANT OATS 
Certified 
The necessary requirements for any variety 
of grain are yield, stiffness of straw (resistance 
to lodging), rust resistance and early maturity. 
Iogold Oats includes all of these which makes 
it such an outstanding variety. 
The development of Iogold Oats by the Iowa 
Agricultural Experiment Station has taken many 
years. A single plant which differed from the 
others was selected in 1906 at Iowa City, Iowa, 
from a plot of Kherson Oats. Until 1925 it 
was grown in small plots under close super¬ 
vision so that the characters might be carefully 
studied, when it was increased under field con¬ 
ditions and compared with other varieties. It 
proved superior to all other varieties so that in 
1925 and 1926 it was increased and distributed 
to farmers for growing in comparison with the 
varieties they were already using. The yields 
reported in 1931 and 1932 are from 80 bushels 
to 115 bushels or more per acre. We have only 
a fair supply of high quality seed. 
Iogold Oats produces heads that are spread¬ 
ing, erect, cream colored and very uniform. The 
kernels are golden yellow and larger than Iowa 
No. 105. The straw is coarser than Kherson 
and is stiffer than any other variety produced 
by the Iowa Experiment Station. The plants 
grow about three inches taller than Iowa No. 
105 and ripen about the same time and are a 
few days earlier than Iowa 
EARLY KHERSON OATS 
One of the earliest oats in cultivation. It 
was introduced by the Experiment Station of 
Nebraska, and has proved a success in that 
state, being naturally adapted to sections that 
are subject to drought. It is a vigorous but 
not rank grower, producing shorter straw than 
other varieties, with branching heads and very 
broad leaves. The kernels are light yellow in 
color, small, bu-t numerous, and have a very 
thin hull. 
For Prices: See Blue Figure Price List. 
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Note the Fine Stand and Stiff Straw in This Minrus Oat Field. 
Mid season and Late Varieties 
ANTHONY O ATS-Certified 
Anthony Rust Resistant Oats (Minnesota No. 
686 ) is a new variety produced from a cross of 
White Russian (White Tartar) and Victory, it 
is a midseason type maturing about two weeks 
later than Gopher or Iogold and has a spread¬ 
ing panicle. The straw is about equal in 
length to Victory and is very strong. Anthony 
is well adapted to all types of soils but does 
especially well on those soils that are only 
moderately fertile. 
It is very highly resistant to black stem rust 
and during the season of 1932 our own fields 
produced close to 100 bushels per acre while 
other midseason varieties, not resistant to rust, 
had broken over and had very poor yields. An¬ 
thony excels in weight per bushel and yield. 
Wherever it has been grown it met with in¬ 
stant favor and we especially recommend it for 
those sections where the early varieties do not 
seem to give the very best results. 
MINRUS OATS-Certified 
Minrus matures about half way between 
Gopher and Anthony; produces white glumes 
and has a spreading panicle. It is about equal 
in height and stiffness of straw to Anthony and 
is highly resistant to black stem rust. It was 
produced by the Minnesota Experiment Station 
from a cross of Minota and White Russian. 
The seed was generally distributed during the 
past two years and the supply was quickly ex¬ 
hausted. As it is so popular, we do not expect 
our stocks of Minrus to last very long this 
season. 
Observations to date indicate that Minrus 
will outyield Gopher Oats on any ground except 
the very richest. Gopher Oats should be used 
on the rich soils as it is more able to resist 
lodging under those conditions. Minrus should 
be very popular on lighter soils where Gopher 
Oats does not get tall enough to handle well. _ 
Minrus may be grown with varieties of spring 
wheat as succotash as it is a few days later 
than Gopher. Minrus has already met with 
great favor wherever tried. 
Iogold—Early, Rust Resistant, High Yielding, 
SWEDISH SELECT OATS 
Improved Strain Wis. No. 5. 
This is a very popular late variety, 
the kernels are large, plump and 
white in color. It is a very excellent 
yielder and is especially well adapted 
to lighter soils. 
EARLY MINNESOTA 
WHITE OATS 
This excellent variety has been in 
very great demand since we intro¬ 
duced it, and each year -we do not 
seem to have enough to take care of 
all requirements. This variety ma¬ 
tures about two or three days later 
than Gopher and has longer straw 
which is quite stiff. Early Minnesota 
looks very similar to Minrus although 
it has not quite the rust resistance. 
We cannot emphasize this variety 
of oats too strongly. In order to 
fully appreciate Minnesota Early 
White Oats, grow a few acres, and 
we feel certain you will continue to 
grow some of this variety each year. 
Early Minnesota White Oats will 
yield from 75 to 100 bushels per acre 
on good soil. 
Master Quality Chicks will in¬ 
crease your income. Due to their 
breeding they will make greater 
gains than ordinary chicks. They 
are priced very low and you need 
not send one cent. They will be 
sent C. O. D. postage paid. See 
insert in back of catalog. 
