JACKSON, MICHIGAN 
Farm Seeds 61 
Are Very Scarce This Year and the 
Demand for Them Is Greater Than 
for Many Years 
The extreme drouth and hot weather 
was especially hard on the oat crop in 
general. Fortunately some of our crops 
were grown on rich low river bottom 
land where they turned out fairly well. 
We also carried over a few choice lots 
of seed from last year’s crop. However, 
our entire supply is considerably below 
our normal sales requirements and we 
expect to be sold out of some kinds long 
before planting time. We urge you to 
order seed Oats and all seed grains 
Early. Now is not a bit too soon. We 
will hold your order for shipment later 
if you wish. 
GIANT PERFECTION— 
The King of Oats 
New Giant Perfection—The King: of Oats. 
Marquis Spring Wheat 
This variety is grown almost exchisively in the 
Spring Wheat District 
Marquis Wheat was originated by the late Dr. Saunders 
on the Dominion Experiment Farms, Ottawa, Ont, After a 
careful selection for a number of years to fix the type, it 
was sent to the different Canadian Experiment Farms, 
where it quickly made a name for itself on account of its 
earliness and its enormous yields. It is a bald Wheat, Has 
given the very best results in Michigan. 
Isbell’s Giant Perfection is a new and dis¬ 
tinct variety of unusually robust and sturdy 
growth. This new Oat originated in Michi¬ 
gan and it produces the heaviest, thickest 
straw of any variety. The straw is so heavy 
and stiff that these Oats do not lodge even 
on the heaviest and richest soils. The grain is borne in 
dense, compact clusters. The kernels are unusually large 
and plump and have thin hulls and extra large meats. 
The grain is exceptionally heavy so that a measured bushel 
will often weigh 4 0 pounds or over. 
Yields of 80 to 95 bushels per acre have been obtained 
under favorable conditions. In season it is medium early 
and ripens at the same time as Wolverine. It is a very 
leafy variety and the straw is well liked by all kinds of 
livestock. Giant Perfection is a great stooling variety so 
that only 1% to 1^4 bushels of seed are needed per acre. 
Isbell’s Johnson Oats 
Good Seed Oats 
Johnson Oats originated here in Michigan and we intro¬ 
duced them more than twenty years ago. They have never 
lost their popularity and a, multitude of growers still con¬ 
tinue to raise them year after year. There are abundant 
reasons for their favor with the growers. 
Johnson Oats produce large branching heads and the 
straw is always of good length even on sandy soils and in 
dry seasons. It is not a side Oat but has a full spreading 
head. The kernels are long, plump and of exceptional 
whiteness. To sum it up briefly, it is a consistent yielder 
and under good growing conditions will yield as well as any 
other variety. Johnson Oats are absolutely dependable. 
Spring Rye 
Spring Rye is highly valuable for a catch crop and for 
sowing with Vetches and Oats for a forage crop. For turn¬ 
ing under it is considered a great soil restorer. As a grain 
crop it is profitable, as it yields well. Will make a good 
crop on soils too poor for wheat. We recommend Spring 
Rye as a profitable crop in New York, Pennsylvania, Michi¬ 
gan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Minnesota. 
Speltz 
Improved Swedish Select Oats 
This Oat,-as the name indicates, is of Swedish origin, a 
country where the production of good Oats is almost a reli¬ 
gion. First offered to American growers in 1908 and still 
very popular. One of the principal advantages of this vari¬ 
ety is the short, very stiff straw which practically never 
lodges. The heads are in close clusters and the kernels are 
short, plump and very heavy. A measured bushel of Swed¬ 
ish Select Oats often weighs 4.5 lbs. In yielding ability it is 
second to none. 
Speltz. 
This grain is of Russian origin and is closely related to 
Spring Wheat. It should be planted very early in the 
spring as it will withstand cold weather, and like Spring 
Wheat, does better when planted early. While in Western 
States it does well on the poorer, stony soils, it is our ex¬ 
perience that it produces much higher yields on the better 
soils. 
Speltz is very good feed, either for pasturing or when 
ripe. When threshed, most of the hulls are left on the 
grain, which lightens it and makes it safer to feed it. It is 
a very rich feed, having practically the same feeding value 
as wheat, except that it is lightened by the hulls. It is a 
good grain to grind with any other 
grain for a ground feed. Sow 1% to 2 
bushels per acre. Prepare ground as 
for oats and sow early. 
WE GLADEY SUBMIT 
SAMPLES 
of any seed grains or other 
field seeds you are interested 
in. If you will send us a list of 
-the varieties and quantities 
you need, we will make you our 
lowest price on your entire 
order and also quote you 
a delivered price if you 
wish. Crops of seed grains 
are short. Write early. 
See current Price List for Prices on all varieties of Seed Oats and Other P'arm Seeds. 
