Franklin Oats 
Franklin Oats originated as a plant 
selection made in 1922 from the Fulg- 
hum variety. Its characteristics as 
compared with Fulghum are as fol¬ 
lows : The straw is longer and decided¬ 
ly stiffer, it matures slightly later than 
Fulghum, has an open panicle type of 
head, while the heads of typical Fulg¬ 
hum 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 near¬ 
ly free of abnormal types that occur so 
frequently in Fulghum. 
WHAT THE ORIGINATOR SAYS 
REGARDING FRANKLIN OATS 
“For five consecutive years at Co¬ 
lumbus, Franklin has out-yielded Fulg¬ 
hum 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 stiffer 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., $1.00; 1© bu. lots or over 90c 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. 
Prices of all seed are very erratic. These prices were correct for the quality we offered at the 
time our Booklet was published. We will try to fill your orders at prices quoted regardless of slight 
increases. However, should there be radical changes in seed prices we must reserve the right to 
change our prices to conform._ 
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, prob¬ 
ably more than any of its other good qualities, 
has contributed greatly to the wide popularity it 
has attained. We have reports of exceedingly 
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., $1.00; 10 
bu. lots or over 90c per bu. 
^ Miami ripens just a 
I 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., $1.00; 10 bu. 
lots or over, 90c per bu. 
Fulghum is an Ideal Nurse Crop for Clovers 
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