THE FINEST IN SEED OATS 
A most promising crop of oats was severely- 
damaged by excessively high temperatures, rust 
and other diseases, during the season of 1935. 
Those varieties that have been specially bred for 
resistance to rust survived and produced a good 
crop of heavy oats while many other varieties 
produced grain of very poor feeding quality and 
low market value. 
If you have been growing unknown varieties 
of doubtful yielding ability, or if your seed 
stocks have become mixed with other varieties 
of oats or other grains, now is the time to get 
pure stock as prices are very reasonable. 
A down payment will hold your order until 
wanted, and the balance may be sent when you 
give us shipping 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 grain 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 
100 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 recent years are from 80 bushels 
to 100 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 Iowar. 
For Prices: See Blue Figure Price List. 
April 11, 1935. 
I feel like I can depend on whatever the 
Faribault Seed House tells me as my father 
always bought seed of you. I’m sure pleased 
with all my order; the seeds look so plump 
and clean. Mrs. Henry IV. Schmidt, 
Wells, Minn., 
Rt. 1, Box 90. 
Note the Fine Stand and Stiff Straw in This Minrus Oat Field. 
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, but numerous, 
and have a very thin hull. 
BABY CHICKS 
Master Quality Chicks will increase 
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 in¬ 
sert in back of catalog. 
Midseason and Late Varieties 
ANTHONY OATS —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 1935 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. 
Iogold—Early, Rust Resistant, High Yielding. 
MINRUS OATS-Certified 
Minrus matures about half way be¬ 
tween 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 Ex¬ 
periment Station from a cross of 
Minota and White Russian. The seed 
was generally distributed during the 
past two years and the supply was 
quickly exhausted. As it is so pop 
ular, 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. Min¬ 
rus 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. 
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. 
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