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Hulls—All 
Meat 
This is radically different 
from ordinary varieties. 
The grain threshes out sim- 
ilar to rye only the grain 
is softer. No waste of hulls. 
Feeding value is higher. 
They will yield well often | 
exceeding many of the bet- 
ter types of hulled oats in 
production. Considering the 
absence of hulls and in- 
creased food value the 
actual returns are large 
even though a smaller num- 
ber of pounds are produced. 
You will like this remark- 
able variety. 
Good Seed 
—Carefully 
Prepared 
We select our seed 
carefully and get the 
best producing strain 
for you. Since the 
grain is soft it is a 
little more easily af- 
fected by smut. For 
that reason we treat 
our seed with copper 
carbonate which kills 
smut and thus pro- 
duces clean high qual- 
ity stands. You see we 
take special care to 
see that you get the fin- 
est seed that will give 
you the greatest possible 
yields of first quality 
grain.. See page 32 for 
prices. 


They Are Columbia Type Oats 
They Are Jowar They must be a good oat because so many 
Type Oats farmers are boosting them. Every farmer 
who wants a good heavy early oat should 
This oat was originated A : : 
at the Iowa State nieneen start growing the Columbia type this year. 
ment “fost Is a won- Many Illinois farmers living 100 miles south 
peut, early. w bd te oat. of Chicago, have been growing them for five 
Outyields the old Iowa 103 : 
and 105. Stands up well or six years. Some of these fellows who have 













on rich soil. _ Good nurse been in our Office, tell us they like them bet- 
oa ter than any oats they have grown. They are 
Ma aictotine Gecrnstar a development of the Fulghum, but are ear- 




its shorter straw and early ff lier. Are as early as Iowar and Gopher. Can 
pe Esca B es hot be sown late in spring and still outyield most 
eauyer damage. Does’ not varieties. They are a mighty safe oat to sow. 
shade clover seedlings too > 
heavily. These White It is a pleasure to recommend these oats that 
Iowar type are in our opin- fare giving such universal satisfaction to our . 
ion the most profitable of Jj customers. In the same locality the past two 
the very early varieties. : 
Our heavy producing strain years, where common early oats weighed 28 and 
of heavily cleaned stock is 30 pounds, the Columbia type weighed 34 and 35 
distinctly superior seed, and pounds. Where other early oats were a poor 
we urge its use, wherever a A . 
Saey making early white crop, the Columbia type made good yields. 
oat is. desired. ole ours . 
Characteristics. 
Have a stiff straw. 
Grow a little taller 
than other early va- 
rieties. Heads are 
long and erect. The 
kernels have light 
stripes on the back 
and usually awn- 
less. Our seed 
stock is well re- 
cleaned. 























































These Are Gopher Type Oats 
Extra Heavy Yielders 
On good soil Gopher Oats will outyield most early ‘varieties 
10 to 15 bushels per acre. Gopher Oats were developed by Min- 
nesota Experiment Station. Best adapted to southern Minne- 
sota. About ten years ago experiments were made at two 
Illinois Experiment Stations and results proved Gopher Oats were 
better for northern half of Illinois, than other varieties of early 
Oats. <A four year average at Urbana, it ranked first with an 
average of 70 bushels. One year at DeKalb, 81 bushels. Gopher 
is recommended for heavy soil, where other varieties lodge 
severely. It has a fairly short stiff straw. Usually escapes 
rust on account of its earliness. Chas. Kelly, who has a 
1600 acre stock and grain farm, 85 miles southeast of 
Chicago, reports they are best grown. 


















New Athens, Ill. 
Gentlemen: Was certainly well pleased 
with the Alfalfa and other seeds purchased 
from you the past years. Used exactly as 
you described them in your seed catalogs and 
had splendid results from them. Hoping that 
you will continue to send me good seeds, I am 
Yours respectfully, Chas. R. Hanft. 













