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A Good Fanning Mill Will Pay for Itself Every Year If Properly Used. 
“Have the best corn crop in ten years. 805 will make 50 to 60 bushels on very poor 
soil. Had worst storm in years on August 26. Blew the leaves off but the stalks still 
stand.”,"-DAVE FREDERICH, INDEPENDENCE, MO. 
CERTIFIED MARION OATS 
Marion—a new oat—a cross between Markton and Rainbow. Markton, a very smut-fesist- 
ant oat. Rainbow, resistant to both stem and leaf-resistant. 
This oat is the most rust-resistant variety of which we know. Medium height stalk. 
Stands up exceptionally well. A high yielder, very fine quality, white oat. 
We had very poor oats crop over most of Central Illinois this year much of it producing 
only 25 to 40 bushels per acre. We had one field of these Marion Oats which made 75 bushels 
per acre and which weighed 35 pounds. These oats average 68 bushels on another one of our 
farms. In 1940 at the DeKalb Field, the Marion Oats yielded an average of 81.8 bushels per 
acre over a 3-year period. The average yield of the Columbia during the same 38 years was 
71.6 bushels. Difference in yield of the Marion Oats was 10.2 bushels above the average over a 
3-year period. Has the’ highest rank of any variety in the test. ar 
Marion Oat is not as early as the Columbia, but is classed as an early oat. Probably 
matures about 4 to 5 days later. We do not produce any late oats as we have found they are 
not satisfactory in this section of the country. This year some of the far-famed Canadian Oat 
which were delivered to our elevator weighed only 22 pounds per bushel. We know of no high 
yields secured from these oats which carried so much high-pressure advertising and sold at 
high prices for the last two or three years. Asa rate of seeding for the Marion Oats we would 
recommend 11% bushels per acre as they stool out well and with these heavy oats this is enough 
to sow especially if they are drilled which we would recommend. A very good combine oat. 
Marion is also an oat which the oatmeal manufacturers want. The Boone variety of oats 
came from the same cross as the Marion, but the Boone proved to be a yellow oat, has a 
yellow kernel and makes a yellow oatmeal, something the manufacturers do not want, but they - 
do recommend Marion as the best oat for their purpose. We have only about 6,000 bushels of 
certified Marion oats, most of which are now sold. If you want some of these high-yielding oats 
would advise placing your order at once. For price see price list enclosed. 
CERTIFIED COLUMBIA OATS 
For combine oats, the Columbia has over a period of years proven to be a very good 
variety. It is true that this season in many sections they went down by the storms. Rather 
stiff straw. A gray oat but usually sells at white oat price. Our earliest oats. Matures in Cen- 
tral Illinois about the 2nd of July in a normal season. 
CERTIFIED WISCONSIN STATE PRIDE No. 7 
This oat is 4 or 5 days later than’the Columbia, maturing about 
the same time as the Marion. Produces more straw than any other 
variety we have. While it grows rather tall, it usually stands up 
very well. The oats we have came from the Agricultural College, 
Madison, Wisconsin, a year ago last spring. 
This shows Wisconsin State Pride No. 7 grown on one of our 
farms which was on very rich land. At the time this picture was 
taken, these oats were 65 inches high, but stood up perfectly. This 
is a variety we have grown for many years with excellent results 
and one we consider the best for an all-round oat. 
GOPHER OATS 
Gopher oats is a variety which has been sold for many years. Medium maturing, Medium 
straw, very stiff. Stands up well. Matures under normal conditions in Central Illinois about 
the 8th to 10th of July. 
IOWAR OATS 
This is an old standby but still it is often a very high-yielding oat. We consider it the best 
of the Iowa varieties such as 101, 105 and 103. For the past 8 or 4 years it has out-yielded the 
majority of the older varieties. Straw rather short. Stands up well. Good combine oats. 

