Special Seed News, March-April, 1950 - 21 
CERTIFIED HEAVY YIELDING ANDREW OATS 
SENSATIONAL HIGH YIELDING VARIETY 
Limited Supply 
OFFICIAL TWO-YEAR TEST YIELDS | 
At Urbana, Illinois.................84.9 Bu. Per Acre! 
At. Mt. Morris, Illinois..............87.1 Bu. Per Acre! 
Andrew is the sensational new Oat developed in Minnesota, and released 
this yedr for the first time. It is a cross of Bond and Rainbow, and has the 
‘same disease resistance as other new Bond derivatives to Helminthosporum, 
Stem Rust (except Races 8 and 10), certain Races of Smut, and most Races of 
Leaf Rust (except Race 45). The straw generally grows about one or two 
inches taller than the Clinton selections and heads out about a week earlier: 
however, the grain ripens more slowly and it is considered about 1 or 2 days 
earlier than the Clinton. The grain is white in color and test weights are 
comparable to other new varieties. 
Illinois considers the Andrew:as the most promising of the new varieties. 
In a two-year test (1947-1948) at the State Experiment Station at Urbana, 
Illinois, Andrew out-yielded all other warieties (with the exception of one 
experimental selection not yet released). Included in these tests were Shelby, 
Mohawk, Clinton, Clinton 11, and Clinton 59, The average yteld for the Andrew 
in this test was 84.9 bushels per acre. The acreage produced in Illinois this 
year was limited; consequently, there will be a big demand for seed and there 
probably will not be enough to go around. We recommend planting the Andrew 
2 bushels per acre. 
_ Prices: 3 to 15 bu., $2.30 bu.; 16 to 45 bu., $2.25 bu.; 
46 to 99 bu., $2.20 bu. Ohio prices 10c bu. higher. 
CERTIFIED MINDO OATS 
EARLY — DISEASE RESISTANT 
An Extra Value—$1.35 Bu. 
a Shipment from Chicago Only 
The Mindos are several days earlier than the Clinton and Benton, are some- 
what shorter in height and stand up well for combining. They are adapted 
to all the Midwestern. Corn-Belt area. The grain is plump, thin hulled, and 
light yellow in color. Yields are comparable to Clinton and Benton. In a four- 
year test in Minnesota, Mindo averaged 98.1 bu. per acre. 
There are many years when an early maturing Oat is very desirable. If 
hot dry weather prevails early in the season Mindos will far surpass the larger 
late varieties. This seed is extra nice quality and is State Certified. Our big- 
gest seed Oat value. Our supplies will not last long at this low price. 
COLO OAT 
Moderately Resistant to Race 45 Rust 
$1.95 Bu.—$2.05 Bu. F.O.B. Ohio 
See Pages 12 and 13 for Quantity Prices 
Colo is an Iowa selection which has shown a lot of promise the last two 
years. It is a Marota x Bond cross and has the same degree of disease re- 
sistance as the Clinton. It is the only oat now on the market which shows 
resistance to race 45 rust. In some tests it has outyielded the Clinton by 
as much as 15 bushels per acre. It has an extremely thin hull and heavy groat. 
It stands up well and grows about the same height as the Clinton. We con- 
sider it a medium maturing oat. 
MIDA SPRING WHEAT 
Price: 1 bu., $3.60; 6 bu., $3.55 bu.; 15 bu., $3.50 bu. 
- Here is a new variety that is a real sensation in spring wheat. Start grow- 
ing MIDA Wheat in your neighborhood. You will find a good demand for the 
seed. Was developed by North Dakota Experiment Station. Has been grown. 
extensively in that state and Minnesota the past three years. 
Mida is a bearded wheat. Best to sow in spring, because the beards protect 
the wheat if it is an early hot summer. The grain is large, dark red in color. 
Is a fine milling wheat. In official tests Mtda had an average yield of 33.2 
bushels per acre for a four year period. Had a test weight of 60.8 pounds, 
From Chicago only. 



