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Very Limited Supply 
Shelby is the new Iowa development that 
you have undoubtedly been reading about. 
It is an Anthony-Bond cross, released for 
the first time in 1950. It has a white grain, 
is high in test weight and shows some tol- 
erance to Race 45 of Crown Rust. It is also 
. resistant to other diseases in about the 
same degree as other Bond derivatives. There is very 
little seed available this year and we will probably have 
to limit the quantity later in the season so that as many 
of our customers as possible can get a start of this sen- 
sational new Oat. Shelby matures about two days later 
than Clinton and generally grows about three inches 
taller. 
TREMENDOUSLY HIGH YIELDS 
Shelby outyielded all other varieties tested in a five- 
year average test in Iowa. This test included 15 varie- 
ties grown at 13 different locations from 1946 to 1950 
inclusive. At Madison, Wisconsin in 
an official test, Shelby outyielded all 
varieties tested in 1947, 1948, and 
1949, making an average yield of 
92.5 bu. per acre! We do not have 
results of tests from other stations 
but we do know that there has not 
been so much interest shown in a 
new Oat variety since the advent of 
the original Clinton. We recommend 
sowing about 1% to 2 bushels per 
acre. Place your order right away if 
you want Shelby as our supply will 
not last long. ... 

American Field Seed Company, Chicago 9, Ill. 
STANDING NEW VARIETIES 

CERTIFIED NEMAHA 
Outstanding New Early Variety 
We are really enthusiastic about this 
great new early Oat. Nemaha was devel- 
oped through the cooperative efforts of the 
Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas Experiment 
Stations and the. United States Department 
of Agriculture. It isa selection from a cross 
of Victoria-Richland and Morato-Bond, is 
earlier and shorter than Clinton and the kernel has a 
pink-ivory color similar to Cherokee. Nemaha is resist- 
ant to most diseases including Helminthosporium Blight, 
and shows some tolerance-to Race 45 of Crown Rust. 
Nemaha had a five-year average yield in Iowa of 76.7 
bu. per acre. It has a high feeding value, thin hulls, and 
the kernels are plump with consistently high test 
weights. 
SEED STOCKS CAREFULLY CLEANED 
All of our seed Oats have been carefully processed 
and cleaned. Much of our stocks have not only been 
cleaned by the regular process but 
in addition have been re-cleaned by 
a gravity process which takes out 
all of the small, light weight grains. 
It has definitely been proven that 
the heavy, large kernels will pro- 
duce the more vigorous and healthy 
plants. If you have not tried the 
New Nemaha, we heartily recom- 
mend that you get started with this 
new variety this year. It was certified 
in both Illinois and Iowa in 1950 for 
the first time because of its outstand- 
ing superiority over some other va- 
rieties. Our supply is strictly limited 
so order early. 


CERTIFIED BEAVER 
_ Heavy Northern Oats 
Beaver Oats have been showing up excep- 
tionally well in State yield tests. They are the 
heavy, northern variety from a cross of Erban 
and Vanguard, developed at the Central Ex- 
periment Station, Ottowa, Canada. The Beaver 
is a tall Oat that matures about the same time 
as the Shelby. In 1948 Beaver outyielded all 
other varieties tested at the Urbana, Illinois 
Station, including Zephyr, Clinton, Cherokee, 
Advance and others. Our seed is Canadian 
Certified and our seed stocks have a test 
weight of 38 to 40 lbs. per bushel. This va- 
riety shows some tolerance to Race 45 of Crown 
Rust. In lowa, Beaver produced an average five- 
year yield of 79.3 bushels per acre. Last year 
some dealers and agents were getting as much 
as $4.00 a bushel for Certified Beavers, Our 
prices will always save you money. 
Sow this variety at about the same 
rate as the other new varieties— 
_1% to 2 bushels per acre should be 
ample. In 1950 Beaver yielded an aver- 
cay of 80.9 bushels per acre in the offi- 
cial Wisconsin yield test. We recommend 
them for the northern section of the Oat 
producing areas. 
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“Your Seeds Free from Weeds’ 
‘ Marion, Ohio. 
I bought seed from the American Field Seed Co, for 
20 Beets because your seeds are large and plump. Your 
Seeds are clean and free from weed seed. We get prompt 
service. Many times we had delivery in 36 hours. 
Edward G. Walter, Route No. 1, 



CERTIFIED ANDREW 
New High Yielding Oats 
Andrew was developed in Minhesota and 
was released last year for the first time. It is 
a cross of Bond and Rainbow and has the same 
disease resistance as most other Bond deriva- 
tives. The Andrew generally heads out about 
a week earlier than the Clinton; however, it 
matures rather slowly and is usually ready for 
harvest at about the same time as the Clinton. 
The kernel is white colored and the straw 
grows One or two inches taller than the Clin- 
ton. Yields have been consistently high on 
the Andrew. In a two-year test at the State 
Experiment Station at Urbana, Illinois, Andrew 
outyielded all other varieties with the excep- 
tion of one experimental variety making an 
average yield of 84.9 bushels per acre. We con- 
sider the Andrew as one of the best varieties for 
central and northern Illinois and other areas of 
similar conditions. Certified seed 
is available in larger quantities 
this year than last and we urge 
you to try this outstanding new 
Oat. Growers who producéd An- 
drews the last two years are éh- 
thusiastic and most seem to be of 
the opinion that it is much better 
than Clinton in yielding ability. 

"Good Crops from Your Seeds" 
Swords Creek, Virginia. 
I have been purchasing my field seed from your firm 
for a number of years, and all seeds have been very 
satisfactory. I have never failed to get a good crop 
from Grass seeds, Corn and Oats which I got from your firm. 
W. EE, Robinson, R. No, 1, Box No. 79, 
