DWARF ESSEX RAPE 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE—It is considered a valuable feed 
crop for young stock, as rape contains the necessary 
elements which will give them proper growth. Sow 
from April to August, 4 to 5 pounds per acre. 
Disco, per 10 lbs. £2.00; 25 Ibs. 4.75; 100 Ibs. $18.00 
DISCO IMPROVED 
SEED GRAINS 
Oats, Shelby, is a newer variety developed by the 
U.S.D.A.: at Ames, Iowa, and released to commercial 
farmers in several states for 1951 seeding. In Minnesota 
Experiment Station tests, it has, in 3 year tests, indicated 
an average yield of 77.1 bushels as compared to Bonda 
with an average of 71.3 bushels. Clintons with 73.7 
bushels and Gopher with 72.5 bushels. The main factor 
favoring Shelby is its over-all superior disease resistance 
as compared to previously available varieties indicated 
above. It gets ripe about the same time as the Ajax 
and Zephyr—4 days later than the Bonda and 6 days 
earlier than the Branch (Wisconsin’s newest variety). 
Its straw length averages 35 inches and has a test | 
weight averaging 36.6 lbs. per bushel as compared for 
example with Ajax, averaging 33.7 lbs. and Zephyr 34.2 
PSViperTrOUSHe ln OL DUSTICL, «cisctccscie.sbescecscschesscocecacendeees $2.00 
Oats, James Hulless, is and will likely remain our most 
important new oat variety. At least we have, in it, a 
practically fiberless hull free oat. This variety will ap- 
peal to every livestock producer for that portion of his 
oat acreage that is to be used for young livestock and 
poultry feeds. Even for laying hens, the oat portion 
of their ration would be improved if only 5% had hulls 
on and 95% were hulless (ask any poultry nutritionist). 
Anyway, the farmer can now, with James Hulless oats, 
take a 17% protein feed right from his own bin without 
processing. 
After allowing for the hull (10 lbs. out of every 32 Ibs. 
of regular oats is hull) the James yields, for example, 
10 
