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These recommended oat varieties described here can be expected to stand well for 7 to 10 days 
after grain is first dry enough for storage. 
BONDA OATS 
Stands Well on Thin Soils . . . Lots of Straw 
... Heaviest Kernels of All! 
Southern Minnesota’s most popular seed oats 
for some years and still a favorite for this 
year. Grows somewhat taller than Clinton 
and Andrew, and resistant to the same dis- 
eases as Clinton, including blight, smut, crown 
rust and most stem rusts, except race 7 which 
proved serious in 1953. However, it’s un- 
usual for the same race of rust to become 
serious in two successive years, and until 
new varieties, with broader rust resistance 
are developed, it’s advisable to plant two 
varieties of oats. See Blue Figure Price List. 
CLINTAFE OATS 
A New Improved Clinton Type Oats That's 
Destined to Replace the Popular 
Clinton Strains 
The only recommended oats that’s resistant to 
all known races of crown or leaf rust in the 
U.S. It’s similar to Clinton in most respects 
except it matures 2 days later and grows 2 
inches taller. The seed is yellow with very 
low percentage of hull and is slightly smaller 
than Clinton. Clintafe stands very well on 
tich soils and is resistant to race 8 of stem 
rust, but susceptible to race 7. It was devel- 
oped at Iowa's Experiment Station in cooper- 
ation with U.S.D.A. by crossing Clinton and 
Santa Fe and back crossing to Clinton three 
times. Seed is limited this year. See Blue Fig- 
ure Price List. 
COMPARE the FEATURES of these Oats 
ADAPTATION OF VARIETIES 
ANDREW OATS 
Early, Rust Resistant, Outyields Bonda! 
Resistant to race 7 of stem rust which ruined 
so many oat crops in 1953, and which seri- 
ously affects most other new oat varieties. 
Andrew is also resistant to blight, smut and 
crown rust, but most important, it withstood the 
1953 stem rust epidemic, when most other 
varieties suffered heavy losses, so it seems 
advisable for midwest farmers to plant part of 
their oat acreage to Andrew. It's an early, 
yellow-grained oat of high test weight and 
lowest hull percentage of all. It grows to 
same height as Clinton, but matures 3 days 
earlier, and consistently outyielded Clinton and 
Bonda during 8 years of Minn. Experiment 
Station testing throughout the corn belt. 
NEW BRANCH OATS 
New Late Maturing Oats 
Gives High Yields on Poor Land! 
Branch proved its worth in a_ spectacular 
manner during 1953 when its strong resis- 
tance to race 7 of stem rust enabled it to 
make good crops despite the rust epidemic. 
Branch is also resistant to Helminthosporium 
blight, smut and crown rust. It stands up 
about as well as Bonda, but grows 2 inches 
taller and matures 6 days later. Because of 
its outstanding performance under unfavor- 
able conditions in 1953, Branch will be in big 
demand and good quality seed supplies are 
limited. See Blue Figure Price List. 
NEW RODNEY OATS 
The First Variety to Prove Resistant to 
Both Races 7 and 8 of Stem Rust 
Developed in Canada and tested the past 
year by Minnesota's Experiment Station. How- 
ever, a new variety must be tested for three 
years in Minnesota before it can be officially 
recommended. At present it’s considered very 
promising. Rodney is a late oat, maturing 
with Branch and grows as tall as Branch. 
Rodney seed is plump, white and of high test 
weight. The straw is stiff and resists lodging. 
Yields proved very satisfactory. Seed is 
scarce due to bad harvesting conditions in 
Canada in ‘54. Insist on Certified seed to as- 
sure true variety. See Blue Figure Price List. 
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Bonda Oats makes highest bushel weight of all! 
COMPARE the PERFORMANCE in 
Clintafe and Andrew grow to medium height and are well adapted to 
rich soils where lodging has been troublesome. : 
Branch, Bonda, and Rodney will prove popular where considerably taller 
straw than produced by Mindo is wanted and where more straw tonnage is 
required on the farm. These varieties should excel in dry seasons, and 
appear much better adapted on thinner soils, than the shorter varieties. 
EXCELLENT STANDING ABILITY : 
Normally these new varieties may be expected to stand well for a period 
of 7 to 10 days after grain is first dry enough for safe storage. 
The high test weight per measured bushel, and the low percentage of hull, 
make it important to harvest and store the grain at less than 14% moisture. 
A moisture test is the only safe guide. 
SEEDING RATES 
Tests show that maximum yields can be obtained at rates of 2 to 22 bushels 
Per acre. Since these newer varieties are very heavy in bushel weight, many 
farmers prefer to seed 3 bushels per acre as a drill operates by volume rather 
than by weight. 
PED MERESEED AND NURSERY CO., 
Minnesota Experiment Station Trials 
YIELD PLANT WEIGHT 
OATS (Bushels HEIGHT HEADING WEIGHT 200 SEEDS PER CENT 
VARIETY per Acre) (Inches) DATE per bu. (grams) HULL 
Bonda 66.4 38 6-27 Ou 6.0 32.0 
Clintafe 67.8 37 6-28 32.8 4.1 33.1 
Andrew 71.0 35 6-24 35.1 525 27.4 
Branch 76.9 40 7-3 35.2 5.0 34.3 
Rodney — (only tested one year— No data published yet.) 
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