. Descriptive catalogue of the leading new fruits, 1894. Nurseries (Horticulture), Minnesota, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs. W. N. SCAEFF, NEW CARLISLE*, OHIO. 15. DESCRIPTION FROM THE INTRODUCER. When we first catalogued the GOLDEN GIANT SIDE OATS in 1889, we knew that they were a very productive and sure-cropping variety, but did not imagine that such remarkable yields could be secure'd from a single packet of two ounces of the seed in competition for the cash prizes offered. The First Prize of $ was won by W. O. Ligon, Gloster, Amite County, Mississippi, who
. Descriptive catalogue of the leading new fruits, 1894. Nurseries (Horticulture), Minnesota, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs. W. N. SCAEFF, NEW CARLISLE*, OHIO. 15. DESCRIPTION FROM THE INTRODUCER. When we first catalogued the GOLDEN GIANT SIDE OATS in 1889, we knew that they were a very productive and sure-cropping variety, but did not imagine that such remarkable yields could be secure'd from a single packet of two ounces of the seed in competition for the cash prizes offered. The First Prize of $ was won by W. O. Ligon, Gloster, Amite County, Mississippi, who raised the enormous crop of 439 pounds, 5 ounces from one 2-ounce package of seed. The Second Prize of $ cash was awarded to Marshall Hughes, Satley, Sierra County, California, whose crop weighed 386 pounds, while the third prize was carried off by J. 'B. Dabney Savannah, Davis County, Iowa, with a crop of 354 pounds. The fourth prize of $ was secured by A. J. Doore, Greene, Butler County, Iowa, who raised 347 pounds. It seems almost difficult to believe that such enormous yields could be obtained from two ounces of seed from any variety of Oats, but by careful investigation of the reports, we are convinced of their truth. It will be seen that the prizes have been distributed over a wide territory, showing the compleie adaptability of the GOLDEN GIANT SIDE OATS to all climates of the United States. A remarkable feature of the GOLDEN GIANT SIDE OATS, worthy of special attention, is the \ fact that a good crop can be grown on poor, thin soil, where most var- ieties would hardly return the expense of growing and harvesting. They grow four to four and a half feet high, with stiff, bright straw supporting the longheads; they stool freely, and yield abundantly. The appearance is well depicted in the illustration herewith, but they frequently grow heads much larger in size. One of'our customers, Mr. Omer Mauekmann, Pe Ell, Washington, sent us two beautiful heads, one of whic
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