Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-12-13
IS Elae Surprise Oaes.s'


Our readers viii remember that some time in Sep
TENDER gave description of these oats, with the
statement that had become satisfied TO the truth
fitness of the story told concerning their origin and
the r6liable character of Mr., o. II. Van Onda, the
proprietor. Subsequently, at Chatswortb, saw
sample of the cats sent out by Mr. Van Olinda, which
did not meet the expectation of the purchaser because
they were inferior to the samples exhibited at the
fairs and upon which the purchases were based The
writer also "surprsed'' to this sample and
pressed his surprise In the Republican, calling on MIR
Van Onda for explanation That gentleman
explains ting that the sample in possession
and with waich fault asbeen found s partly Of last
yers CROPS the kernels not qnteas large nor bright
asthe crep of. the present season. An examination
and comparison satisfied that the oats are identical
far the variety concerned. The present years
crop bad not besn threshed at the time of the fairs
| and samples OF last years crop were put up in
| packages.
! The producing classes are interested in knowing
| more about these oats. The writer has wholesome
distrus of Seeds wonderful OTIS and remarkable
fruits He looks aan in tn eye steadily along time
before receives his statements of the wonderful
character and newness of anything. And even them
like Thomas, he doubts. Accordingly, to satisfy him
self concerning the statements made of these oats he
has to-day visited Sandwich, talked with Mr.. Van
Ondas neighbors, looked upon and walked over the
fields where the oats grew, examined the straw ex
pored the granay where the oats are stored and
felt of them they came from the thresher handled
them they came from the tanning mill, thrust his
hands into the bins from whence the public are sup
piled and we are entirely satisfied SHAT if we can
believe there is sort of humbug about
them They of wonderful size, weight ard beauty
will weigh nearly quite as much per bushel as
barley We heard brewer say, in Chicago, that they
would malt excellenty. The best of oatmeal may be
manufactured from them.
It is claimed that these oats Will yield 125 bushels
per acre. Mr.. A. Adams, responsible and reliable
citizen of Sandwich, measured the ground on which
were grown 35 bushels of these oats the past
and asserts that it contained only two and I28
rods. We visited the ground to-day. 1t lies with
Southwestern exposure, convenient to the barns and
receiving, a part of it, some of their wash.
One thing especially noticeable--that was the
strength of the straw. There is large amount Of
ing the enormous burden of grain the straw carried
Mr. Adams says none of them were lodged, and they
stood about s. feet high"
We noticed Mr.. " was putting considerable manure
field of cat stubble, and asked what he purposed
to do with it. He replied that he intended 70 grow
two crops of surprise oats on it the coming season.
if it should prove favorable one. These oats ripen
from three weeks earlier than the common Varle
ties and he thinks he very easily grow two crops
on the same land at any rate, he can get neavy
growth most excellent forage 1t will be an inter-
| estipg experiment.
| One word about Mr. Van Olinda. He is hard
wo king farmer who started here on the prairie With
out capital and by his industry has secured to himself
comfortable homestead So far as we can learn, ne
is of the specializing stripe. By his careful habits
| of observation and experiment ne discovered and
developed these oats from seed much resembling wild
OATS growing strong stalks to their present pertec-
ton He has got good thing and SO far as we can
Judge merits all the money he make from them
| -C6rreSpondeat Chicago Republican.
Farmers should secure samples as soon as possible.
| Address, Van Olinda & Co., Sandwich, III.