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Johnson County White is a medium late maturing variety requir- 

 ing a growing season of from 120 to 125 days; in which respect it is 

 similar to the Boone County White. In stalk character also it is very 

 similar to the Boone County, being plentifully supplied with foliage, 

 and naturally requiring a fertile soil to produce a good quality of corn. 



GOLDEN EAGLE. This variety of corn was originated by Mr. 

 H. B. Perry, of Toulon, in Stark County, Illinois, in 1871. He began 

 his selection from a variety known as the "Mason County Yellow," 

 which was a small eared corn with small, bright yellow kernels and 

 red cob. This corn has never been crossed with other varieties and 

 selection has been especially for a large proportion of corn to cob, 

 which fact is evidenced in the deep kernels and well filled ends. 



The ear should be slowly tapering and of medium length ; kernels 

 deep, bright yellow in color, loose and upright on cob, with straight 

 edges and sharp, rough dent ; number of rows 16 to 20, with medium 

 to wide spacing between the rows ; butt moderately rounded and com- 

 pressed, cob small and red with small shank. This variety is of me- 

 dium maturity, ripening in from 100 to 115 days, and is adapted to the 

 latitude of central Illinois, where it is grown to a considerable extent. 



GOLDEN ROW. Golden Row originally came from Scioto Coun- 

 ty, Ohio, 41 years ago, but has been grown by Lee Smith & Son, of 

 DeSoto, Nebraska, as a distinct variety for over thirty years. 



Golden Row is of a bright yellow color, with deep grains. The 

 ears grow from 9 to 11 inches in length, with a circumference of 7^ to 

 8| inches. Although having a strong tendency to sucker it matures 

 in from 110 to 120 days. 



WHITE SUPERIOR. The history of the White Superior variety, 

 as nearly as can be learned from the account of Mr. P. R. Sperry, of 

 Warren County, Illinois, a breeder of this corn, is as follows: Mr. 

 Shaffer, a seed specialist, in 1880 brought from Pennsylvania to War- 

 ren County, Illinois, a variety of corn called White Elephant. In 1895, 

 Mr. Sperry began selecting seed from this variety for a different type 

 than the White Elephant. He selected one bushel of seed of the type 

 desired and planted this seed by itself, so that it would not be mixed 

 with any other variety. In changing the type of corn Mr. Sperry 

 changed the name to the White Superior. It is a medium to late ma- 

 turing variety, ripening in 105 to 120 days. 



His selection was as follows : Kernels one-half inch in length and 

 one-fourth inch in width; ears 11 inches long, 7i inches circumference, 

 with little space between rows. The White Superior is adapted to 

 central and north central sections of the state of Illinois. 



