440 CORN 



"WILLHOIT." *"We began to breed the Willhoit corn forty 

 years ago by using corn that my father brought from Kentucky 

 in the year 1848. I used the best ears that I could find in the field in 

 the fall, by going through and selecting the earliest and best shaped 

 ears, free from mixed grains, and at the same time being careful to get 

 ears that grew out and down from the stalk so as to turn the water 

 out of the ears. As you will know, all ears that grow straight up 

 with the stalk are filled at the butt in the fall with water and spoiled, 

 and also very hard to shuck and never grow even on the stalk. 



"I will say it took me ten years to get the corn to send out ears 

 at an even height and to grow on a small shank with just enough 

 husk to cover the corn and no more. I was 15 years getting rid of 

 the red ears and somewhat longer getting rid of white cobs. We make 

 our selection of seed in the fall as we gather, so that we can get the 

 best ears from the stoutest stalks, the proper height from the ground, 

 and also those not having too much shuck." 



CATTLE KING. Cattle King originated with W. W. Van Sant 

 in Mercer County, Illmois, in 1868. In 1877 this corn was brought 

 by the originator to Fremont County, Iowa, in the great Nishnabotna 

 Valley, three miles northwest of Farragut. Here on a farm of two 

 sections Mr. Van Sant and his sons have developed a very large yel- 

 low variety which is a heavy yielder. The ears are from 9 to 12 inches 

 long and from 7^ to 9 inches in circumference, containing from 16 to 

 24 rows and weighing 10 to 18 ounces. The kernel is very deep, rather 

 broad, closely packed on the cob, with little space between the rows. 

 The stalk grows rank, producing in many cases two ears. 



KANSAS SUNFLOWER. The Kansas Sunflower variety origi- 

 nated with John Moody, Eudora, Kansas. Although the ears are 

 somewhat small in circumference, tlie length allows a very heavy 

 yield. This variety is especially adapted to rather dry soil. The rich 

 yellow color and deep kernel make it a good feeding corn, very much 

 desired by the farmers. 



MINNESOTA NO. 13. Minnesota No. 13, a very early maturing, 

 yet heavy yielding variety, has been developed and brought before the 

 farmers of Minnesota by the Minnesota Experiment Station. The 

 ears, though but of medium size, show a wonderful uniformity of 

 rows, and evidence breeding and selection. The dent is that of the 

 dimple and the endosperm is largely horny, showing little of the 

 cloudy, white starch at the crown. Nevertheless, there is no sign of 



*Written by the originator, Willis J. Willhoit, after forty years of experience. 



