FIELD CORNS, Flint Varieties. 



KIKG 

 PHILIP 



Coppei-y red. 

 Very early 

 This is one of 

 the oldest a ii d 

 best Icnown of the 

 flint varieties. Usu- 

 ally matures three 

 months after planting 

 Ears large sized a 

 handsome, measuring 10 

 to 12 inches long. 15 cts. 

 per qt. ; 50 cts. per peck 

 $1.75 bushel. 



IvOXGFEI.I.O'W.— A large S-rowed yellow 

 Hint variety well adapted for the Northern States. 

 This fine field corn is the result of careful selec- 

 tion in a family of Massachusetts farmers for 

 45 years. The cars are remarkably long (see 

 cut), some of thcra measuring fltteen ins., 

 and oftentimes two or more good speci- 

 mens grow on one stalk. Grain large and 

 broad and yellow. The cob is quite 

 small. It is the largest variety of 

 yellow field corn safe to plant in the 

 latitude of Massachusetts, where 

 b is quite extensively grown. Ou(; 

 grower reports 115 bus h e 1 

 shelled corn from an acre. 

 This is the variety that took 

 the first premium among 

 the flint corns at the great 

 exhibition at Chicago a 

 couple of years ago. 

 15 cents per quart ; 



GOLDEN DEW DKOP. 



POP CORNS. 



White Pearl. Smooth grained 

 ■ears, 4 to Sins, long, by % to li^ ins. d 

 ameter, good for either family or mar 

 use. Price, $8.00 for 100 lbs. ; 10 cts. 

 eingle lb., or by mail 20 cts. per lb. 



EARIvY AMBER RICE. A new 



and distinct shade of color, it matures veiy 

 «arly and is in every respect a first-class pop 

 corn. Price, S18.00 per 100 lbs. ; single lb., 20 cts 

 or by mail, 30 cts. 



"WHITE RICE. (Rat Tooth.) A very fine 

 white variety, ears 4 to 5 inches in length, and 1 to 1 ^{ 

 in diameter. Kernel pointed. Especially salable among 

 the retail grocers. Price, per 100 lbs., $8.00 ; per lb.. 10c 

 by mail, 20c. 



FODDKR CORN. 



Is not grown nearly so much as it should be, and it would 

 pay farmers, instead of growing so much cheap grain, to 

 turn their attention to stock and thereby not only make as much 

 money but improve the fertility of the farm. Corn is, undoubtedly, 

 the best of the plants for the silo, and in these daj's of sharp compe^ 

 tition in the dairy business, no dairy, whether for milk or butter, can 

 be profitably run without an abundance of ensilage. Every^ year the 

 testimony becomes stronger that fodder corn should not be sown broad- 

 cast. It may be planted in hills, but the largest crops can be raised by 

 planting in rows about three feet apart and thoroughly cultivated. The 

 corn should, if possible, reach the glazing stage, as in that condition it 

 makes a better quality of ensilage. In the North, Early Mastodon is one 

 ■of the best for ensilage (see page 18), being early, large, and ears well. 

 Further south, the Southern Horse Tooth and Improved Early Horse Tooth pro- 

 duce the largest crops and are the most satisfactory. Recent experiments have 

 shown that ensilage composed of two parts of well-eared corn fodder and one part 



50 cts. per peck ; SI. 75 per bushel. 



COMPTON'S EARLrVe— The earliest known yellow flint 



^^% variety, ripening in from 76 to 85 days. It is a handsome 10 and 



'%m>^, 12 rowed sort, very productive, and will ripen in the Northern 



^'^"■^ States. Ears 10 to 12 inches long. Stalks 8 to 10 feet in height. 



Ears well filled. 15 cts. per qt. ; 50 cts. per pk. ; $1.75 bush. 

 I^ARGE WHITE FLINT.— Handsome ears, 

 large and well filled, kernels white and of fine quality. 

 A productive and first-class sort. 15 cts. per quart ; 

 50 ets. per peck; $1.75 bushel. 

 LARGE YELLOW FLINT.-(Early Can- 

 ada Yellow.) Similar to the above exceptmg in 

 color • largely grown in the extreme north ; ma- 

 tures in about 90 days. 15 cts. per quart; 

 50 cts. peck; $1.75 bushel. 

 GOLDEIV DEW-DROP.— It is a 

 ^^ most reliable flint variety for northern 



planting, as it grows quickly and matures 

 early; is eight-rowed, looks a little 

 like the Canada Yellow, but the grain 

 is brighter in color. Cob white and 

 very small. {See cut.) As a rule, the 

 flint varieties are not as gfiod 

 yielders as the dent sorts, but 

 the Golden Dew-drop pro- 

 duces two or three ears to 

 the stalk. The stalks will 

 average 6 feet in height. 

 15 cts. per qt.; 50 cts. 

 per pk.; $1.75 bush. 



BUY CORN 



for Feed. 



Early Soja beans 



with a few sunflower heads chopped up and 



added, is a complete balanced ration for milch cows, and we recommend every dairy- 

 man in the country to try this combination, feeling confident that they will find it a boon. 



SWEET FODDER CORN. For cutting green for fodder and for soiling. This 

 is better than any field corn, from the fact that it is so very sweet and nutritious that cattle 

 will eat every part of the stalk and leaves with relish. Drill thickly, in rows three feet apart, 

 using 1)^ bushels of seed per acre. S2.00 bushel ; 10-bushel lots, $1.80 bushel. 



SOUTHERN HORSE TOOTH. Grows to a large size, is very leafy and well" 

 adapted for ensilage. Large quantities of this corn are sold by feed and other stores which usually 

 result in disappointment to tin; farmer. There is no corn more difficult to cure or keep properlj', and 

 much of it is kiln-dried, while large quantities have been stored in elevators and gone through a 

 sweating process which has destroyed the germ. The stock we offer is carefully selected and sun-dried 

 and of high germination. Price, SI. 35 bushel ; 10-bushel lots, SI. 25 bushel. 



IMPROVED EARLY HORSE TOOTH. Being nearly two weeks earlier, this variety is better 

 adapted for fodder and ensilage in the Northern States than the ordinary Southern Horse Tooth. $1.40 bushel; 

 10-bushel lots, SI. 35 bushel. ' 



