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The Best Kind of Gold in the World—A Verit- 
gable Mine of the Yellow Metal on Every Farm. 
f; A Thoroughbred Yellow Field Corn—A Perfect Wonder in 
J: Yield, Earliness and Smallness of Cob. 
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; Matures Two Weeks Sooner Than Mastodon—€ob a Little 
— Larger Than the Length of One of its Own Grains— 
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a customer who sends me on 
or before November 1, 1900, the ear of New Klondike Corn grown from 
seed purchased from me this year that will shell the most grains. 






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In presenting the New Klondike corn to the public, I of course, made 
= allusion to Early Mastodon field corn, which I introduced in 1889, and which 
1 has since become so universally popular as to be regarded everywhere as a 
S sort of standard excellence. Thousands and thousands of American corn 
growers have come to rely upon Mastodon, and it has been widely endorsed 
i= by experiment stations and by the whole agricultural press. So wide is the 
#2 fame of Mastodon that no little credit has been given me as its fortunate in- 
i= troducer, and scores of samples of corn annually come to me from all over the 
#5 country for trial, each sender hoping to outrival that great variety and to be- 
i= come the originator of a still better sort. Of course, it was almost impossible 
= recommended as a rival of the famous Mastodon. To make assurance doubly 
i* sure I had it grown not merely in a small, experimental way, but on a large 
y scale, under ordinary field culture, by one of my seed corn growers, who an- 
#5 Dually produces 1,000 bushels of Mastodon for my trade. This afforded an ex- 
#2 cellent comparative test. The results surprised everybody connected with 
3 the trial. Mastodon on that farm had yielded for years never less than 90 to 
125 bushels of shclled corn per acre. Klondike reached 125 bushels per acre 
the first year it was tried there. 
#2 Not only did New Klondike equal the best yield ever made by Mastodon, 
W= but it matured and ripened its crop two weeks earlier than that great favorite 
W2 sort. Another fact of great importance is that the cob of New Klondike is 
i very small, enabling the ripened ear to dry quickly. I regard this as a fea- 
#< ture of great value. The illustration on this page is an exact reproduction of 
7 Pan average ear; not a small ear or a large one, but a fair average specimen, of 
4,, Which two or even three are sometimes found on a stalk. 
#2 I have chosen the name Klondike because of the productive and profitable 
¢ character of this splendid yellow field corn, for it is indeed comparable with a 
2 mine of real yellow gold-on every farm in our great country. 
1g. New Klondike will be in demand for seed for many years to come, as there 
#% is certain to be a general call for it, and I again recommend my friends to 
1 plant it for that purpose, as well as for its great intrinsic value for home con- 
= sumption. My customers have often made money with my suggestions, and 
i I hope this hint about the value of New Klondike corn will not be forgotten. 
im The appearance of the corn may be fairly judged from the illustration. The 
#2 color is a very deep yellow. The ear is borne low on the stalk, and there are 
= often two ears and sometimes three. The fodder is abundant, but not coarse. 
= The grain is deep and the ears are well filled. The corn may be ground almost 
\~ 42S soon as husked, as it dries rapidly. 
: Owing to its early maturity New Klondike is a good variety of corn to take 
is off in the fall to make room for wheat. 
ie, _I first offered the New Klondike in 1898, and while I harvested a large crop 
i, Of fine corn, the demand far exceeded my expectations and my stock wa 
#2 Quickly exhausted, a disappointment to many. In 1899 my stock was again 
#e Sold out early in the season. I would urge those who want to plant the New 
Je Klondike this year to be reasonably early in sending in their orders. ; 
People have found out New Klondike corn is a money maker, and hence ¢ 
45 the general demand for the seed. They found out, years ago, that the Free- 
u© man potato was a money maker, that Mortgage Lifter oats was a money 
4~ maker, and that Mastodon corn was a money maker. Those and other things 
#= were my introductions, and my friends made hundreds of thousands of dol- 
@ lars out of them, and hence my suggestion in this case. There is good money 
Je to be honestly made with New Klondike corn, and I hope that every one of 
#| My corn growing customers will take full advantage of the fact. 
“0 Packet, 10 cts.; Ib., 30 cts.3 3 Ibs., 75 cts., by mail, postpaid. 
to Peck, $1.00; half bushel, $1.75; bushel, $3.00; 2 bushels, $5.00; 
i, 10 bushels, $20.00, by express or freight, at purchaser’s expense, 
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