WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Vegetabie Seed Novelties—11 
The New Ideal Early Corn 
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Do you want delicious 
corn on your table the 
Ath of July? Then this 
is what you need. 
This is what Mr. Ball the originator has to say about it: 
“About eight years ago I received a small packet of early 
sweet corn from a friend, which proved to be in the same 
class as the Earliest of All sugar corns, considerably larger, 
and best of all contained a sweetness equal to most of our 
best true sugar varieties. For some years I have made a 
study of scientific plant breeding, and decided to put my 
efforts and study to the improvement of this corn. 
“As soon as the ear began to show the flower, I sel ected 
the most promising stalks and cut out those remaining. 
These selected stalks were carefully watched as they devel- 
oped, and by a careful system of carrying the pollen of plants 
showing different individual qualities, from one stalk to 
another, thus combining size, shape and earliness of ear, I 
succeeded in obtaining wonderful results, besides imparting 
vitality to the seed that is astonishing. It has the power of 
germination under conditions when all others have failed. 
“T have produced in this new sweet corn a variety which 
stands alone, as a money maker. It is as large as ‘Stowell’s 
Evergreen.’ The fodder will average 6 feet; no small item 
to a farmer; and as a proof of its quality and sweetness, I had 
a continuous call for ‘Ideal’ from the wealthiest and most 
fashionable residents of the surrounding suburban towns 
In earliness, anyone growing this corn will have the crop 
marketed and the money in his pocket before any of the 
early sugar corns are ready. 
“This season sugar corn had been a glut on the market, 
selling as low as 25 cents per hundred, but by planting 
Ideal, I was enabled to produce from less than one acre sixty | 
hundred ears, which sold at wholesale at $1.50 per hundred, 
besides selecting nearly thirty bushels for seed. It adapts 
itself to any kind of soil, either sand or heavy clay. It will 
pay handsomely for every pound of manure given it. 
“It should be planted not closer than 3 feet each way, if 
soil is very rich; 3x33 would be better. Do not let the ears 
get over ripe. Make small cuts about 3 inches from end of | 
ear with sharp knife before cutting, to ascertain if in edible 
condition, as it is somewhat deceiving until one gets accus- 
tomed to its growth.” 
The illustration herewith is from a photograph of an 
average ear full 8 inches long. It speaks for itself. The | 
supply of seed of Ideal is still very limited. 
Packet, 15 cts.; pint, 35 cts.; quart, 60 cts.; 
2 quarts, $1.00, postpaid. Peck, $2.50. 
W. L. Bennett, E. Andover, N. H.—I planted your Ideal Corn last year. and it 
Matured and was on my table in 50 days from planting, How is that for New 
Hampshire? I have tried almost all other kinds, but must say Ideal is the leader. 
a ey ey handsome. 16 rows of large well formed kernels, some of the ears measur- Mrs. W. C. Rosenberry, Skippack, Pa.—Your New Ideal Corn is a wonderful 
Rereignashs rit B esie ne - | grower, the greatest we have ever seen. My Daybreak Asters are fine. 
EL olk, Millville, Pa.—My garden was very good. Every one who saw WO. Walton. Canonsburg, Pa.— 7 4 
ieee it Mee the Bue garden zLOund here. I planted Ideal Corn this year and | results. Your Ideal Sted Goma eae Me age He ae ee 
RIE AP US SESH COIR NOR UES MEMS SEES ORO URE pes vont ne mane, Jas. H. Brownlee, Tulsa, Ind. Ter.—My Early Ideal Corn is again the first sweet 
V. Dickinson, E Brady, Pa.—Your Ideal Sweet Corn is all you claim forit. Last | corn on the market, even with the cold ana frost in May. I will have corn for sale 
year we got 18 cents per dozen wholesale, and had roasting ears weighing 1 Ib. each. | this week (June 19th). 
NEW IDEAL EARLY CORN. 
Mary Butler. Canton, Mo.—We had the finest garden in the neighborhood last 
year from your seeds. It was very dry all summer. but we had Sweet Corn three 
weeks ahead of our neighbors. 
