94— Field Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1907 



Maule's Improved Mastodon Corn. 



The Earliest of all the Large Eared Varieties. 

 Has a Record of 213 Busliels of Slielled Corn to ttie Acre. 



In previous catalogues I made reference to the great record of Early Mastodon 

 in the celebrated American Agriculturist corn contest, In which it far outyielded 

 every other yellow corn. On the farm of Alfred Rose, Yates county, New York, 

 it produced 213 bushels of shelled corn to the acre, and on the farm of George 

 Cartner, Pawnee county, Nebraska, it produced 171 bushels of shelled corn to 

 the acre. In both cases I furnished the seed. 



There has been a brisk demand for this corn for years past, and my supply 

 has not infrequently been completely exhausted early in the season. I regret 

 to believe that unscrupulous dealers have sold a great deal of inferior or impure 

 seed under the name of Mastodon, thus deceiving their customers and injuring 

 the reputation of a noble variety of corn. My suggestion is, therefore, that 

 purchases be made only from reliable neighbors who have raised the stock or 

 that orders be sent direct to me at 1711 Filbert street, Philadelphia, for the 

 true headquarters seed, and run no risk. 



Maule's Improved Early Mastodon combines large yield, large grains and 

 extra early quality to a remarkable degree. It originated with Mr. C. 8. 

 Clark, of Ohio, probably the largest grower of seed corn in America. Mr. 

 Clark grows every variety of corn known to the American public, and claims 

 Mastodon to be the best of all. He truly says that it is a high bred corn of 

 beautiful color. Nothing surpasses it in number of rows on cob, and in depth 

 of grains. It makes fine looking shelled corn, showing two shades of color, 

 and commanding the highest price in market. 



Mr. Clark further states that it fully withstands the rigor of this Northern 

 climate, makes a rapid, strong and rank growth, attains a good height, 

 "and will outyield any corn ever grown in this section. ^ -^ ^ It was grown 

 and ripened in from 96 to 110 days within eight miles of Lake Erie." Fields 

 planted June 1 were cut September 15. 



"I have grown thousands of bushels of Golden Beauty," says Mr. Clark, 

 "and now have many fields under contract. The Mastodon is three weeks to 

 one month earlier, growing side by side, and planted the same week. How 

 can it be otherwise? It is crossed with the two earliest corns ever grown 

 in the North —the White Cap and Early Row Dent." 



Every corn grower who reads this should try Maule's Improved Mastodon. 



Packet, 10 cents; pound, 23 ceuts; 3 pounds, 65 ceuts, postpaid. By express or 

 frelglit, not prepaid, peck, »0 ceuts ; bnsUel, $3.00 ; 10 bushels, $17.50. 



EXTRA EARLY HURON DENT — Mr. A. A. Chatfleld, Fulton county, Ohio, won a 

 premium for producing a dent corn that would be as early as a flint corn. 1 now ofler 

 my customers the best shaped ear, most economical grain and earliest dent corn in the 



United States. It will ripen in 

 Northern localities hitherto able to 

 grow only the flint, and is hence of 

 great value. It Is of a bright orange 

 color, with good sized stalk and ear, 

 small red cob and deep grain. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; lb., 20 cts.; 3 lbs., 65 cts., post- 

 paid. Pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.75. 



liEAMING.— Somewhat of a dent 

 variety. Nearly always two good 

 ears to the stalk. Has yielded 134 

 bushels of shelled corn to acre. 

 Deep orange color, with small red 

 cob. Pkt.,IOcts,; lb.,25cts.;Slbs.,65 

 cts., postpaid. Pk., 50 cts.; bu., 81.75. 



HICKORY KING. — Smallest 

 cob and the largest grained white 

 corn in cultivation. Will outyield 

 many other white sorts, and will 

 bear closer planting. Ripens in 100 

 to 120 days. It husks and shells 

 easily and produces much fodder. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 2-5 cts.; 3 lbs., 65 cts., 

 postpaid. Pk., 50c.; bu., $1.75. 



lOAVA SILVER MINE. — A 

 pure white corn with deep grain. 

 Ihe ear averages 10 to 12 Inches in 

 length, 16 to 20 rows, with small cob 

 and filled out clear over the tip. It 

 is earlv, maturing in 95 to 100 days. 

 The stalk grows to a height of about 



7 to 8 feet. It is well worthy of 

 extensive trial. Pkt., lOc; lb., 2oc.; 



8 lbs., 65c., postpaid. By express or 

 freight, pk., 5nc.; bu., $1.75. 



IMP. GOLDEN BEAUTY — Per- 

 fect ears, with 10 to 14 straight rows 

 of large golden yellow grains. Cob 

 small. W^hen broken in half the 

 grains will almost reach across. 

 Easily shelled. My stock is worthy 

 of the name improved. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 65 cts., postpaid. 

 Pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.75. 



RED COB ENSILAGE — A pure 

 white corn cropping as high as 45 

 tons of fodder per acre. .Sweet, ten- 

 der and .iuicy. More nourishment 

 than any other variety. Short 

 joints, abundance of leaves and of 

 tall growth. Packet, 10 cts.; pound, 

 25 cts.; 3 pounds, &5 cts., postpaid. 

 Pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.75; 10 bus., $15.00. 



At prices qnoted by the peck 

 or biisliel the purchaser must, 

 in all cases, pay the transpor- 



IMPROVED GOLDEN BEAUTY. tatlon charges. 



