New Klondike Field Corn. 
é cA Thoroughbred That Has Fulfilled Its Promise. 
: A Perfect Wonder as a Cropper. 
One of the Best Things in Modern Agriculture 
Remarkable for Earliness and Smallness of Cob. 
Matures Two Weeks Sooner Than Mastodon. 
Cob a Little Thicker Than the Length of a Grain. 
The Best Yellow Corn in Existence. 
= 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 
= has since become so universally popular as to be regarded everywhere as a 
> sort of standard excellence. Thousands and thousands of American corn 
* growers have come to rely upon Mastodon, and it has been widely endorsed 
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by experiment stations and by the whole agricultural press. So wide is the 
= fame of Mastodon that no little credit has been given me as its fortunate in- 
= troducer, and scores of samples of corn annually come to me from all over the 
% country for trial, each sender hoping to outrival that great variety and to be- 
= come the originator of a still better sort. Of course, it was almost impossible 
i for any one to attain the end in view, though I did not discourage the effort. 
= The New Klondike was brought to my attention a few years ago, and after 
a thorough trial I became convinced that I had a corn that could be honestly 
recommended as a rival of the famous Mastodon. To make assurance dovbly 
sure [I had it grown not merely in a small, experimental way, but on a large 
scale, under ordinary field culture, by one of my seed corn growers, who an- 
= nually produces 1,000 bushels of Mastodon for my trade. This afforded an ex- 
@ cellent comparative test. The results surprised everybody connected with 
™ the trial. Mastodon on that farm had yielded for years never less than 90 to 
125 bushels of shulled corn per acre. Klondike reached 125 bushels per acre 
3 the first year it was tried there. 
a Not only did New Klondike equal the best yield ever made by Mastodon, 
= but it matured and ripened its crop two weeks earlier than that great favorite 
~ sort. Another fact of great importance is that the cob of New Klondike is 
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 
an average ear; not a small ear ora large one, but a fair average specimen, of 
which two or even three are sometimes found on a stalk. 
© 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 
» mine of real yellow gold on every farm in our great country. 
= 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 
« 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 hope this hint about the value of New Klondike corn will not be forgotten. 
i, The appearance of the corn may be fairly judged from the illustration. The € 
# color is a very deep yellow. The ear is borne low on the stalk, and there are 
5 often two ears and sometimes three. The fodder is abundant, but not coarse. § 
5 The grain is deep and the ears are well filled. The corn may be ground almost 
as soon as husked, as it dries rapidly. 
© Owing to its early maturity New Klondike is a good variety of corn to take 
2 off in the fall to make room for wheat. 
= This makes the fourth season [ have offered Klondike Corn but it may still 
be regarded as a novelty as nothing has superseded it in the way of a genuine 
> good Extra Karly Yellow Field Corn. I have never had sufficient seed to meet 
~ thedemand. I have always had to decline orders for large quantities on late 
3 orders. Consequently I would urge reasonably early orders. 
People have found out New Klondike corn is a money maker, and hence 
Ss the general demand for the seed. They found out, years ago, that the Free- 
- man potato was a money maker, that Mortgage Lifter oats was a money 
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 
= to be honestly made with New Klondikecorn, and I hope that every one of 
| my corn growing customers will take full advantage of the fact. 
> Facket, 10 cts.; lb., 30 cts.; 3 Ibs., 75 cts., by mail, postpaid. 
~ Peck, 75 cents; half bushel, $1.25; bushel, $2.25; 10 bushels, 
« $20.00, by express or freight, at purchaser’s expense. ite NEW KLONDIRE rec Cann. 
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