WM. HEN RY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
Maule’s Improved Mastodon Corn. 
The Earliest of all the Large Eared Varieties. 
Has a Record of 213 Bushels of Shelled Corn to the Aere. 
In previous catalogues I made reference to the great record of Karly 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 [mproved 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. 
“YT 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 
ean 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, 25 cents; 3 pounds, 65 cents, postpaid. 
By express or freight, peck, 60 cents; bushel, $2.00; 10 bushels, $17.50. 
EXTRA EARLY HURON DENT.—Mz. A. A. Chatfield, Fulton county, Ohio, won a 
premium for producing a dent corn that would be as early as a flint corn. I now offer 
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 
greatvalue. It is of a bright orange 
color, with good sized stalk and ear, 
small red cob and deep grain. Pkt., 
10 cts.; lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 69 cts., post- 
paid. Pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.75. 
LEAMING.—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., 10 cts,; lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 65 
cts., postpaid. Pk., 50 ets.; bu., $1.75. 
HICKORY KING. — Smallest 
cob and the largest grained white 
eorn 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. 
Pit., 10 cts.; lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 65 cts., 
postpaid. Pk., 50¢.; bu., $1.75. 
IOWA SILVER MINE. — This 
was first introduced in the West and 
is very popular there on account of 
its enormous yield. There is on re- 
cord where 215 bushels were grown 
onanacre. Itis a pure white corn 
with deep grain. The ear averages 
10 to 12 inches in length, 16 to 20 
rows, with small cob and filled out 
clear over the tip. It is early, ma- 
turing in 95 to 100 days. The stalk 
grows to a height of about7 to 8 feet. 
It is well worthy of extensive trial. 
Pkt., 10c.; lb., 25¢.; 8 lbs., 65¢., post- 
paid. By express or freight, pk., 
50¢.; bu., $1.75. 
IMP.GOLDEN BEAUTY.—Per- 
mJ fect ears, with 10 to 14 straight rows 
of large golden yellow grains. Cob 
small. When broken in half the 
grains will almost reach across. | 
Easily shelled. Mystock is worthy |é 
of thenameimproved. Pkt.,10cts.; / 
Ib., 25 ets.; 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 peracre. Sweet, ten- | 
der and juicy. More nourishment | 
than any other variety. Short 
joints, abundance of leaves and of 
tall growth. Packet, 10 cts.; pound, 
25 cts.; 3 pounds, 65 cts., postpaid. 
Pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.75; 10 bus., $15.00. 
