100—Field Seeds THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1911 
An Improved Mastodon Gorn 
From India 
I think the above heading will arrest the 
attention of a great many of my seed corn 
customers, and in explanation I publish the 
following letter from one of my customers, 
Mr. John Jauncey, Bega, Angledale, India: 
‘IT received by last American mail three packages 
of seed potatoes and one of garden seeds which 
arrived in good condition. Isend you by this mail 
a package of seed corn. It is from the Early Mast- 
odon Corn I received from you 10 years ago, which 
I allowed to become inoculated with a Yellow Dent 
Corn that I had growing at the time, and a very 
good kind. I did so intentionally, considering a 
cross would be better than either kind alone. The 
result has been very satisfactory, but my corn is 
now three weeks later than the old Mastodon was. 
I may remark the rows on the old Mastodon were 
irregular, scarcely a straight row ina sackful; now 
the rows are as straight as any. 
“Trusting the seed will reach you safely and 
that you may be able to make some use of it, I 
remain, Yours faithfully, 
: “JOHN JAUNCEY.” 
The corn duly reached me the latter part 
of March, and was such an excellent sample 
I determined to raisea crop of it. It proved 
very distinct from Mastodon in many ways. 
In the first place it is the tallest growing 
corn I know of; many of the stalks are 12 
to 15 feet high; these stalks being very close 
jointed, make most excellent ensilage; in 
fact, I think it is going to prove the best 
ensilage corn on the market. Two large 
ears were to be found on every stalk, aver- 
aging in length from 10 to 13 inches. It 
sets its ears from 4} to 5 feet from the 
=== ground. I believe this corn can be made 
to yield with good cultivation, and without 
? much trouble, 110 to 125 bushels per acre, 
besides making tons of the most desirable 
ensilage. The great trouble is it takes 115 
to 120 days to mature. I consider this the 
greatest novelty in corn offered in many 
years. I am glad to be able to offer this 
year Improved Mastodon from India, in 
large quantities, so advise early orders, as 
I expect a heavy demand for it, at the fol- 
lowing prices: 
3 Packet, 10 cts.; pound, 40 cts.; 3 pounds, $1.00, 
by mail, postpaid. By express or freight, not pre- 
paid, peck, $1.00; bushel, $3.50; 2 bushels, $6.00. 
== Minnesota King Corn 
1 A Yellow Half-Dent 
Northern Field Corn 
SS This famous eight-rowed field corn is neither 
SS === a dent nor aflint variety, but may be described 
SSS as a half dent. It is widely advertised as the 
S55 most valuable early field corn ever sent out. 
=== The introducers claim that no other sort will 
i: produce so largely and do so well, taking poor 
———— years with good ones, as Minnesota King. It 
Sa “Xs able to endure conditions of both flood and 
; : = = == drought with remarkable success, but what is 
=) even more significant it can withstand changes 
_——— of temperature, and is but little injured by 
heat or cold. It seems peculiarly adapted to 
those locations where short seasons and early 
autumn frosts make corn an uncertain crop. 
The grain is very broad and of an extremely 
clear, golden color. The eight-rowed ear is of 
good size and shape, with a small cob. 
Packet, 10 cts.; pound, 30 cts.; 3 pounds, 
75 cts., by mail, postpaid. By express or 
freight, not prepaid, peck, 65 cts.; bushel, 
$2.25; 2 bushels, $4.25. 
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MINNESOTA KING FIELD CORN. must, in all cases, pay the transportation charges. IMPROVED MASTODON CORN FROM INDIA. 
