WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Field Seeds— 101 



A FINE YELLOW DENT CORN 



Droughtproof 



Resists Drought and Scorching 

 Heat Better Than Any Other 

 Variety 



Droughtproof originated in Erie County, Ohio, and came to me through Mr. C. S. Clark, 

 from whom I originally obtained the celebrated Early Mastodon that to-day Is well and 

 favorably known in all sections of the country. Mr. Clark wrote to me in 1901 that if 

 I wanted something distinctly better than anything on the market In the way of a bright 

 yellow dent corn, he had it, and would give me the first chance at it. It took me but a 

 short time to place with Mr. Clark probably the largest order ever given for any variety of 

 corn the first year; In fact, I took Mr. Clark's entire crop. 

 My own field notes in regard to Droughtproof were in substance as follows: 

 The largest grain of any Yellow Dent Corn. The smallest cob of any Yellow Dent Corn. 

 Brightest color of grain. Fully as early as Leaming. Yield not excelled by any other 



sort. Strong growth of stalk and hand- 

 some ear. An unusual yield of shelled 

 corn insured by great depth of grain. 



Under date of November 6th, 1901, Mr. 

 Clark wrote to me as follows : 



"You are fortunate to have the new 

 Droughtproof yellow dent corn to place 

 before your customers. More corn fields 

 have been ruined by the drought and hot 

 sun killing the tassel and pollen this past 

 season than the writer has ever known, 

 and especially is this fact true in the great 

 corn belt. This new corn (now named 

 Droughtproof) went on through sis weeks 

 of growing weather without a drop of rain, 

 and the heat the most severe ever known 

 in this section, and it has made a crop 

 where other sorts failed. All fields that 

 leaned towards the hot sun burned up. 

 The pollen on these fields was killed, 

 therefore the silk was not fertilized; result, 

 no grains on the cob. On the other hand, 

 a large field of this wonderful strong-grow- 

 ing variety, which leaned toward the sun, 

 kept green and yielded over 100 bushels per 

 acre. I do not hesitate to say that, all 

 points considered — its beautiful color, 

 small cob, long yellow grains, large ears- 

 taking all points combined, it is the finest 

 yellow corn ever introduced, and each cus- 

 tomer who gives it a trial will be fully con- 

 vinced that it is the best 90 to 100 day corn 

 he ever planted." 



Droughtproof Corn is phenomenally ex- 

 cellent, and should be tried by all farmers. 

 It will yield big crops wherever corn can 

 be gi-own. I advise all my friends to try it. 

 Packet, 10 cents; pound, 30 cents; 

 3 pounds, 75 cents, 1>^ mall, postpaid. 

 By express or freight, not prepaid, 

 peck, 79 cents; bushel, $!2.75; 3 bush- 

 els, So.'Zo; 10 bushels, $25.00. 



Reid's Yellow Dent 



The Most Popular Yellow Dent Corn 

 in the Great Central Com Belt. Does 

 Equally as vrell in Pennsylveuiia as it 

 Does in Illinois. 



For a number of years past Reid's Yel- 

 low Dent has been one of the most popu- 

 lar varieties of the Middle "West, some peo- 

 ple goiug so far as to say there is more of 

 this corn planted than of all other sorts 

 combined. It is a true dent corn, color a 

 beautful golden yellow, with one of the 

 smallest cobs for size of ear of any yellow 

 corn. Ears are frequently 10 to 11 inches 

 long, and from 7 to 8 Inches in circumfer- 

 ence. It is easily shelled and matures Its 

 crop under favorable conditions in about 

 115 days. It undoubtedly has taken more 

 prizes at the Illinois State Fair and other 

 great corn shows than any other variety. 

 The 10 ears that won the sweepstakes at 

 the Great National Corn Exposition some 

 years ago sold at auction for S200, or S'20.00 

 a piece. I have an unusual crop of seed 

 this season, grown in the Middle "West, 

 and will furnish it as long as the supply 

 holds out, at the following prices : 



Packet, 10 cents; pound, 30 cents; 

 3 pounds, 75 cents, by mail, postpaid. 

 By express or freight, not prepaid, 

 peck, 75 cents; bushel, $2.50; 2 bush- 

 els, $4.75; 10 bushels, $33.50. 



STTGAR CORN FOR GRKEIV FOR- 

 AGE. For summer feeding. See page 37. 

 ENSIIiAGK CORN FOR SILO. For 



winter feeding. See page 102. 



DROUGHTPROOF YELLOW DENT CORN. 

 DRAWN FROM NATURE. 



