Stokes Seed Farms Co mpa ny> Moorestown,N ew J ersey 



Stokes' Double-Ban eled Best Sweet Corn 



SWEET CORN 



Early September frosts in Minnesota and Ohio- — our chief Corn-growing states- — have very seriously affected our crop, as a large 

 portion of it has gone soft in face of the unseasonable temperatures. As a result, good Sweet Corn will be scarce and hard to get, as 

 is the case with peas and beans. We are adopting the cental system, the selling by weight rather than by measure. It is particu- 

 larly desirable with Sweet Corn, as there are varying ideas as to the weight per bushel in various states and the cental system will 

 straighten matters out. Fifty pounds per bushel has been the standard weight for most varieties in most states. Experienced planters, 

 therefore, will estimate their seed requirements on that basis. 



We will call particular attention to Stokes' Double-Barreled Best, it being a variety of our own introduction four years ago, dur- 

 ing which time it has gained in popularity tremendously. The stock from which we offer this seed was grown right here on our own 

 Windermoor Farm and can be very highly recommended. We believe it is not only the best Corn for market purposes but will prove 

 to be one of the finest table varieties under cultivation. A full, detailed description is given of this variety in its proper place. 



Our old customers will note that we are discontinuing Early Mayflower as well as Snow Cream Table. The Early Mayflower is 

 being replaced by a special stock of Extra-Early Adams, which is the earliest and most profitable white Corn that we know of. It is 

 not a Sweet Corn. Mammoth White Cory is being given its true variety name, viz., White Cob Cory. We are placing Early Mam- 

 moth in the place of Early Evergreen, as the latter is entirely unnecessary with the far superior Double-Barreled Best at hand. 



One pound will plant 150 hills; 10 pounds will plant an acre 



260 Stokes' Double-Barreled Best 



NOW A STANDARD MAIN-CROP SWEET CORN 



Nineteen-eighteen will be the fourth season for the commercial use of this variety and, having grown our entire 

 stock here on Windermoor Farm, we offer it to our trade with every confidence that it will produce for you one of 

 the most valuable Sweet Corn crops you have ever grown. Not only is it the finest table variety that we know of, 

 but we can say unqualifiedly that it will make more money for the grower from one end of the season to the 

 other than any other sort that we know of. By successive plantings it is possible to have Double-Barreled Best on 

 the market just after the Extra-Early Adams and Golden Bantam are over with, and from that time running 

 until frost. Stokes' Double-Barreled Best was given its name primarily because of its almost unfailing tendency to 

 produce two fully matured ears to the stalk. We believe we are honest in saying that it is unsurpassed by any 

 main-crop Sweet Corn under any cultivation. Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., 10 lbs. $2.25, 100 lbs. $20. 



240 Golden Bantam 



THE SWEETEST EARLY CORN 



This variety leads all others in sweetness and eating qualities. It is also a decidedly early Corn and is, perhaps, second only to 

 Early Mayflower in this respect. The stalk grows from 4 to 5 feet high and has the ear placed about half way up the stalk. Golden 

 Bantam is a rich creamy yellow which deepens into orange when ripe. The ear is 6 to 7 inches long, having eight rows to the ear. It 

 is mostly well filled up to the end of the ear and makes a very desirable appearance on the table. Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 40 cts., 10 lbs. 

 $3.50, 100 lbs., $30. 



241 Extra-Early Adams 



The hardiest Corn for table purposes under cultivation. Its sugar content is very much lower than any other Sweet Corn illus- 

 trated herein, but, if used when comparatively young, it is bound to be a very palatable eating variety. The ears are from 8 to 10 

 inches long and, coming on the market when there is no other local competition, it has found a very definite place in the work of the 

 market-gardener. The stock which we offer was secured at a great deal of expense from one of our local Burlington County farmers. 

 This seed has been protected by the River Front Growers for a number of years, as this early white Corn has found a very important 

 place on the New York market. The entire lot which we offer was grown on our own farm this past season. Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., 

 10 lbs. $2, 100 lbs. $18. 



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