STOKES SEEDS 



LORD'S GOLDEN AGE 



A new and extra early corn of the Golden Bantam type 



Days to maturity, 60. This is our second year of offering Lord's 

 Golden Age, a Corn which matures at least ten days earlier than Golden 

 Bantam. For sometime horticulturists have been trying to improve the 

 already fine Golden Bantam. The earlier work was to develop a larger 

 ear, and the later work was to develop a quicker maturing ear. As a 

 result the Golden Bantam family has grown in the most interesting way. 



Within the last year or so Golden Sunshine, Extra Early Golden 

 Bantam. The Burpee, Gill's Golden Early Market, etc., have been 

 .offered. Before accepting any of these we made a thorough survey of 

 the entire situation and through the very kind assistance of Prof. A. E. 

 Wilkinson and the Connecticut Experiment Station we have been able 

 to secure stock seed of an entirely new variety as developed by Mr. 

 James E. Lord of Stonington, Conn. For twelve years Mr. Lord has 

 refused to let this seed go out of his possession, but at the urging of 

 the Experiment Station men he realized that he had something of great 



value for the Corn growers of his state. Mr. Lord has now agreed to 

 let it out for public distribution. We believe we are the first seed firm 

 to offer it commercially. 



Lord's Golden Age is fully 12 days earlier than Golden Bantam. 

 This in itself is an iinportant fact. The outstanding feature of Golden 

 Age over similar types is the fact that it is fully 25% more productive 

 than any of them. In addition to greater productivity, there is distinctly 

 more foliage on the Golden Age which, of course, is a decided advantage. 

 The ear itself averages from 6 to 7 inches which is equal to Golden 

 Sunshine and which is an inch longer than Extra Early Golden Bantam 

 or The Burpee. The number of rows varies between 8 and 12. The 

 eating quality we should say is superior to any -of its immediate com- 

 petitors. The blood of this strain contains some Dighton and some 

 Golden Bantam. The dry seed has a reddish tinge, but the marketable 

 Corn is a bright golden yellow. We do not offer this variety in Canada. 



GOLDEN BANTAM 



Days to maturity, 70. The public long ago discounted the small 

 size ear of the Golden Bantam in favor of its well-known flavor. If all 

 Corn sold under the name of Sweet Corn were as sweet as Golden Bantam 

 we predict that the consumption of Corn would double at once. Bantam 



is very high in sugar content, and the kernels are very tender, especially 

 when young. Many persons prefer the convenient size of the Bantam 

 ear to the giant size of the Evergreen types. Golden Bantam will aver- 

 age six or seven inches in length. We retain the original eight row type 



LONG ISLAND BEAUTY 



Days to maturity, 85. The important money that has been made 

 in sugar Corn seems to have been with the extra early varieties and 

 with the extremely late varieties. Because of the tremendously heavy 

 yielding qualities of Long Island Beauty it has come to be recognized 

 as one of the most profitable varieties. It is a very late maturing Corn 



with an immense ear, often 12 inches in length and containing from 

 16 to 18 rows. The stalk is between 7 and 8 feet high. Long Island 

 Beauty will mature even later than the well-known Stowell's Evergreen. 

 Because of the characteristics noted it warrants the serious considera- 

 tion of any large grower. We do not offer this variety in Canada. 



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