WALTEF^P. STOKES ^ 219 Market §treet, PHIbADELPHIA,RA. 



At my Floracroft trial grounds, I make careful tests of all the various fodder 

 plants and different varieties of Corn, testing them both for the grain and for the 

 growth of fodder. I fully appreciate the great impjrtance to the farmer of good field 

 crops and have given close attention to their selection and improvement. I also 

 follow carefully the bulletins of the Agricultural Experiment Stations upon the sub- 

 ject, and should be glad to give suggestions or advice to those desiring to secure 

 quick crops, and invite correspondence along these lines. In the following list of 

 farm seeds I believe I give the cream of varieties oflered in this country. 



Collier's Excelsior White Field Corn 



This is the Corn that captured every prize of value for White Corn at the great Corn fair 

 held in Baltimore, Md., December 3 and 4, 1907, and I believe that in Collier's Excelsior I 

 have the finest white field Corn that is offered to the trade, and is the corn tliat will take 

 first prize at anj- fair, corn show or institute. I believe it has no equal, and, of course, if it 

 takes prizes under such conditions, it must be a money-maker as a field crop. It is uniformlj' 

 an exceptionally large-eared Corn, running from 18 to 22 rows, solid and compact, the 

 rows being straight and with few air spaces either at base or crown. The cobs are small, the 

 kernels are very deep, and the ears taper but slightly, holding their size well from base to tip. 

 The tips are well rounded and the butts are uniform, allowing just the proper margin for 

 the strong, healthy stem to support the ear. The Corn is well-capped over, protecting the 

 grain from damage by weather and birds. A professor of the Maryland Agricultural Col- 

 lege says: "The growth of this Corn is as near perfect as I have ever seen, broad-stalked 

 from the ground to the ear and gradually tapering from the ear to the tassel " In the breed- 

 ing of this Corn barrenness is practically eliminated. It has been bred to be very true in 

 protein. In Collier's Excelsior I feel that I offer the very finest white Corn that is to be had 

 the world over. By mail, postpaid, lb, 30 cts., 3 lbs. 75 cts ; by freight or express (sacks 

 included), pk. 85c., H bus. $1.50, bus. $2.75, bags of 2 bus. $5, 10 bus. lots and over $2.25 per bus. 



Early Mastodon Yellow Field Corn 



This is the earliest of the very large yellow field Corns. It originated in Ohio, and it is 

 a high-bred Corn and a great yielder, one report from New York state giving over two 

 hundred bushels of shelled Corn to the acre, and in Nebraska one hundred and seventy-five 

 bushels of shelled Corn. It matures in 100 to no days. The fodder grows to a good height, 

 and the ears are well filled out both at the butt and tip. Price same as Collier's Excelsior 

 White Field Corn given above. 



Austin's Colossal Yellow Dent Field Com 



(See ear on the left) 



A wonder in large-sized ears, uniformly over a foot in length. This Corn originated on 

 the farm of Mr. H. W. Austin, of New Jersey. It makes a magnificent ear, averaging 12 to 

 15 inches in length and 16 to 18 rows to the ear of large, deep, rich yellow grains. It will 

 sell for the highest price in any market, and it; average yield is not less than 100 bushels to 

 the acre. The stalks are medium to tall, frequently bearing two ears to a stalk, ripening in 

 no to 120 days from planting, and I believe it to be the heaviest yielding Corn for light 

 land to be found. It won great admiration at the Pan-.American Exposition at Buffalo in 

 1901, and has gained friends steadily evt-r since. By mail, postpaid, lb. 30 cts., 3 lbs. 75 cts.; 

 by freight or express, sacks included, pk. 60 cts., bus. $2, bag of 2 bus. S3-75. •« '^us. lots and 

 over $1.75 per bus. 



Wm. J. Mott, of Patchogue. N. V. writes . " I'he Corn thai I boiif;lit of you last year called Ausliii s 

 Colossal ' was a colossal sure. It grew to a height of feet and yielded 255 bushels of ears per acie. 



Edgar A. Long. Principal of the Christiansburg Industrial Institute, Cambria, Va., writes October 3 

 1908 as follows . •■ You will be interested to know that the Corn crop, the seed for which we purchased 

 from vou last spring, turned out exceedingiv well It was an important factor in aiding us to secure the 

 first prize for Kami and Garden Products at the Roanoke Fair, held the last week ni September. We 

 were the only colored people who had an exhibit of farm products. ' 



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