SUPER-STANDARD STRAINS 



STOKES 



GROWIXC SINCE I67S 



SEEDS 



Whipple's Early Yellow feS^S 



Days to maturity, 65. This comparatively new variety is already firmly established in the New 

 England States, where it is seriously contending with Golden Bantam for popularity. There are three 

 important reasons why Whipple's Early Yellow is becoming so popular: It is from three to five days 

 earlier than Golden Bantam, and the ears are an inch longer, averaging 7 to 8 inches. The fact that 

 Whipple's Yellow Corn does not pass the market stage as quickly as Golden Bantam is also greatly in 

 its favor, and the table quality is excellent. It forms an ear of 12 to 16 rows of kernels smaller than 

 those of Golden Bantam and of the same high flavor. For a long time we have resisted the larger 

 types selected from Golden Bantam because we found them of coarse texture and lower in sugar- 

 content. This complaint cannot be made against Whipple's Early Yellow. Although we do not expect 

 that it will replace Golden Bantam, we are sure that it will make many friends among our customers 

 and prove very profitable to them. All of our seed of Whipple's Yellow has been grown in Connecticut. 

 Price, delivered: V 4 lb. 15 cts.; lb. 35 cts.; 2 lbs. 60 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.35; 50 lbs. $12. 



The Rhode Island Experiment Station Reports: 



Whipple's Early Yellow was planted on May 5, with five other varieties, on four of the Station plats, the 

 planting-plan being the same on all plats. It is a pleasure to be able to say that the Whipple's Yellow gave 

 us first-rate satisfaction, and all those who used it were well pleased with it. I should say, however, that it 

 is new to this section and should be more generally known. It was liked particularly for its earliness, large 

 ears, and for its sweetness, being a yellow Corn. 



The accompanying table I take from our records for your information: 



Date of first picking Doz. per acre Lbs. per acre 



Crosby's Connecticut Early Aug. 12 1,042 5,000 



Whipple's Yellow Aug. 17 1,425 10,650 



Golden Bantam Aug. 28 1,825 9,300 



Bantam Evergreen Sept. 1 1,188 9,850 



Golden Bantam 



BURLINGTON COUNTY STRAIN 



Days to maturity, 70. We continue our practice 

 of producing our Golden Bantam Corn in Bur- 

 lington County, New Jersey, under ideal con- 

 ditions. We find that our strain thus retains its 

 uniform earliness as well as its tenderness and 

 very high flavor. We receive a great many com- 

 pliments on the quality of our Golden Bantam 

 which for some time has been our leading variety 

 of Sweet Corn. It is firmly established from the 

 standpoint of table quality. The public has long 

 since discounted the smallness of the ear in favor 

 of its well-known flavor. If all Corn sold under 

 the name of Sweet Corn were as delicious as 

 Golden Bantam, we predict that the consumption 

 of Corn would double at once. Bantam is very 

 high in sugar-content and the kernels, especially 

 when young, are extremely tender. Many persons 

 actually prefer the convenient size of the Bantam 

 ear to the giant ear of the Stowell's Evergreen 

 type. Our Burlington County Strain of Golden 

 Bantam has been retained in the original 8-row 

 type, and the ear averages from 6 to 7 inches in 

 length. The color is a deep orange. The seed 

 has been ideally cured and the germination will 

 average between 96 and 99 per cent. Price, de- 

 livered: V 4 lb. 15 cts.; lb. 35 cts.; 2 lbs. 60 cts.; 

 5 lbs. $1.35; 50 lbs. $12. 



This Seed Corn has been treated 

 with an organic mercury dust 



That means stronger and quicker germination, 

 especially in cold, wet weather. The dust on the 

 seed goes into solution in the damp ground. Thus, 

 not only the seed is disinfected, but also the soil 

 immediately adjacent to it. The fungous organisms 

 of the threatening "root rot" are largely controlled 

 by this treatment. There is a direct relation be- 

 tween quick germination and high productivity. 



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Our strain of Golden Bantam Corn is exceptionally 

 vigorous 



