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H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



PEDIGREE 



SEED 

 CORN 



PEDIGREE S 



PEDIGREE 



SEED 

 CORN 



CORN PRINCIPLES THAT ARE DEMONSTRATED 



BY THESE WONDERFUL VARIETIES NOW OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME. 

 CORN BRED FOR HIGH YIELD, HIGH OIL, HIGH PROTEIN, HIGH PREPOTENCY. 



•f. "Like produces like." Offspring partakes of physical and chemical characteristics of BOTH parents. 



2: Pretofency increased by breeding. 



3. Purity maintained by selecting for seed only ears which are true to type ; and by isolation. 



4. High Oil corn finishes beef and pork more rapidly and requires fewer bushels than ordinary corn. 



5. Oil is the most valuable by-product of the glucose factory. They will pay you a premium on high oil corn. 



6. Hioh Protein makes corn a balanced ration for growing cattle. Ordinary corn contains 10 per cent protein; increase 12.80 per cent. 



7. A t*$TJJ high in both oil and protein is the ideal feeding corn. Ordinary corn contains 4.25 per cent of oil ; increaseo.60 per cent. 



8. "he vield of high bred corn is from 10 to 40 per cent greater than that of ordinary corn. In pedigree corn the per cent of barren 



s ,s Iks is reduced to the minimum, while the per cent of good ears is raised to the maximum. 



9. One / .uidred bushels and more of high bred corn have been produced where ordinary corn yielded sixty bushels. 



GOLD STANDARD LEAMING. 



Bred from the original J. S. Learning Corn, with increased size of ears, 

 percentage of grain, depth and roughness of kernel, and feeding value, 

 by increasing the protein and oil. Have changed its type from a tapering to 

 a cylindrical shape of ear. Deep Golden color. Striking uniformity. The 

 ears range from 9 to 1 2 inches long and from 7!4 to 8J4 inches in circum- 

 ference. Weighing from 10 to 12 oz. each. 18 to 24 rows. No epace be- 

 tween the rows. 50 to 58 kernels. Kernels broad, thick, deep, rather 

 rough, rounding wedge shaped, from % to % inches long and % inches 

 wide. Red cob. Medium in size with medium large shank. Percent of 

 grain, 88 to 90. The stalks are from 9 to 12 feet high. Great abundance 

 of large sized leaves, often 20 to a stalk. Gold Standard Learning is the 

 ideal feeders' corn. High in both oil and protein; higher than any other 

 variety grown. Matures from Southern Wisconsin to Southern Missouri. 

 Matures in 1 15 days. 



SILVER KING. 



Bred from Silver Mine. We 

 have lengthened the kernel, im- 

 proved the butt, closed up space 

 between the rows and increased the 

 oil and yield. This is a pure white 

 corn with white cob. The kernel 

 is especially broad and deep, with 

 well developed, vigorous germ. 

 Shells 909c grain. The kernels 

 are 3-5 inches long and 2-5 inch 

 wide, moderately thick and square, 

 The ears are from 8 to 1 1 inches 

 long. ? to 8 inches in circumfer- 

 ence, with well filled buttsandtips, 

 and small shank. Stalks are rather 

 short and heavy from 8 to 1 1 feet. 

 Ears have from 1 8 to 24 rows. 

 50 to 58 kernels in a row. This 

 corn will grow anywhere, maturing 

 in about 105 to 110 days. Is a 

 favorite with growers who cut and 

 shock their crop or put it in the 

 silo. The yield of Silver King, 

 yield test, was 212 bushels to an 

 acre. 



IMPROVED 

 MASTODON. 



Yellow corn with white cap and 

 red cob. Ears very large, ranging 

 in shape from slightly tapering to 

 cylindrical. Adapted to soils and 



climates anywhere in the Central to Southern Corn Belt and South- 

 ern States. Maturing in 125 days. Excellent feeder's corn. Large 

 cob, moderately large shank. Ears 9 to 12 inches long and 7 or 8% inches 

 in circumference. Well developed butt and filled tip. Ears weigh from 11 

 to 18 oz. Kernels Yi to % inches long and % inches wide; moderately 

 thick. 16 to 20 rows on ear. 50 to 60 kernels in a row. Heavy stalk, 

 from 8 to 15 feet high. Rank foliage making good fodder. Fine yielder. 



CALICO. 



A hybrid corn all colors, from dapple yellow to red. A magnificent 

 yielder of high feeding qualities. Adapted to the Southern Corn Belt and 

 Southern States. Maturing in 125 to 128 days. Large amount of foliage 

 with broad leaves. Ears 8 to 12 inches long, 7 to 8 inches in circumfer- 

 ence. Kernels deep and broad. Thick with slightly roughened crown. 

 Large thick stalk ranging from 8 to 1 1 feet in height, carrying the ears 

 about four feet from the ground. 



" THE ILLINOIS IDEA" 



Of Shipping Seed Corn. 



BOONE COUNTY SPECIAL. 



Bred from the Boone Co. White. Retaining all the valuable character- 

 istics of the parent, with increased yield, size of ear, depth of kernel and 

 chemical conteuts. 



Containing a large percentage of oil. Requires 125 to 128 days fcr 

 full developement. The ears are from 9 to 12 inches long 7% to 8 inches 

 in circumference, containing 18 to 20 rowsand50 to 58 kernels in each 

 row; weighing from 12 to 20 oz. Tips and butts are especially well filled. 

 Ears are of uniform appearance, shape and size. Kernels are creamy white, 

 moderately rough, very deep, with fine large germ. They are to % inch 

 long, inch wide, moderately thick, with little if any, waste space between 

 the rows. The great depth of kernel insures a large percentage of shelled 

 corn. 



Boone County Special is a high grade milling and glucose corn. The 



corn for all kinds of soils and sea- 

 sons in central and sow hern Illinois 

 and like latitudes east and west. 

 The stalk is 9 to 13 feet high, 

 exceedingly thick up to the ear. 

 moderately large from ear to tassel, 

 withstanding the destructive effect 

 of high winds. The foliage is 

 is abundant: leaves thick, broad and 

 succulent, making peerless fodder. 



Please Understand That The Seven Corn Kings Listed 

 On This Page Are Sold Only On The Ear. Not 

 Less Than One Bushel Lots Will Be Sold. 



GOLDEN EAGLE. 



Deep, pure yellow corn with 

 characteristic red cob. Ears very 

 uniform, 8 to 10 inches long and 7 

 to 8 inches in circumference: very 

 cylindrical with well filled butts and 

 exceedingly well developed tips. 

 Kernels are very rough and deep; 

 3-5 to % inches long, and 2-5 

 inches wide; broad wedge in shape 

 and uniform, giving large percent- 

 age cf grain. In this respect it has 

 no peer. Very small, light cob; 

 the smallest cob of ar.y known 

 variety. This is an early variety, 

 maturing in about 1 10 days. It is 

 especially desirable yellow corn, for 

 northern latitudes cf the Corn Belt. 

 It grows vigorously on almost ar.y 

 soil. 



HIS EXCELLENCY. 



Bred from Reid's Yellow Dent: 

 with all good characteristics of the 

 Reid, with our valuable improve- 

 ments, — yield, prepotency, protein 

 and oil. 



This corn is light golden in color which is very characteristic of this 

 variety. The ears are 9 to 1 1 inches long. 7% to 8 inches in circumfer- 

 ence. 1 8 to 24 rows of kernels, each rcw containing from 50 to 60 ker- 

 nels. The ears weigh 1 2 to 1 8 oz. and are cylindrical from butt to tip. 



The cob is completety covered with solid corn, shelling 9G"x- grain and 

 often better. The ears of this variety are remarkably uniform. In this 

 respect it is markedly superior to all other corn. The kernels are moder- 

 ately rough, % inches long, medium in thickness, wedje share, setting 

 very closely together with no lost space between the rows. Wonderfully 

 well filled butt and tip. The cob is red in color, medium small with small 

 shank. We have bred this corn in protein and oil until it approaches a 

 blanched ration. The corn has been so improved that a yield of 90 to 1C0 

 bushels an acre will always be secured on fair to gocd soil, carefully managed. 

 Its solidity makes it grade No. 2, under circumstances when no other corn 

 will do so. It is a vigorous grower with stalks 8 to 1 2 feet high, heavy be- 

 low the ear, moderate above and does not blew down easily. It has an 

 abundance cf foliage. It matures 1 15 to 120 days. Safely plant it as far 

 north as Southern Wisconsin and as far south as Southern Missouri. 



Price to one and all for Each of the Seven Wonderful Varieties of Seed Corn Listed on this Page as long as Choice 

 Stock Seed lasts: ( Should my supply become exhausted I will return your money promptly.) 1 Bu. S2.50; 2 Bu. S4.75; 5 to 

 10 Bu. lots or more at $2.25 per Bu. 



GUARANTEE: Please remember that the Seven Wonderful Varieties of Field Corn listed on this page are sold on the 

 ear only. If not satisfactory upon arrival or you are in any way dissatisfied with your purchase, I will gladly refund your money if 

 you will notify me promptly upon receipt of the corn. 



