K. W. BUCKBEE, EOCKFOED, ILLINOIS. 



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PEDIGREE SEED CORN 



BtTCKBEE VARIETIES BRED FOR HIGH YIELD, 

 HIGH OIL, HIGH PROTEIN. HIGH PREPOTENCY 



The varieties offered on this page are standard. They have stood the most severe 



tests and can be relied upon. 



THOROUGHBRED LEAMING 



(See cut, full ear, this page.) 



I bred this splendid Corn up from original 

 J. S. Learning Corn and increased the size 

 of ears, percentage of grain, depth and rough- 

 ness of kernel. Increased the feeding value 

 by adding to the protein and oil. Changed 

 the type from a tapering to a cylindrical shape 

 of ear. In other words, made it into what I 

 call it, "Thoroughbred Learning." Deep 

 golden color; striking uniformity. The ears 

 range from 9 to 12 inches long, and from 7i 

 to 8i inches in circumference, weighing from 

 10 to 12 oz. each. 18 to 24 rows; no space be- 

 tween the rowB. Kernels broad, thick, deep, 

 rather rough, rounding wedge shaped, from 

 * to 5 inch long and J inch wide. Red cob. 

 medium in size with medium large shank. 

 Per cent, of grain 88 to 90. The stalks are 

 from 9 to 12 feet high. Great abundance of 

 large sized leaves, often twenty 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 about 115 days. See prices below. 



J BOONE COUNTY SPECIAL. 



Bred from Boone County White. Retain- 

 ing all the valuable characteristics of the 

 parent, with increased yield, size of ear, depth 

 of kernel and chemical contents. Contains 

 a large percentage of oil. Requires 125 to 

 128 days for full development. The ears are 

 from 9 to 12 inches long, 7£ to 8 inches in 

 circumference, containing 18 to 20 rows and 

 50 to 58 kernels in a row, and weighing from 

 12 to 20 oz. Tips and butts are especially 

 well filled. Kernels are creamy white, moder- 

 ately rough, very deep, with fine large germ. 

 They are £ to 3 inch long, J inch wide, moder- 

 ately thick with little if any waste space be- 

 tween the rows. The great depth of kernels 

 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 seasons in central and southern 

 Illinois and like latitudes east and west. 

 Stalk 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 abundant, leaves thick, 

 broad and succulent, making peerless fodder. 

 See prices below. 



BUCKBEE'S EARLY GOLD MINE 



This magnificent variety was bred from 

 special and improved stock of Genuine Pride 

 of the North. It is a field Corn that reflects 

 the painstaking methods in vogue at Rock- 

 ford Seed Farms. It has been grown and 

 selected with great care and stands today 

 without an equal anywhere. I give my stock 

 the most careful attention, and I know it to 

 be better than anything any other seedsman 

 has ever been able to offer corn growers. This 

 great variety will usually produce a crop in 

 90 days or less. It can safely be planted up 

 to the middle of June and still be depended 

 upon to ripen by the middle of September. 

 It produces a magnificent yield, there gener- 

 ally being two good-sized ears to the stalk, 

 with immense, long, oily kernels, closely set 

 and the cob well filled to the end. The corn 

 is of a rich golden color. See prices below. 



C. D. Barber, Mayville, 

 N. Y., a most successful 

 grower, writes: 'It would 

 do you hundreds of dollars 

 worth of good to see the field 

 of Buckbee's Early Gold 

 Mine Com we have. The 

 Stalks are 12 to 14 feet tall 

 and the highest ear is over Q 

 feet from the ground. There are 3 to 4 

 ears to a stalk. I will be in the market for 

 seeds again next Spring and will certainly 

 patronize you and help you among my 

 friends." 



SILVER KING 



Bred from Silver Mine. We have length- 

 ened the kernel, improved the butt, closed up 

 space between the rows, and increased the 

 oil and yield . A pure white Corn with white 

 cob. Kernel especially broad and deep, with 

 well developed, vigorous germ. Shells 90 per 

 cent, grain. Kernels 3-5 inch long and 2-5 

 inch wide, moderately thick and square. Ears 

 8 to 11 inches long, 7 to 8 inches in circum- 

 ference, with well-filled butts and tips, and 

 small shank. Stalks from 8 to 11 feet. Ears 

 have from 18 to 24 rows. Will grow any- 

 where, 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. See prices below. 



.90; 10 bu. lots or more, 



, _ , .BUCKBEE'S IMPROVED PRIDE OF THE NORTH 



... A wonderful improvement over the old reliable standby— Pride of the North. This splen- 

 did pedigreed variety is unquestionably one of the very best 90-day Field Corns for northern 

 latitudes. It will ripen in northern localities hitherto able to grow only the flint varieties, 

 ?nn C £ ls °f the greatest value. On ordinarily fair to good ground it will yield from 50 to above 

 100 bushels per acre. Small cob, which dries quickly, and leaves the corn sound and sweet, 

 iiars of excellent size; an abundance of the finest fodder; stands drought better than any other 

 variety; husks and shells easily; is the earliest Corn to market. See prices below. 



Price of each of the above 5 varieties (ON EAR) : By express or freight at buy- 

 er s expense, 1 bu. $2.50; 2 bu. $4.75; 5 to 10 bu. lots or more, $2.25 per bu. 



The same varieties (SHELLED): Postpaid, 4 lb. 15c.; lb. 25c. At buyer's ex- 

 pense, i bu. 30c.; i bu. 50c; i bu. 80c.; bu. $1.50; 2 bu. $2. 

 $1.40 per bu. 



Sgfe^ggjli OTHER GOOD VARIETIES 



The following, too well known to 

 need extended description, I will 

 furnish as long as my choice stock 

 seed lasts. If my supply of what you 

 order runs out, I will promptly return 

 your money. 



Calico, 



Iowa Gold Mine, 

 The Great Iowa Silver Mine, 

 Riley's Favorite, 

 Champion White Pearl, 

 New White Cap Yellow Dent, 

 Clark's New Early Mastodon. 



Price of each of the 12 varieties 

 listed above (ON EAR), by ex- 

 press or freight at buyer's ex- 

 pense, 1 bu. $2.50; 2 bu. $4.75; 5 

 to 10 bu. lots or more, $2.25 per bu. 



Same Shelled: Postpaid, £ lb. 

 15c; lb. 25c; By express or 

 freight at buyer's expense, i bu 

 30c; i bu. 50c; $ bu. 80c; bu. 

 $1.50; 2 bu. $2.90; 10 bu. lots or 

 more, $1.40 per bu. 



SAMPLE EARS OF THE CORN ON THIS PAGE SENT, POSTPAID, FOR 20 CENTS EACH 



