flaule's Standard Field Seeds. 



. grovel .. Early flastodon Corn. 



In the celebrated American Agriculturist corn contest.it far out j-ielded every other Yel- 

 low Corn in America. Alfred Rose, Tates Co., X. T., from seed purchased of me, raising on 

 one acre 15,898 pounds of corn on the car, which made 313 bushels of shelled corn. Another 

 of my customers, George Cartner, Pawnee County, Xeb„ reported next best yield on one acre, 

 11,380 pounds on ear, or 1*71 bushels of shelled corn. See full detailed reports in the March 

 1890, issue of the American Agriculturist. (See illustration opposite to page 65.) 



Last year my entire supply, several thousand bushels, again sold out early in the season, and 

 hundreds of dollars had to be returned to disappointed customers. The demand for 1S95 for Masto- 

 don promises to surpass all previous records. Be sure to purchase direct from headquarters, as 

 thousands of bushels of corn— Mastodon only in name— have been sold by unprincipled dealers. 



Early Mastodon will be found to combine large yield, large grains and extra earliness to a re- 

 markable degree better than any other variety. It originated with Mr. C. S. Clark, of Ohio, 

 probably the largest grower of field and sweet corn for seed purposes in America, as Mr. Clark ships 

 annuallv seed corn bv the hundred car-loads. Mr. Clark grows every variety of corn known to the 

 American public, and in Mastodon he claims to have THE BEST OF ALL.. In describing Masto- 

 don I cannot do better than quote as follows from a letter from Mr. Clark : 



"The Early Mastodon Corn, named Mastodon because of its large ears, is a cross between the 

 White Cap and the Early Roe Dent Corn, and has been brought to its present standard by careful se- 

 lection. The seed trade "and large growers of field corn have for many years been anxiously inquir- 

 ing for a large eared, yet early Dent Corn, and to supply their wants I have for years been studying 

 it up, and until I got up this corn was not fully satisfied. Many sorts have been tried and found 

 wanting. In the Mastodon your customers will find a high-bred corn, of beautiful color and one 

 which will please them. I claim for this corn the largest number of rows on cob, and the deepest, 

 longest grains of any corn ever originated. It makes the finest appearing shelled corn 1 have ever 

 seen, being a cast of two colors, and such corn as brings the highest price in market. It fully wit h- 

 stands the vigor of our Northern climate, and grows very rapid, strong and rank, at a medium 

 height, and will outyield any corn ever grown in this section. To convince your customers of its 

 earliness, tell them it was grown and ripened in from 96 to 100 days within eight miles of Lake Erie. 

 Fields planted June 1st were cut up September 15th. You cannot too highly recommend this corn 

 to your customers. My reputation as the largest grower of seed corn in this country is at stake 

 when I say to you, as I have said before, that the Mastodon Corn Is the earliest In the world, 

 taking Its size and nnmber of rows on the cob. I have grown thousands of bushels of Golden 

 Beauty, and now have many fields under contract- The Mastodon is from three weeks to one month 

 earlier, growing side by side, and planted the same week; and again Mastodon Corn is from one 

 week to ten days earlier than the J. S. or any other Learning corn grown, and with us ripened up in 

 some cases earlier than Pride of the North. How can it be otherwise, when it is crossed with two of 

 the earliest corns ever grown in the North— the White Cap and Early Row Dent ? I love the seed 

 trade as well as any man, and I expect to follow its calling as long as I live, and to do so success- 

 fully must recommend things just as they are. Now I want you to push this corn. Mr. Sibley said 

 before he died : 'I made a great mistake in not contracting for all that corn." Seedsmen who have 

 visited me this summer, one and all, congratulate you upon getting hold of this corn first, and I am 

 afraid I will not have half enough to supply your trade." - 



As I was a contestant for the Agriculturist Corn Prize in 1&S9. will say my yield was 213 bushels shelled corn, 

 grown on one measured acre, of the Early Mastodon Corn. I have grown nearly all of the improved high-class 

 bred corn, and find Early Mastodon is the most wonderful of all Dent corn, and the handsomest. It grows quick, 

 strong and powerful, has broad heavy leaves and large ears. 20 to 36 rows on a cob. Longer grains than any other 

 variety. Ears generally 9 to 11 inches long, with the stalks 15 to 17 feet high. For ensilage, wUl grow more' fodder 

 than anv other now known; manv stalks bearing 3 to o large ears, some weighing 2 pounds each, and some with 

 1,600 kernels on a cob. ALFRED HOSE, Penn Yan. X. Y. 



If you wish to be abreast of the times, yon mnst put In a few acres of Mastodon In 1895. 

 Not a corn grower who reads this catalogue should miss this opportunity of planting the most im- 

 proved YellowDent in America — a corn sure to outclass any other variety at present grown. 



PRICES OF EARLY MASTODON FOR 1895: Packet. 10 cts.s lb., 30 cts ; 3 lbs.. 75 cts., by 

 mail, postpaid. By express or freight, pk., 75 cts.; bu„ 82.50; 3 bus., SI. 50; 10 bus., S30. 



^"Extra Early Huron Dent Corn."^ 



For years past one of my growers of field corn has offered a large sum of monev to anv man who 

 could produce and prove to him a Dent Corn as early as Flint. Mr. A. A, Chatfield, of Fulton coun- 

 ty, Ohio, has won the money, and I now offer to my customers the most perfect shape ear, economi- 

 cal grain and earliest Dent corn In the United States. This new Extra Earlv Huron Dent will 

 ripen with my customers in many Northern States where heretofore thev have onlv been able to 

 grow the Flint varieties, and Is really the most valuable extra early "corn eTer Introduced. 

 It is of a bright orange color, has good size stalk and ear, small red cob, long deep grain, is very rich 

 in oil and starch, and is the only smooth, very early Dent corn I know of. 70 pounds of ears 'made 

 64% pounds of shelled corn, leaving only 6% pounds for the cobs; from this all can readilv judge of 

 the unusually small size of the cobs. Out of 7 fields grown for me last vear, not one was"a failure, 

 Lj and all topped out the middle of July, while the Learning, Pride of the North and King of Earlies 

 • showed hardly signs of it. Planted on trial grounds with King of the Earlies Mav 1th, on account of 

 cold nights did not come up until May 13th, and was cut down bv heavv frost May 17th, which 

 retarded growth and put it back, but July 2d it showed tassel and the 15th silked out." August 1st 

 ears were fit for roasting; last of August ripe and cut up. To sum up, would sav that for good size 

 ears, grained over both ends of the cob, quick, rank, strong growth and wonderful productiveness, 

 It heads the list of all other extra early varieties. Mv supplv is genuine, strictlv pure and care- 

 fully selected, and will be sure to please all who give Extra Early Huron a trial. 



Packet, 10 cents: pound 30 cents: 3 ponnds, 75 cents, by mall; postpaid. Br express or 

 freight, peck, 60 cents; bushel, S3. 00; 10 bnshels, S17.50. " 



I WhitTca^ 



5 nrfH^X d if ere ?\H ar t i ?, t l e K' & ? oda - Huron °°' ohl °' the wel! known breeder of thorough 

 d Dred stock, reports that "it beats all varieties he has ever tried, and is sure to vield a ctod of sounc 

 ■w corn, which will make more bone and strene-th than anv ntho. r.^x ^iii "^„.^i„i^i ,A £tM: 



corn, which will make more bone and strength than anv other corn, and will outvield everv othpr 

 ft * ■ 3? V"1? r ' ^ r ?, wn ln a celebrated corn growing section, where 60 other varieties were planted, 

 it outyielded them all, and withstood drought much better. None of it was fired, and no dead tas- 

 sels cou.d be seen, while every other variety was hurt by the severe drought and hot burnin- «ur 

 This ccrn is especially recommended to all those living in drought sections, and while it does well 

 Thit!S'^ r ^ th' 0nStron?rlC u-. soi i^ thas .?° superior excepting mv Improved Earlv Mastodon. 

 The tip ends of the grain are white, the inside yellow, making a beautiful color. To sum it all no • 

 It will grow on any soil as natural as weeds : it will outyield all crops on thin, poor soil, while the 

 ears are always large, handsome and well filled. It matures its crop in from AO to 95 da vs. It grows 

 strong rank and thick : 7 to 8 feet high. I have no hesitancy in recommending this variet? to 

 ^ii m -V U?t °^ ei ? a ^ WOrthj ' of a thorough trial. There is no question in mv mind that it is espe- 

 cially desirable for those corn growers who have thin, poor soil. ' 



Packet, 10 cents: pound. 30 cents; 3 ponnds. 75 cents, by mall, postpaid. By express 

 or freight, peck, 60 cents; bushel. S3. 00; 10 bushels, S17.50. ' p 



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$100.00. 



Oct. loth, 1695, for ear of Haulers Im* 

 proved Early Mastodon Corn sent me, 

 raised from seed purchased of me this sea- 

 son, from which can be shelled the largest 

 number of grains of corn. Ihaveseen many 

 ears that have shelled 1300 to 1W0 grains. 

 SYow who can raise the ear that will shell 

 the most grains f Whoever does will obtain 

 that $100 next October. 



