100— Field Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1912 



An Improved Mastodon Gorn 



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I think the above heading will arrest the 

 attention of a great many of my seed corn 

 customers, and in explanation I publish the 

 following letter from one of my customers, 

 Mr. John Jauncey, Bega, Angledale, India: 



" 1 received bv last American mail three packages 

 of seed potatoes and one of garden seeds which 

 arrived in good condition. I send you by this mail 

 a package of seed corn. It is from the Early J>last- 

 odon Corn I received from you 10 years ago, which 

 T allowed to become inoculated with a "Vellow Dent 

 Corn that 1 had growing at the time, and a very, 

 good kind. I did so intentionally, considering a 

 (.loss would be better than either kind alone, ine 

 lesult has been verv satisfactory, but my corn is 

 now three weeks later than the old Mastodon was. 



I may remark the rows on the old Mastodon were 



II regular, scarcely a straight row in a sackful; now 

 tl e rows are as straight as any. 



"Trusting the seed will reach you safely and 



that you may be able to make some use of it, i 



remain, Yours faithfully, ^^..r^^^ „ 



"JOHN JAUNCEY." 



The corn duly reached me the latter part 

 ol March, and was such an excellent sample 

 I determined to raise a crop of it. It proved 

 ^ ery distinct from Mastodon in many ways. 

 In the first place it is the tallest growing 

 corn I know of; many of the stalks are 12 

 to 15 feet high; these stalks being very close 

 jointed, make most excellent ensilage; in 

 fict, I think it is going to prove the best 

 ensilage corn on the market. Two large 

 ears were to be found on every stalk, aver- 

 aging m length from 10 to 13 inches. It 

 ■-ets its ears from 4^ to 5 feet from the 

 _ .^^ , round. I believe this corn can be made 

 \ ^ yield with good cultivation, and without 

 much trouble, 110 to 125 bushels per acre, 

 iiesides making tons of the most desirable 

 ensilage. The great trouble is it takes 115 

 to 120 days to mature. I consider this the 

 greatest novelty in corn offered in many 

 years. I am glad to be able to offer this 

 year Improved Mastodon from India, in 

 large quantities, at a much reduced price, 

 ^ so advise early orders, as I expect a heavy 

 emand for it, at the following prices : 

 Packet, 10 cts.; pound, 30 cts.; 3 ponnds, 75 cts., 

 by mail, postpaid. By express or freight, not pre- 

 paid, peck, 75 cts.; bushel, $2.50; 2 bushels, $4.75; 

 !0 bushels, $22.50. 



Minnesofa King Corn 



A Yellow Half-Dent Field Com 



This famous eight-rowed field corn is neither 

 1 dent nor a flint variety, but may be described 

 i^ a half dent. It is widely advertised as the 

 most valuable early field corn ever sent out. 

 The introducers claim that no other sort will 

 .voduce so largely and do so well, taking poor 

 ears with good ones, as Minnesota King. It 

 w able to endure conditions of both flood and 

 Irought with remarkable success, but what is 

 even more significant it can withstand changes 

 of temperature, and is but little injured by 

 heat or cold. It seems peculiarly adapted to 

 those locations where short seasons and early 

 autumn frosts make corn an uncertain crop. 



The grain is verv broad and of an extremely 

 clear, golden color. The eight-rowed ear is of 

 •40od size and shape, with a small cob. 



Packet. 10 cts.; pound, 30 cts.? 3 pounds, 

 75 cts., by mall, postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, peck, 65 cts.; bushel, 

 83.85; 3 bushels, S4.25. 



•JESOTA KING FIELD CORN. 



NOTE. — Customers can order half 

 pecks of field corns at peck rates; 

 half bushels at bushel rates. 





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IMPROVED MASTODON CORN FROM INDIA. 



