New Klondike Field Corn* 



<A Thoroughbred That Has Fulfilled Its Promise. 

 cA Perfect Wonder as a Cropper. 



\ One of the Best Things in Modern Agriculture 



Remarkable for Earliness and Smallness of Cob. 

 Matures Two Weeks Sooner Than Mastodon. 



Cob a Little Thicker Than the Length of a Gain. 

 The Best YetloTfr Corn in Existence. 



In presenting the New Klondike corn to the public, I of course, made 

 allusion to Early Mastodon field corn, w hich I introduced in 1889, and which 

 has since become so universally popular as to be regarded everywhere as a 

 sort of standard excellence. Thousands and thousands of American corn 

 growers have come to rely upon Mastodon, and it has been widely endorsed 

 by experiment stations and by the whole agricultural press. So w ide is the 

 fame of Mastodon that no little credit has been given me as its fortunate in- 

 troducer, and scores of samples of corn annually come to me from all over the 

 country for trial, each sender hoping to outrival that great variety and to be- 

 come the originator of a still better sort. Of course, it w as almost impossible 

 for any one to attain the end in view, though I did not discourage the effort. 



The New Klondike was brought to my attention a few years ago, and after 

 a thorough trial I became convinced that I had a corn that could be honestly 

 recommended as a rival of the famous Mastodon. To make assurance doubly 

 sure I had it grown not merely in a small, experimental way, but on a large 

 scale, under ordinary field culture, by one of my seed corn growers, who an- 

 nually produces 1,000 bushels of Mastodon for my trade. This afforded an ex- 

 cellent comparative test. The results surprised everybody connected with 

 the trial. Mastodon on that farm had yielded for years never less than 90 to 

 125 bushels of shelled corn per acre. Klondike reached l'2o bushels per acre 

 the first year it was tried there. 



Not only did New Klondike equal the best yield ever made by Mastodon, 

 but it matured and ripened its crop two weeks earlier than that great favorite 

 sort. Another fact of great importance is that the cob of New Klondike is 

 very small, enabling the ripened ear to dry quickly. I regard this as a fea- 

 ture of great value. The illustration on this page is an exact reproduction of 

 an average ear; not a small ear or a large one, but a fair average specimen, of 

 which two or even three are sometimes found on a stalk. 



I have chosen the name Klondike because of the productive and profitable 

 character of this splendid yellow field corn, for it is indeed comparable w ith a 

 mine of real yellow gold on every farm in our great country. 



New Klondike will be in demand for seed for many years to come, as there 

 is certain to be a general call for it, and I again recommend my friends to 

 plant it for that purpose, as well as for its great intrinsic value for home con- 

 sumption. My customers have often made money w ith my suggestions, and 

 I hope this hint about the value of New Klondike corn w ill not be forgotten. 



The appearance of the corn may be fairly judged from the illustration. The 

 color is a very deep yellow. The ear is borne low on the stalk, and there are 

 often two ears and sometimes three. The fodder is abundant, but not coarse. 

 The grain is deep and the ears are well tilled. The corn may be ground almost 

 as soon as husked, as it dries rapidly. 



Owing to its early maturity New Klondike is a good varietj- of corn to take 

 off in the fall to make room for wheat. 



Although I have offered Klondike Com for three years, it may still be re- 

 garded as a novelty; nothing has superseded it in the way of a yellow field corn. 

 For three years my stock was quickly and entirely reduced, so active was the 

 demand for it. I would urge those who want to plant the New Klondike Corn 

 this year to be reasonably early in sending in their orders. 



People have found out New Klondike corn is a money maker, and hence 

 the general demand for the seed. They found out, years' ago, that the Free- 

 man potato was a money maker, that Mortgage Lifter oats was a money 

 maker, and that Mastodon corn was a money maker. Those and other things 

 were my introductions, and my friends made hundreds of thousands of dol- 

 lars out of them, and hence my suggestion in this case. There is good money 

 to be honestly made with New Klondike corn, and I hope that every one of 

 my corn growing customers will take full advantage of the fact. 



Packet, 10 cts.j lb., 30 cts.i 3 lbs., 75 cts., by mail, postpaid. 

 Peck, 90c; half bushel, $1.50; bushel, $2.50; 2 bushels, $4.50; 

 10 bushels, $20.00, by express or freight, at purchaser's expense. 



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THE NEW KLONDIKE FIELD CORN. 



