Clark's CElarly Mastodon Corn 



Officeol TH E A m Kit ica N AGRICULTURIST, 



Early Mastodon will be found to combine large yield, 

 large grains, and extra carliness to a remarkable degree, 

 better than any other variety. It originated with 

 Mr. C. S. Clark, of Wakeman, Ohio, probably the largest 

 grower of field and sweet corn tor seed purposes in 

 America, as Mr. Clark ships annually seed corn by 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 OK ALL. In describing 

 M ustodon, I cannot do better than quote as follows trom 

 a letter from Mr. Clark : 



' The Early Mastodon Corn, named Mastodon, because 



1 Broadway, New York. Dee. 20, lssi). 

 Wm. IIknky Maim:, 1v-<|., Denr Sir: — In the Corn 

 Class Ol the American Aiinrullurf.il Prize Crop competition, 

 we have but one crop larger than the two largest yields 

 reported ot Early Mastodon Corn from seed obtained of you. 

 (M this variety there Is one yield reported within a fraction 

 ol Jin bushels of shelled corn, green weight, on one extra 

 acre, in York State, and nearly 171 bushels, green weight, of 

 shelled corn in Nebraska. Please give us all the information 

 you can about this remarkable variety. Yours truly. 



American Agriculturist. 

 Wm. J. Bradley, Saluda, N. C: " I want to say that the 

 seeds purchased of you gave entire satisfaction. They are on 

 the "boom" here now. Mastodon Corn is certainly ahead 



productive corn I ever saw.' 

 F. N. Spalti, Pleasantville, Iowa : " I am well pleased with 

 the Mastodon Corn. It's the largest corn I have ever seen." 



Jas. Moss, Westminster, CaX: "The seeds I had from 

 vou have done splendidly. Mastodon Corn is the finest I 

 have ever grown, the stalks are now over 12 feet high." 



Theo. A. Stanley, New Britain, Conn.: "Mastodon Corn 

 has made an excellent growth, while all around it the corn 

 Is a partial failure. My field now looks very much like 

 the picture in your catalogue." 



of its large ears, is a cross between the White Cap and the of any corn for earlinessand size I have ever seen." 

 Earlv Roe Dent Corn, and has been brought to its present i Louis Duff, Halo, Ind.: " Mastodon Corn is the boss corn 

 standard by careful selection. The seed trade and large for early. [ have some ears 11 inches long, and 26 rows on 

 growers of Held corn have for many years been anxiously i the ear ; it beats anything I'm- huge ears I ever jaw. 

 fnnn<rln« Cnv a hnrn e,i red vet earlv Dent Corn and to A - 1! - Crossmau, Menlo Park, N. J.: Rarly Mastodon 

 inquiring for a large-eared , y a car >, Dent corn ana o of which I bought of you last spring, is the largest 



supply their wants I have for years been studying it up, hardiest and most fin " 



and until I got up this corn was not fully satisfied. Many 1 

 sorts have been tried and found wanting. In the Mastodon 

 vour 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, aud the deepest, 

 longest grains of anv corn ever originated. It makes the 

 finest appearing shelled corn I have ever seen, being a 

 cast of two colors, and such corn as brings the highest 

 pice in market. It fully withstands the vigor of our 

 Northern climate, and grows very rapid, strong and rank 

 at a medium height, and will out-yield any corn ever 

 grown in this section. To convince your customers of its 

 earlincss, tell them it was grown and ripened in from 90 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 corn in 

 the world, taking its size and number of rows 

 on cob. I have grown thousands of bushels of Golden 

 Beauty and now have many fields under contract; 

 the Mastolon 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 case 

 earlier than Pride of the North. How can it be 

 otherwise, when it is crossed with two of the 

 earliest corns over grown in the North— the 

 White Cap and Early Roe Dent? I love the 

 seed trade as well as any man, and I expect to 

 follow its calling as long as 1 live, and to do 

 so successfully must recommend things just 

 as they are. " Now I want you to pusn this 

 corn. Mr. Sibley said before he died, ' I made 

 a great mistake" in not contracting for all of 

 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." 



I WILL only add, if you wish to be abreast of the 

 times yon must put in a few acres of Mastodon 

 in 1890. Not a corn grower who reads this catalogue 

 should miss this opportunity of planting the most improved 

 Yellow Dent Corn in America— a corn sure to outclass 

 any other -variety at present grown. PRICES 

 ON CLARK'S EARLY MASTODON KOR 1890. 

 Packet. 10 cents; pound, 50 cents; 3 pounds, $1.00, 



by mail postpaid. By 

 express or freight, 

 pk., $1; bus.. 

 $2.50 ; 2 



The 



*$200 



premium was 

 ;ured by P. Beyer, 

 so. Bend Ind., who 

 ised on one acre the 

 enormous quantity of 

 ISO IIuslicls of ears 

 of CLARK'S EARLY 

 MASTODON CORN. 



THAT ^ ^ 



5500 



E. P. Bell, Florence Station, Tenn.: "I am 

 hlghlv pleased with Mastodon Corn, aud would not 

 take any reasonable sum lor what I have, if I knew 

 I could not procure any more." 



poTaHs potato 



In presenting this new Potato last year to my custo- 

 mers for the first time, I did it knowing that it combined 

 more essential qualities than any other first- 

 class Potato NOT EXCEPTING AN Y VARIETY. 



It is of long oval shape, and a creamy-white in color, 

 cooking as white as the finest flour. It originated by 

 nature's own processes ; is hardy, prolific, handsome, 

 early, and a good keeper, and as a table variety has no 

 superior. With the originator it has yielded at the rate of 

 6J0 bushels per acre. It has made f ir itself a wonderful 

 record during the last few years wherever grown, which 

 is best set forth in the testimonials and reports of those 

 who have tested it, some of which are given below : 



THERE U no question in my mind but that the 

 Polaris is the coming early potato, and not one 

 of my customers investing in this new variety will regret 

 his purchase. My stock comes to me direct from the 

 originator in Vermont, and I would respectfully solicit 

 earlv ordors. PRICE OP POLARIS POTATO KOR 

 1890, lb., 50 cts.; 3 lbs., 31.00, postpaid. By express or 

 freight, purchaser paving freight, pk., $1.00; bus., S2.50 ; 



bbl., Si.00; 10 bbl. $4.->.(K). . 



s. c. Downing, Richville, N. Y.: "AH varieties have rotted 

 badly here, and the Polarisdid not escape, though they stood 

 the test better, and rotted least of any of the 8 varieties I 

 pi mted this season, and I have the satisfaction of knowing 

 that I have secured the best earlv potato in existence, 

 They were planted May Hth and were large enough for cook- 

 ing July 2(1. They proved to he of th • best quality. I dug 

 a few bushels for early market and found they yielded at 

 the rate of 400 bushels per acre, which was a'tead of any 

 variety I planted." 



John Merrill, Davis Citv, Iowa: "From 1 peck of 

 Polaris Potatoes I harvested 22 bushels of the lines! potatoes 

 I have ever raised. I tried three different varieties, but 

 Polaris is the best. Mastodon Corn is line: it Is the nicest, 

 also the earliest, of all the varieties I planted. 



G. Kennedy, Metropolis. Ills.: "The Polaris are the 

 earliest and smoothest I ever saw. Your seeds are the best 

 I ever planted. Prizetaker Onions are a surprise to every 

 one that sees them." 



Oeo. B. I'lvaus, Lower Salem. Ohio: "Your seeds gave 

 entire satisfaction. The new Bush Lima f linnK Heads trie 

 list. Polaris are the best poUitoes ever ~een in this section." 



Wm. Jackson, Columbus drove, Ohio: "I think the 

 Polaris Potatoes are Just as good as you recommend them 

 to be. They beat any thing I ever saw. 



$100oS IX Sr 



the fi heaviest POLARIS 

 POTATOES was Secur- 

 1 last vear by N. S. 

 MORRIS, Rockford, 

 Washington, who 

 sent b* potatoes 

 wcishini! 

 10 9-16 

 pounds 



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 and 



Mrs. J 

 L.Cain 

 Stock 

 bridgeMich 

 From the 1 



pound of Polari 

 Potatoes which I 

 purchased ot you I 

 raised 86 ! 4 pounds. I find them to be a splendid variety, 

 they cannot be heat." 



Mrs. Helen Moon, Cassopolis, Mich.: " We had the Early- 

 Ohio and Sunrise Potatoes planted and they were up out of 

 the ground when we planted the Polaris, and we dug the 

 Polaris four days after the Sunrise and Early Ohio were dug. 

 We think they are the earliest and best potato grown." 



Tueodore Jennings. Rushville, Ind.: " From the peck of 

 Polaris Potatoes purchased of vou last Spring I raised 

 8 bushels and a half, which I think a large yield ; they are the 

 earliest and best potatoes I have ever raised." 



T. H. Stanley. Americus, Kans.: " We are well pleased 

 with the yield of Mastodon and its magnificent size and 

 earliness. It is the largest and earliest corn we have ever 

 raised. Our Polaris Potatoes did finelv." 



W. R. Perkins, Deadwood, Dakota.: "I planted the 

 Polaris Potatoes June 17th and dug them Sept. 21st. making 

 % days from planting. The yield is immense, 12 to 18 good 

 sized potatoes from the seed cut to one and two eyes. No 

 fertilizers used, and not done growing when dug." 



James Bryant, Burlington Junction. Mo.: "Last Spring 

 I purchased 3 pounds of Polaris PoUitoes from you which I 

 planted on old ground-prairie soil without manure of any kind 

 for I wanted to see what they would do in held cultivation. 

 I raised 222 pounds from the ."l pounds." 



Beulah M. Webster. Christiana. Pa.: "We purchased 

 H bushel of Polaris Potatoes last Spring, and raised 12 bushels 

 of as excellent, white, mealy potatoes I ever ate." t 



L. G. Clute, Manchester, Iowa.: "I never grew such 

 cabbages, onions, carrots, ruta-bagas and radishes. I have 

 Mimic's Winter, weighing 12 lbs., and handsome as a picture. 

 Took first premium at Iowa State Fair on them;also took 

 lirsl premium on Manle's Heavy Cropping Ruta-Baga, Prize- 

 taker Onions, Red Wetherslield and White Globe; also on 

 heels, cabbages, parsnips, cucumbers nil grown from your 



s Is. I Mud Polaris Potatoes the earliest and best of all. 



Ms.] Bnd Mastodon Com all you claim for It. It is immense, 

 I have 100 bushels easy on ray acre ; It Is a perfect stand, 3 and 

 4 to the hill. I will also state that besides havinK the finest 

 crop of vegetables In the county, I took over $300 cash 

 premiums at Iowa State Fair, from the product of your 

 seeds and I am going lo attend the great St. Louis Fajr, and 

 expect to take at least $200 there. To say I am well satisfied 

 with vour seeds does not express my feelings ; I am more than 

 pleased. In one patch of BOO cabbages every one went to 

 market, and In another of 5000. in looking over It to-day, not 

 a single one but what was a good salable bead could be 

 found. Short Stemmed Drumhead are a sight to behold." 



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In 1889 I took pleasure in offering my h 

 customers for the first time, this new extra i 

 early Oats, confident that it would come up © 

 to every claim made for it, and knowing e 

 that every customer who planted ^ 

 EarlyLackawanna would find it by a 

 ALL ODDS THE EARLIEST OAT 5 

 THEY HAVE EVER SOWN, it not S 

 only made good every promise made, but 5" 

 far surpassed the expectations of my most » 

 sanguine customers. Such heads as were _ 

 sentme in competition forthcSlOO premium J 

 were never seen before. Most of my g 

 customers have planted Welcome Oats 7 

 during the last five or six years, and have p 

 written me that they consider that variety g 

 the earliest oat they have ever sown. Early ^ 

 Lackawanna will be found to mature fully ft 

 eight to ten days earlier than the X 

 Welcome, and at the same time will % 

 surpass this popularand profitable variety - 

 In yield. I am fully aware this is a broad 1 

 claim to make for any oat, but I am sure fi 

 that all who plant Lackawanna this year C 

 will bear me out next Fall in what I say. > 

 While these claims of earliness and great ~ 

 productiveness, are great recommendations > 

 in themselves and ample to make it a £ 

 desirable sort for every one of my customers 

 to plant, still there are otiier characteristics f? 

 that might recommend Early Lackawanna fj 

 almost as strongly to every farmer in g 

 America. In addition to being so wonder- „ 

 fully early and prolillc. the straw is _ 

 always stout and - till and not liable i; 

 to lods;c, and above all is entirely p 

 free from rust. They grow four to live 5 

 feet high, heads being large and wcll-lilled, • 

 with line plump heavy grains. It weighs 

 43 )iounds to the measured bushel, which, ~ 

 while not so heavy as the Welcome, still T 

 stamps it as being an extra heavy variety, j 

 Finally, Iwouldaddonemorestrongpoint, J 

 and that is while it responds most liberally ■ 

 to high cultivation, it has always ? 

 succeeded wonderfully well on - 

 common or poor soil. Supply of seed 5 

 still limited, so would advise early orders 3 

 from every one desiring to sow La.ka- 

 wanna. Pitt., 10 c; lb., 50 c: 3 lbs., SI. By -"c 

 express at expense of purchaser, 4 qts., $1. '5 



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J. A. Van Horn. Ilunlock Creek. Pa ■ \ J 

 " I believe Lackawanna to be the coming - _ 

 oats from the way mine produced." 



Jas. P. Guthrie, York, N. Y.: " My Lacka-/ 

 wanna Oats arc very tine, running as high as 

 68 heads to the stool, and a great many of the 

 heads measuring is to 20 inches." 



Chas. Huf.iagel, Milo, Ills.: "Seeds you 

 sent me done splendid. Thanks for extra 

 packets. I think Lackawanna Oats are the 

 nicest and plumpest oats I ever saw. Kvery- 

 body Isastonlshed at theirexcellentquality." 



Geo. W. Hall, Maher, Colo.: "I forward 

 ii dozen heads of Lackawanna Oats raised 

 from seed purchased of you. I got 7 large 

 sheaves of oats from the two packets of seen 

 and think them superior to any I ever raised 

 and I have tried nearly every kind." 



Rev. W. W. Sawyer, Palmyra, Va.: 

 " Lackawanna Oats are pronounced the most 

 wonderful thing ever seen in this country." - 

 Altred Rose, Penn Van, N. Y.: "IL ;n; 71 

 of new Lackawanna Hats generally 18 to 20 m 

 inches long, I bad one head 2', inches long, " 

 but it got broken. I pulled out from the 

 bundles (i heads 2u\. to 2,'t inches long and they J 

 are good for stooling, as some kernels pro- 'Z 

 duced 41 heads, also they are early as Wei- S 

 come. Y'our Mastodon Corn is mammoth, -s 

 both ears and stalks; great many ears 12 lo ■ 

 16 inches round, husks and all, 11 to 12 Inches '* 

 long, many stalks 2 to 3 cars on and souie 4 * 

 Or 5, Many come to see them and say they j 

 never saw so large a corn and so tall. One £ 

 old tarraer went through It; he said there J 

 would he lOOhusels on the ear on 1 acre." X 

 A. K. Berry, Kloru, Ala.: "I send you b7 5r 

 express one dozen heads of Lackawann: 

 Oats. Numbers of planters have se en 

 ind they all pronounce them the finest 

 have ever seen. My best yield from 01 

 grain planted was !i2 stalks, some 6 fee 

 height, with heads 30 inches long. They 



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