FAMOUS ROCK RIVER VALLEY SEED FARMS 79 
Home Grown Champion High Bred SEED CORN 
All our Seed 
Corn, except- 
ing Ensilage 
and Flints, 
are grown 
within ten 
miles of 
Rockford. 
That's some- 
thing no other 
dealer can say 
and substantiate 
This is how we air dry our Seed Corn. Call and see for Yourself 
3,000 Bushels High Bred Seed Corn put up in this way is worth seeing even if you don't buy a pound. 
Come in and look it over, or write for samples. 
The Photograpli on the preceding pagre shows you exactly how we pick out Seed Corn. The above pic- 
ture shows you l)o\v we dry It. It we never said another word these two photograplis taken from actual scenes, 
showing the careful manner and expense we go to in s?curing tlie Best, ought to convince you that we have just 
what you need when it comes to Northern Grown Champion High Bred Seed Corn. 
All the Seed Corn we sell; excepting Flint and Ensilage is grown within 10 miles of Rockford. It is grown from 
the Best Pedigreed selected Strains of seed, most of which has cost us $10 per bushel to produce. 
In the picking of our corn for seed, we personally go through the fields witli eight or ten men, taking two 
'ows at a time, examinmg very carefully those ears most matured, seeing to it that the stalk on which it grows 
JS a hardy, vigorous plant, fully developed. Tlien the husk is drawn back and tlie ears carefully examined. We 
strive to select only tliose ears fully matured well rounded out on each end, with regular straight rows, uniform- 
ity on the cob. With our personal aid and instructions to our pickers they have become expert judges as to our 
type of seed corn, consequently we offer but the Cream of the Crop. 
Seed corn grown from High Bred Planting Stocks sueii as we use, picked and dried by natural air as Illus- 
trated in the Pliotograph will germinate 99 per cent good and yield 20 per cent more bushels than seed picked in 
the ordinary way. 
What you need is Hardy High Bred Seed with Strong vigorous germination that will start to grow the minute 
you put it in the ground. The average seed offered, whicli is generally nothing more than a good crib of shelled 
and graded corn will, under some conditions sprout satisfactory in the house, but when planted it comes up 
sick and spindly with a yellow color tlmt makes you sick all summer. 
By comparison test we have proven that seed saved our way, planted same day, same field, would be out of 
the way of frost 8 to 10 days ahead of the same variety saved at husking time, besides yielding 8 to 10 bushels more 
per acre. Tlicre Is a reason. Our Method retains all the Life and Vigor of the Stock, while the old way does not. 
Can you afford to take chances? After curing, ail Corn is Hand Tipped and carefully examined for vitality, It is 
then shelled and graded ready tor the planter. Read carefully descriptions of the varieties we grow, pages 78 to 
SI. See which ones are best suited to your needs. Then send your orders at once. 
Our prices are as low as we can honestly put up High Yielding Champion Seed of this kind for, and In offer- 
ing same to tlie trade we appeal only to llie planter who wants the best.. Its by far cheaper in the long run. Only 
50 cents per acre for Champion Bred, High Yielding Seed Corn. 
Just try a bushel. We guraantee to please you or refund your money. 
need to increase your profits. 
Your the Judge. We have the seed you 
