FAMOUS ROCK RIVER VALLEY SEED FARMS 
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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 th s way is worth seeing even if you don't buy a pound. 
Come in and look it over or write for samples. 
The Fhotograpli on the preceding' pasro shows you exactly how we pick out Seed Corn. The above pic- 
ture shows you how we dry it. It we never said another word these two photographs taken from actual scenes, 
showing the careful manner and expense we go to in securing the Best, ought to convince you that we have Just 
what you need when it comes to Northern Grown Champion High Bred Seed Corn. 
XV tlie 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 with eight or ten men. taking two 
■ows at a time, exammmg very carefully those ears most matured, seeing to it that the stalk on which it gi-ows 
IS a hardy, vigorous plant, fully developed. Then the husk is drawn liack and (he ears carefully examined. We 
strive to select only those ears fully matured, well rounded out on each end, with regular straight rows, uniform- 
lly on the cob. With our per-sonal 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 such as we use, picked and dried by natural air as Illus- 
trated in the Photograph 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 gi-ound. The average seed offered, which 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 that 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.. There 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, all Corn is Hand Tipped and carefully examined for vitahty. it Is 
then shelled and graded ready for the planter. Read carefully descriptions of the varieties we grow, pages 58 and 
69. 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 the trade wc appeal only to the planter who wants the best.. Its by far cheaper in the long run. Only 
50 ctnts per acre for Champion Bred. High Yielding Seed Corn. 
Just try a bushel. We guraantee to please you or refund your money. Tour the Judge. We have the seed you 
need to Increase your profits. 
