In growing' and breeaing' our 
seed corn we strive to produce 
the best, after which we add a 
fair profit for onr labor. If you 
want something real good try 
a bushel or two. 
A tjrpe ear of WiBconsln No. 7 
Seed Corn Facts — Continuedj 
We tell you this will be a Serious 
Calamity unless farmers get busy at 
once and secure their seed before 
it is too late. - - - 
PQ3 JfJ^j^LY -'■ question if there is enough 
— ~~ good seed corn to go around, 
and unless farmers secure their supply at once it 
Won't Be Obtainable at Planting Time 
Now with this serious condition at hand, there will 
be lots of seed corn growers and jobbers springing up 
in all parts of the country offering corn at attractive 
prices that from appearance may be all right, but when 
it comes to germinating, fully 50 per cent of it will be 
found dead, and furthermore, much will be offered as 
locally grown seed that wa's raised maybe 100, 200 or 
300 miles south from the township in which it will be 
sold and planted, and, you and I know that you can't 
take corn from fifty miles south of you and get it to 
mature under normal conditions. 
NOW, being up against this condition is not jDleas- 
ant for any of us, iDUt we prefer to tell you the whole 
story and then if you get STUNG it won't be our fault. 
This thing looks so serious to us we have omitted from 
our 1918 catalog our regular descriptions of the various 
varieties we grow and are giving you boiled-down facts 
as to the best varieties for certain localities. We pur- 
pose to reserve our Dakota-grown seed for our custom- 
ers living north of us; our home-grown seed for local 
customers and those within 200 miles of us — east and 
west and south of us — and then our central Illinois- 
grown seed for customers south of the Missouri and 
Ohio rivers. 
Bear in mind the best of seed corn this year, and 
we have some of the best in the country, won't germi- 
nate 100 per cent, but all of our seed grows better than 
90 per cent and the sprouts are live, strong and healthy, 
and I honestly believe at $20.00 per bushel our seed is 
BETTER and CHEAPER and will make you more 
money at harvest than any you can buy regardless of 
price. 
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