DESCRIPTIVE SEED LIST FOR 1917—From 
Fodder Corn 
HOW TO GROW FIELD CORN 
Too much emphasis cannot be placed on the importance of carefully selecting 
till- location for growing Field Corn. No ground should be chosen that is low, or 
damp during any period of the corn's growth. The ideal soil is one that is deep, 
ri( h, and contains a little sand. Clay soils are inclined to be too heavy and hard, 
if a location that has recently been in sod cannot be obtained, stable manure 
phovild be used as this will much more than repay the trouble in added yield. 
The plowing should be as deep as practical and the soil well pulverized. Best re- 
sult.« are obtained where tillage is frequent as long as the size of the growing 
corn will permit. In the dairying region of Skagit County where hundreds of 
acres are grown every year it is customary to plant the seed in drills, using 
about twenty pmnuis to the acre. 
EARLY NORTHWESTERN (Smoky 
Dent). The earliest dent corn grown. 
The kernel is red, being a cross be- 
tween a red dent and a yellow dent. 
While this corn does not produce as 
great a quantity of stalk as the Min- 
nesota No. 13, it will mature a much 
greater number of ears, and so Is es- 
pecially adapted for feeding hogs. 
Prices — Postpaid, lb., 15c; 10 lbs. 
or more, 12c per lb. Write for prices 
on 50 lbs. or over. 
MiiuifSota No. LI 
MINNESOTA NO. 13 (Dent). This 
corn is the earliest and most pro- 
ductive of all yellow dent corn. Be- 
sides being adapted to a wider range 
of climate and soils than any other 
corn, it will produce the greatest 
amount of ensilage of any of the kinds 
now grown with success west of the 
Cascade Mountains. Our stock is 
grown from finest selected stock and 
carefully tested for germination. 
Prices — Postpaid, lb., 15c; 10 lbs. or 
more at 12c per lb. Write for prices 
on 50 lbs. or over. 
