52 MAY'S CATALOGUE OF NOKTHERN GROWN SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS AND FRUITS. 
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A RECORD UNEOUALED. 
The seed we offer of this variety is grown at our Mavfieid Seed Farms sustains the 
fact i;,at this variety will mature as far north as the eentral part of Minnesota 
AKred Rose.; ates Cou^nt,. Ky^ove'^^^n^'t'A^^Je^'i^V^.^ntt^l a'^Irif^eTv^ASr ""^ 
We are Headquarters for this Corn. 
Fred Newman, Ferry, Mich., writes: From four quarts of your Early Mastadon Seed Corn 
I raised 98 bushels. Your Seed gives periect satisfaction. 
Don't Grow a Poor Yielding Corn 
when for a little more you can buy 
our Heavy Yielding Early Mastadon. 
THE WONDER OF THE CORN WORLD. 
Sinee its introduction more seed of this variety has been sold than any sort ever in 
traduced, and more bushels ofit are now used by the seed trade in fiUinR orders than 
any other variety of field corn This, in itself, is a great recommendation for the me?£ 
of the Mast.irioii corn. The Mastadon has the longest grains and lartrest ears nf 
any loo-day corn In cultivation and will outyleld any variety in the world 
In the celebrated American AKriculturist corn contest it far outvielded everv 
other yellow corn in America. Alfred Rose, of Yates County, N. Y.. jirew on one aer.. 
ir,,.s;.s pounds of ears or 21. i bushels of shelled corn, and ae6rKe Cartiier, Pawnee Coun 
tv. Neb., grew from one acre 1 1 .;!«) potinds of cars or 171 bushels of shelled corn 
The largest yield of corn ever knowninOhio was afield of Mastadon grown on the Saire 
farm in ISO* Wc can produce any amount of testimonials from reliable farmers of 
over 100 bushels shelled corn per acre. It is the strongest grower and largest yielding 
field cirn in cultivation. It husks easy for so large a corn and shells easy, and has the 
longest grains of any kind we know of. Any one wishing proof of the above yield cin 
obtain same by writing Alfred Rose, of Penn Yan, Yates County, N. Y. We have each 
year carefully selected our stock of this corn until now we have a fi.\ed pure type of this 
wonderful yielding v.iriety.and to obtain the eenuine pure stock direct from the" orlirlnator 
buy only of us. 1 ,600 grains have been countedon one cob. Ears average o to 1 1 and 12 lnrhp< 
long. 20 to 16 rows on the cobs, many stalks bearing 3 to 5 large ears, some ears weighing i lbs 
each and the most handsome shape ever seen. We do not think too much can be cl-umcd 
for tins wonderful variety. Lb. asc By express or freight, pk. 500, bu. $i.ys, 5 bu. $8.00 
barly Huron Dent. 1"*™'"^™ several years ago by a lai-ge grower in tl.e 
J • Y" »-'^«« middle statcsand is acknowledged to be one of the ear. 
best pure yellow dent cornsin cultiyation at the present time. The grain is of a bright 
golden orange color; stalk and car of fair size with a very small cob The gr-iiii is 
rather deep and singularly smooth. Desirable on account ofits ranid growth it is an 
exceedingly valuable dent variety for the northern parts of the U. S and a teat nf 
this variety showed that 70 lbs. of ears has made 64 1-2 lbs. of shelled corn which leaves 
only s 1-2 lbs. for the cobs. Lb. 2sc, postpaid; pk. 50c, bu. $1.75, bag 2 1-2 bu. $4.00. 
Cuban Qiant Ensiia2°e "Jjequaled in y:eld and unsurpas.sed in quality. 
, , . , The grams ate pure white and very large, 
broad ;ind long, and very showy, and of stronger vitality thjin any variety in 'eultiva- 
tioii— a very strong point in its favor. The fodder grows on the stalks in great quan- 
tities and of the finest flavor.. It is the best milk producer of all the field ensilage 
corns, being almost as sweet and tender as sugar corn. ItAvill outvield the Red Cob 
Knsilage Corn, and is more yalualile because some ten or twelve days earlier 
Lb. 25c, 3 lb. 70c^postpaid; by express or freight, pk. soc, bu. $1.50, bag2i-2 bu."$3.so. 
Red Cob tnSllae"e. ^-'-'W'' ■"■'•"^'"•'i^'"y«''OI'P""S variety, prod ncingfrom 
.vw« ^wv/u l-,ll^ncigt. fift,. 4„ seventy tons per acre. The fodder is sweet, ten- 
der, luiey and said to contain more nonrishmcnt than any other variety. It grows 
VSm ' inlieight Lb. asc postpaid; pk. 40c, bu. $1:25, bag 2 1.2 bu. $3.^. 
White Cob n,nSim«rP a pure wlutc fodder com; ears of an immense size, 
; I-,nail«.gC. making it a very good variety for feeding cattle 
during the winter months. By express or freight, pk. 40, bu. $1.25, bag 2 1-2 bu. I3.00. 
