Boone County White 
Pedigreed 
There is no crop depends as much on nature 
of seed sown as does Corn, as shown by the 
experiment made some years ago by Prof. 
Holden, of the Iowa Agricultural College. He 
planted 100 samples of corn taken from 100 
different planters in the vicinity of Ames, 
Iowa. Giving all the same care and cultivation 
and planting on the same land — the variation 
in yield was very large, some of the corn pro- 
ducing less than 20 bushels while others 
yielded nearly 100 bushels to an acre. 
The best seed produced nearly four times as 
much corn and of better quality than did the 
'ots of inferior corn. 
To cultivate a corn field with a 50 to 75 per 
cent yield costs just as much to cultivate with 
Seed Corn 
a yield of 75 to 100 bushels to acre. The dif- 
ference in the cost of poor and the best seed 
is only about 30 to 40 cents per acre. 
As a bushel of corn will plant from six to 
eight acres, you can see very clearly that if 
you receive only an increase of one bushel to 
the acre that the additional yield more than 
pays for the additional cost of the seed. If, 
as noted in the experiment of Prof. Holden — 
the yield is increased from 20 to 80 bushels — 
the shortsightedness of planting anything but 
the best is evident. 
A saving in the cost of seed is always poor 
economy — and nowhere more so than in seed 
com. 
WHITE V 
BOONE COUNTY WHITE. — This variety originated 
In Boone County, Indiana, from which it takes its 
name. It is probably the best known white variety 
in the central corn belt and in Kentucky. The ears 
are from 8 to 11 inches long, about 7% to 8 inches 
in circumference, with 18 to 24 rows and average 
about 16 ounces in weight. The cob is medium long 
and well filled both tip and butt, with pure white 
grains containing a good per cent of proteins. It is 
matured in about 110 days. Stalks grow good size in 
circumference and height, with liberal amount of 
blades. We can supply either Kentucky or Indiana 
grown. For prices see colored pa^es. 
JOHNSON COUNTY WHITE DENT.— This variety, 
like Boone County, is a native of Indiana. It is not 
so well known as Boone County, which it greatly re- 
sembles, as it Is a newer variety. Some of our cus- 
tomers. who for one reason or another, do not like 
the Boone County, give their unqualified approval 
to Johnson County. The ears are about the same in 
dameter as Boone County White and are slightly 
longer. Cobs white, with long Indented grains set 
close together. The ears, however, are smoother 
than Boone County and some other white varieties. 
ARIETIES 
This variety bears a large amount of foliage for 
ensilage, good root development and matures in about 
110 days. For prices see colored pages. 
It is a good plan to change your Seed Corn fre- 
quently. 
IOWA SILVER MINE. — This is one of the best 
known of the White Dent varieties. It matures early. 
85 to 90 days. Has a white cob and solid pure white 
grain that makes* M>e finest meal. On thin land and 
with adverse conditions, it will do better than any 
other white variety and on rich land the yields are 
enormous. The ears are good shape, from 9 to 12 
inches long, with 18 to 20 rows of deep, narrow 
grains packed tight on the cob. The stalks generally 
produce two ears to the stalk, and are from 7 to 8 
feet high. This corn is a disease resister and stand* 
hot weather well. For prices sec colored pages. 
RED COB WHITE DENT. — This corn is especially 
adapted to rich land where a white corn with a red 
cob is not objected to. The grain is white, deep and 
solid, on well filled ears of about 10 inches in length 
The number of rows varies from 18 to 24. This corn 
makes a heavy yield on land that is adapted to it. 
For prices see colored pages. 
