Pedigreed Seed Corn 
Boone County. 
Jonnson County. 
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There is no crop depends as much on nature of the 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 producing 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 lots of inferior corn. 
To cultivate a corn field with a 50 to 75 per cent yield costs 
just as much as to cultivate with a yield of 75 to 100 bushels to 
acre. The difference 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 seed is 
evident. 
A saving in the cost of seed is always poor economy — and no- 
where more so than in seed corn. 
White Varieties 
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 1 /, to 
8 inches in circumference, with IS to 2 1 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 protein. 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. 
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 resembles, as it is a newer variety. 
Some of our customers, who for one reason or another, do not 
like the Boone County, give their unqualified approval to John- 
son County. The ears are about the same in diameter as Boone 
County White and are slightly longer. Cobs white, with long 
indented grains set close together. The ears, however, are 
smoother than the Boone County and some other white varieties. 
This variety bears a large amount of foliage, an advantage for 
ensilage, good root development and matures in about 110 days. 
It is a good plan to change your Seed Corn frequently. 
IOWA SILVEB 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 the finest meal. 
On thin land and with adverse conditions, it will do better than 
any other white variety and on rich land the yields ar& 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 stands hot weather well. 
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