THE * WISCONSIN * DENT. 
THE EARLIEST VARIETY of Dent Corn in Existence. 
L_J I O ”T~ TW D V • Every farmer knows that Dent varieties of 
Ti IO I w I\ I . corn are more productive than Flint, but 
on account of their lateness in ripening, it has been safe for only those 
who are located well south, where seasons are long, to raise them. 
We have had numberless calls from our customers in Wisconsin, Mich- 
igan, Minnesota, Northern Iowa, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, 
and New York for a Dent Corn which would ripen with them 
in an ordinary season. We have been on the lookout for such a 
one for several years past and have tried and discarded a large number 
which came to us highly recommended as being just what we were 
looking for, but on trial proved to be too late. We have a friend 
who resides in what is known as the best corn belt in the State of Ohio. 
Two years ago we appealed to him to help us find what we wanted and he 
sent us a small amount of a kind which he said he felt confident “was 
just what our customers were looking for.” We planted part of it on 
our seed farms here at Rochester and sent out small amounts to our 
representatives in the territory the corn was desired for, and received 
nothing but praise and commendation the first year. Thinking that 
perhaps that year had been an unusually favorable one for corn, and 
that another season’s trial might not give as satisfying returns, we de- 
cided to give another year’s test before offering it to our customers, as 
we will, under no circumstances, offer our patrons any product, the 
value of which we are not positively assured before it is placed on the 
market. We wrote each man to whom we had sent samples, request- 
ing him to give another year’s trial and make the test more severe if 
possible, and report results. We also told them to give out small 
amounts to their neighbors so as to have as large a number of trial 
plots as possible, and 
the reports the second year (last year) 
were more flattering than first year. 
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We have named it 
WISCONSIN * DENT 
and now offer it to our customers who have been growing Flint varie- 
ties, fully assured that the long desired corn is found at last. 
“SHOULD HAVE BEEN NAMED MINNESOTA DENT”. 
Timothy Whalen of Wright Co., Minn , says: — “If the farmers of this state all 
grew your Wisconsin Dent Corn, it would be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars 
to them. I know of ten different small pieces of it in this section and they were all 
thoroughly ripe and cut before frost came. It yields nearly double what the ordinary 
Flint varieties grown in this vicinity do. Y ou should have named it Minnesota Dent. 
No other kind will be grown here as soon as farmers can get seed enough of this.” 
“$25.00 FROM $1 WORTH” IN ONTARIO. 
H. W. Jones of Victoria Co., Ont., says: — “When your agent first asked me to 
buy Dent Corn I laughed at him to think of such a thing as growing Dent Corn in 
Canada. He finally said “Try a dollar’s worth, and if you are not satisfied I will give 
you your dollar back.” I couldn’t kick on that, so I bought the dollar’s worth, and 
I tell you what, I thought I knew all about corn, but I begin to think I don’t 
know anything about these new varieties. The Wisconsin Dent is just as early 
as the Flint varieties and will outyield them every time, stand dry weather bet- 
ter, makes better fodder, and in fact is better in every respect. I wouldn’t take 
$25 for my crop from the $1 worth.” 
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