THE ELDORADO CORN. 
WHAT’S IN A NAME ? 
A NAME may not add to the intrinsic value of anything but we like to see a good article well named. 
We furnished small samples to eighteen extensive corn growers with request to report last fall and 
suggest a name for this new seedling corn known at the time as “Seedling No. 4 7.” Jas. Patterson, 
of Madison County, Iowa, is entitled to the honor of naming the seedling. He writes under date of 
Sept. 20th: “The sample of corn you sent me was fine and I had doubts of being able to grow, as 
good, but my doubts are all gone long ago. If I had 20 acres of corn like that to seed for seed I 
wouldn’t trade it for the best gold field in the world, and suggest the name Eldorado for the corn.” 
We appointed a committee to decide on a name from the list suggested and the decision was 
almost unanimous in favor of Eldorado. We confidently expect this corn will create as great a sensa- 
tion among corn growers as did the rich gold fields of Eldorado. 
OTHER REPORTS 
from the small tests made with the samples sent out showed that this corn was adapted to a large area 
but we would not advise planting the Eldorado in localities where frosts occur much before the first of 
October. 
The small package of corn you sent me contained eleven 
grains. I planted it in the garden and everyone who saw it 
remarked on the tremendous growth. I have harvested seven- 
teen of the biggest ears of corn ever hung in my barn. 
RUFUS LONG, Pulaski Co., 111. 
You had better call that corn the "Race Horse.” It 
beats anything ever raised here. 
CECIL BROOKS, Texas Co., Mo. 
I have just put away my little crop from the sample corn 
you sent me and am more than pleased with it. I can show 
the people here the largest corn ever grown in this section. 
Two ears would most make a feed for a hog. 
JAMES WEATHERS, Mason Co., Tex. 
The corn you sent me to plant was ripe by Sept. 27th. 
Nearly every stalk gave two large ears. From my experience, 
with the small quantity this year, I believe you have one cf 
the greatest corns ever grown in this section. 
C. STEWART, Bucks Co., Pa. 
I planted the corn you sent me to test in my garden. All 
my neighbors have been much interested from the time it was 
18 inches high. The leaves were unusually large and indi- 
cated a strong grower. Have now harvested the crop and it is 
immense. The biggest ears without any exception I ever saw. 
JAMES MEYER, Humbolt Co., Iowa. 
That corn you sent me is growing fine. The strongest 
plants I ever saw. PHILIP SWITZER, Pike Co., Ind. 
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