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H. G. Hastings & Co,, Seedsmen,' Atlanta" G eorgia. 
GEORGIA’S RECORD CROP 
214 BUSHELS ON 1 ACRE 
Ben Leath, the Walker County, Georgia, boy, holds the record in corn growing in 
this State with a yield of 214 bushels and 40 pounds on a measured acre grown at a 
cost of 15 cents per bushel. Variety, Hastings' Prolific. 
This yield as reported was so astonishingly large that a thorough investigation of 
it was made by Prof. J. Phil Campbell, of the United States Department of Agricul- 
ture, who has charge of the Boys’ Corn Clubs of Georgia and the Hon. Gordon Lee, of 
the 7th Congressional District of Georgia, who has done a great work in promoting 
Boys’ Corn Clubs in his district, and the investigation conlirmed fully this record 
yield and it stands as the record yield of Georgia. This was made in 1911 and has 
not been equalled. 
Ben Leath is barred by the age limit from being a contestant for Boys’ Club prizes 
so other Georgia boys need not be afraid of him in future corn contests. 
Now Ben Leath grew this crop on a good piece of ground and he gave it the best 
cultivation he knew how, but if the seed he planted had not been just right and had 
prolific, heavy cropping qualities he would have fallen far short of being the champ- 
ion corn grower of Georgia. To succeed in making heavy paying crops either in corn 
growing contests or in paying crops on the farm the seed you plant must be right 
and Hastings’ Prolific from Hastings is right. 
FIVE-SIXTHS OF WINNERS PUNT HtSTINGS' PROLIFIC 
We can’t, for lack of space in this catalogue give the vields and reports of contest- 
ants but it is a fact that nearly five-sixths of the prize winners in the various contests 
planted Hastings’ Prolific Corn. One point we want to make here. When anyone 
sends in an order we don’t know whether it’s for a prize contest or not and every 
order is filled alike. Our seed of the variety, Hastings’ Prolific, has the producing 
power that wnll give anyone big yields if they only give it the right kind of a chance. 
As a prize winner in these corn contests our regular seed stock of it has no equal; 
while below are found many testimonials from farmers growing it for general farm 
use, showing it to be a prize winner at the farm corn crib, and that’s where it’s great 
value to most of our people is. 
Arthur Hill, of Early County, a South Georgia boy, made an excellent record with 
a yield of 180% bushels. Henry E. Urquhart, a 15-year-old boy of Santa Rosa County, 
Florida, made 105% bushels at a cost of slightly over 26 cents per bushel. 
H. S. Mobley, of the United States Department of Agriculture in charge of Boys’ 
Corn Clubs in Arkansas, reported to us as follows: “Walter Hale, of Bradford County, 
Arkansas, wins your first prize for Arkansas with a yield of 141% bushels. W. P. 
Brown, of Ashley County, wins second prize, having raised 124 bushels. Your Hast- 
^gs’ Prolific^^sed by Walter Hale also won the prize for the largest yield in 
Herrin Martin, Yazoo County, Miss., reports 113 bushels, 31% pounds on one acre. 
Isaac H. Wolfe, Tallahatchie County, made 96 bushels per acre. 
THE GANGER FROM PLANTING DOUGTFUL SEEO 
Many planters have the idea that the best way to increase the yield is to get seed 
corn from prize patches in their neighborhood. This is seldom true. Most of these 
were small fields and grown near other fields of inferior and run down varieties. 
Corn will easily mix a naif mile and if there has been mixing with inferior corn it 
will greatly reduce yields in crops planted from that seed. Every year seed corn 
direct from us gets better in yielding power. You run no risk when seed is bought 
direct from Hastings. 
TAvae W. A. Lane, Waller County, Texas, writes : “I have raised your ‘Hastings’ 
■ Prolific’ for two years. Last vear I made 85 bushels per acre. It is the 
Corn for Texas.” Mr. J. H. Walker, Orange County, Texas, writes: “This Corn 
resists all drought. It averages 45 to 50 bushels per acre where the average yield 
heretofore has been about 17 bushels.” 
OlclahntnSI Currie, Pottawatomie County, writes us: “I planted three 
acres ‘Hastings’ Prolific’ and made 100 bushels; planted 12 acres in 
our corn and made 55 bushels. Wish you could get every farmer to plant Hastings’ 
Prolific Corn.” 
Al*lc9inQ2l^ J* Simmons, of Hempstead County, Arkansas, writes: “Have 
I%ciii9ci9 been planting your Prolific Corn since 1905. I get six ears from each 
stalk. I have just gathered and cribbed 137% bushels from one acre.” 
I AiiieisinA Oliver F. Boyd, Bossier Parish, writes us: “I won First Premium 
"''•■■^■*****" at our Parish Fair on Hastings’ Prolific Corn.” T. J. W. Bennett, 
St. Helena Parish, says: “Planted 3 acres ‘Hastings’ Prolific’; hill land, no fertilizer: 
made 70 barrels of corn.” F. L. Brown, Jackson Parish, writes: “Planted some of 
your Prolific Corn and made one-third more than our own corn.” 
Mayfield, Covington County, “Hastings’ Prolific the best all 
round corn for our country.” C. A. Hays. Webster County, writes: 
“Gathered 75 bushels .off one acre of Hastings’ Prolific. Will plant no other kind.” 
Alahama Andrew J. Higgins, Mobile County, writes: “On the 8 acres I planted 
in your Prolific Corn, I am getting from 50 to 65 bushels per acre. On 
one measured acre I gathered 63 barrels of slipped shuck ears.” W. B. Dobbs, 
Marshall County: “Will get 75 bushels per acre with unfavorable season.” 
iriAfirlsi M. Johnson, Polk County, reports 70 bushels per acre; Frank B^bee, 
^ St. Johns County, says his crop is good for 75 bushels per acre; W. H. 
Cozen, Volusia County, reports 55 bushels per acre; Mizell Live Stock Co.. Washing- 
ton County, writes: “We have about 300 bushels of Hastings’ Prolific from 4 acres.” 
W. M. Bryan, Laurens County, reports 78 bushels from 1 acre; H. T. 
Bridges, Terrell County, writes : “I have 14 acres in ‘Hastings’ 
Prolific.’ Expect to gather 100 to 125 bushels per acre; J. Poke Everett, Madison 
County: “Hastings’ Prolific Corn is the best on earth — 4 to 5 ears to the stalk.” Thos. 
Hodgins, Cherokee County : “It’s the finest looking corn ever seen in this community.” 
Prices Hasting'^’ Prolific, Prize-Winning Seed 
Packet, 10 cents; % pint, 20 cents; pint. 
Peck, not prepaid, $1.00; bushel, $3.50. 
cents; quart, 50 cents; postpaid. 
