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11. G. Hastings & Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
OUR FLORIDA 
FLINT CORN 
NATURAL, SIZE OF THE EARS TAKEN 
FROM ONE OF OUR GEORGIA 
GROWN SEED CROPS 
For the past 14 or 15 years we have been asked by many 
of our friends in Florida and the lower South if we could 
not get them a corn that would resist the attacks of the 
corn weevil that frequently destroys soft corn completely 
and damages all corn to greater or less extent in the lower 
South after it has been kept for several months, 
What they have really wanted was a 'weevil-proof’ 
corn. Actually we don’t believe such a corn can be grow n. 
We have seen the corn weevil grind up the flintiest kind of 
pop corn into dust, and pop corn is about the hardest corn 
that can be grown. 
Five years aso one of our friends in Bradford County, 
Florida, sent us a small quantity of about the hardest large 
grained corn we ever saw. We were verv much struck with 
its appearance and gave it a trial on our corn grounds here 
in Georgia. It grew ofif nicely, resisted drought well and 
made a surprisingly good crop for a corn , f its class. 
We grew it a second and third year before offering It, 
this being in line with our general policy of proving the 
value ot a variety before offering it for sale. The Illustra¬ 
tion on this page from a photograph of an ear from our 
seed crops shows the natural size of the ears. While It has 
all the appearance of a pure dent corn it is as hard as “pop 
corn.” We don’t feel like saying that any corn is “weevil- 
proof,” but if a weevil don’t come mighty near breaking 
his teeth when he tackles our “Florida Flint” we miss 
our guess. Without any exception the “Florida Flint” 
is the hardest large grained corn we have ever seen. It re¬ 
sists drought splendidly, makes a good heavy stalk with 
plenty of leaves for forage, makes one to two ears per stalk 
and each ear Is tightly covered with a heavy protecting 
husk that covers It completely and closes closely over the 
end of the ear. With us it makes 35 to 50 bushels per acre, 
according to soil. We understand that on the sandy soils 
of Florida, with one stalk four feet apart each way, that the 
average yield is some 20 bushels per acre, but this could un¬ 
doubtedly be made up to 30 to 40 bushels per acre with fair 
fertilizing. Wa would not recommend it for an all-purpose 
or whole-crop com, but for something to last, with little or 
no weevil damage from one year’s end to the other, it has 
no equal. Our suggestion would be to plant from half to 
two-thirds of the crop with Hastings’ Prolific, or if large¬ 
eared corns are preferred, either Georgia Champion or 
Rockdale, and the balance in Florida Flint, keeping this 
over for summer feeding. If you want a hard corn to re-ist 
weevil attacks, plant some of your crop in our Florida 
Flint; You need not be afraid to plant It in other States 
because it Is called “Florida Flint.” We grow it here in 
Georgia and we have no difficulty in growing satisfactory 
crops of it. While not as prolific or as heavy bearer as some 
of our other varieties, its hardness and resistance to weevil 
attacks ought to give it a place on every farm In the lower 
South. 
PRICES —Packet, 10 cents; % pint, 15 cents; pint, 25 
cents; quart,40 cents; postpaid. Peck, not prepaid. 85 cents; 
bushel, 83.00. 
A srandard 2 to 3 ear per stalk 
MarlDOrO Frolllic com that is largely planted in 
the, Carolinas. There are so many different strains of the 
Marlboro gr»wn that it is almost impossible to tell which 
is the real Marlboro, and planters should be very cautious 
in buying this. We have what is considered genuine stock 
of this variety. It is not as good for general planting as 
the “Hastings’ Prolific,” but is considerably better than 
the “Cocke’s Prolific” from Virginia. It is medium early in 
maturity, grains are a little flinty and make good meal. 
Good for planting on either uplands or bottom. It is a fair 
producer of foliage and makes good fodder. Grains and 
cob are both white. At right stages ot growth makes a 
good “roasting ear.” Seed stock, grown for seed purposes. 
Pkt., 10c; pint, 20c; quart, 35c5 postpaid. Peck, not prepaid, 
75 cents; bushel, 82.50. 
rinflui’e Prnlifik* Up to the time Hastings’Pro- 
vjiUjUG S i lUllilC lifjc was introduced,Cocke's was 
the favorite for a prolific com. On good soil in this part of 
Georgia It makes 2 to 3 medium sized ears per stalk. Ears 
of good average size for a prolific corn; grain and cob white 
and the hard flinty grains make excellent meal. Fine va¬ 
riety for roasting ears. Cocke’s Prolific has superseded the 
old Blount’s Prolific, long a favorite In the South. Packet, 
10 cents; pint, 20 cents; quart, 35 cents;postpaid. Peck,not 
prepaid, 65 cents; bushel. 82.‘-5. 
Mpyipmh Inn** planting late after 
iTAGAlIiall (IllUc VjUFIl wheat, oats, rye, etc., are 
cut off. Practically a drought-proof corn,if you can get 
enough moisture to give germination. Fqt.corn, plant in 
June. For heavy yield of forage, plant, in May. Stalks 10 
to 16 feet high, leaves 4 to 6 feet long. Seed supply from 
Mexleo Very limited. Packet; 10-cents; pint; 20 cents; quart. 
36 cents; postpaid. Peck, not prepaid, 75 cents; bushel; 82.75. 
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