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//. G. flastin!:;s Sr Co., Seedsmen. Atlanta, Georgia. 
X. 
OUR FLORIDA 
FLINT CORN 
NATURAL SIZE OF THE EARS TAKEN 
FROM ONE OF OUR GEORGIA 
SEED CROPS 
For the past 12 or 15 years we have been asked by many 
of our friends in Florida and the lower South if we eoulii 
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 grown. 
We have seen the corn weevil grind up the flint.est kind 
of pop corn into dust, and pop corn Is about the hardest 
corn that can be grown. 
Four years ago one of our friends in Bradford County, 
Florida, sent us a small quantity of aboutthe hardest large 
grained corn we ever saw. We were very much struck with 
its appearance and gave it a trial on our corn grounds here 
in Georgia. It grew off nicely, resisted drought well and 
made a surprisingly good crop for a corn of 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 of 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 mi>s 
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 protect¬ 
ing husk that covers it completely and binds closely over 
the end of the ear. With us it makes 30 to 40 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 th s 
could undoubtedly be made up to 30 to 40 bushels per acre 
with fair fertilizing. We would not recommend it for an 
all-purpose or whole-crop corn, but for something to la t 
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’ Frolitic, 
or if large-eared corns are preferred, either Georgia Cham¬ 
pion or Rockdale, and the balance in Florida Flint, keep 
ing this over for summer feeding. If you want a hard corn 
to resist weevil attacks, plant some of your crop in our 
Florida Flint. You need not be afraid to plant it in otht r 
.States because it is called “Florida Flint.” We grow it 
here in Georgia and we have no ditticulty in growing satis¬ 
factory 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, in cents; pint, 20 cents; pint, 30 
cents; quart, 50 cents; postpaid. Peck, not prepaid, $100; 
bushel, $3.50. 
A standard 2 to 3 ear per stalk 
Marlboro Urolltic com that is largely planted in 
the Carolinas. There are so many different strains of the 
Marlboro grown that it is almost impossib e to tell which 
is the real Marlboro and planters should be very cautious 
in buying this. We have what is considered gen’uine slock 
of this variety. It is not as good for general planling 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 ai.d 
cob are both white. At right stages of growth makes a 
good “roasting ear.” Seed stock, grown for seed purposes, 
Pkt., 10c; pint, 20c; quart, 35c; postpaid. Peck, notprepaid, 
75 cents; bushel, $2.50. 
Prnlific Up to the time Hastings’Prolific 
a j. iuixiiu ^pas introduced Cocke’s was the 
favorite for a prolific corn. On good soil in this part of 
Georgia It makes 3 to 4 medium sized ears per stalk. Ears 
of good average size for a prolific corn; grain and cob while 
and the hard flinty grains make excellent meal. Fine va¬ 
riety for roasting ears. Cooke’s Prolific has superseded the 
old Blount’s Prolific, long a favorite in the South. Packet, 
10 cents; pint, 20 cents; quart, 85 cents; postpaid. Peck, not 
prepaid, 65 cents; bushel, $2.26. 
Mexican June Corn wheat!‘oa“s”rye,"'etc.!‘a?e 
cutoff Practically a drought-proof corn, if y< u can get 
enough moisture to give germination. For corn, pi nt in 
June. For heavy yield of forage, plant in May. Stalks 10 
to 16 feet high, leaves 4 to 6 feet long. Seed supply fmm 
Mexico very limited. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 20 cents; quart, 
35 cents: postpaid. Peck, not prepaid, 75 cents. 
