1934 SPRING AND FALL THE HOUSE OF GURNEY, INC. ^ yankton, south Dakota 
SELECTED SEED CORN (Continued) 
Seed Corn at 21c an Acre 
Why not plant the best seed corn, when it only costs 21c per acre? Why pay more when you can buy the best from 
Gurney’s at this low price? 
DeWolf’s Extra Prolific 
place north of the north line of Iowa and our strain 
of Reid’s is the earliest grown. Dakota Grown 
Reid's: 1 lb., 20c; 14 lbs., 65c; 28 lbs., 95c; 
1 bu., $1.40; 5 bu., $6.75; 10 bu., $13.00. 
Gurney’s Rainbow Flint 
—Seed Dakota Grown 
The largest eared, highest yielding, early Flint 
corn, originated by us and catalogued for the 
first time in 1915. 
This is a variety of corn that we are proud of. 
It is the corn child that we think more of than 
any other. Several years ago. Professor Hansen 
was visiting us while attending the State Horti¬ 
culture meeting. As usual, he was talking of the 
production and the method of production of new 
varieties. We finally talked corn, and the Mendel 
theories of production. Professor Hansen made 
the statement that if we would secure somewhere 
a variety of inbred corn, the longer it had been 
bred the better; go in another direction and 
secure another variety, inbred just as long so 
that there would be no danger of these two lots 
being related in any way; place each variety in 
separate planters, planting two rows of one 
variety, then two rows of the other; then detassel 
one of the varieties and save it for seed, then we 
would receive from this seed a remarkable yield 
of corn, but that we must not continue it beyond 
one year, as the chances were almost 1 to 1,000 
that the second year it would degenerate and 
show the bad traits of both parents. We planted 
the seed as directed by him, and produced a 
wonderful yield of remarkable, large ears of early 
maturing flint corn, of about every color you can 
think of. The yield was so great, and so much 
better than either parent, that we thought we 
Vv'ould take that one chance and try it again.Time 
has proven that we struck the one chance in the 
thousand, and produced a wonderful flint corn. 
It is getting to be standard everywhere, as the 
largest producer of corn and fodder, the finest 
to look at, and one of the earliest to mature. It 
produces a remarkable yield in the South and is 
the main crop for early hogging off in all sections 
of the country. It is not unusual to produceavery 
large percentage of 14-inch ears of 14, 16 and 18 
rows. Try it in the field and in the hog pen. 1 
lb., 20c; 14 lbs., 70c; 28 lbs., $1.00; 1 bu., 
$1.50; 5 bu., $7.35; 10 bu., $14.00. 
Red Cob Ensilage Corn 
Among all the varieties of Ensilage corn, this 
one gives the greatest product of green forage 
per acre, amounting on rich land and proper 
cultivation to as much as 10 tons. The fodder 
is sweet, tender and juicy, growing to a height 
of 10 to 14 feet. It is easier for the average 
farmer, and the first cost is less, to sow the 
ordinary field corn for ensilage purposes, but the 
thoughtful farmer will consider quantity and 
equality of the products as of first importance. 
28 lbs., 75c; 56 lbs., $1.25; 5 bu., $6.75; 10 bu., 
$ 11 . 00 . 
Popcorn—White Rice 
About one farmer in ten grows Popcorn, even 
the little amount that is required for the chil¬ 
dren’s popping during the winter months, when 
it is enjoyed so much. Give the children this 
year a little spot in the garden where they can 
plant at least one pound of Rice Popcorn for 
their own use this coming winter. I would bet 
you dollars to doughnuts that the little shavers 
will never let this popcorn bother you, but they 
will hoe and cultivate it and produce a greater 
money yield, per square rod, than you will in the 
best acre of your own cornfield. Give the kids a 
try at it. It can be planted at least twice as 
thick as other varieties of corn and yield of ear 
or shelled corn is usually equal to that of field 
corn. The market price is much better than 
other varieties of corn, and is always market¬ 
able. Plant at the rate of 6 to 8 quarts to the 
acre. pt., 10c; 1 lb., 20c; 5 lbs., 55c; 10 lbs., 
85c; 25 lbs., $1.40; 50 lbs., $2.50; 100 lbs., 
$4.75. 
South American Mammoth 
Popcorn 
This new big yellow popcorn has taken the 
country by storm, and when it is better known, 
will be the main popcorn for popcorn stands and 
home use. The kernels pop out about three times 
the size of ordinary popcorn. I /3 pt., 10 c; 1 lb., 
?0c; 5 lbs., 55c; 10 lbs., 85c; 25 lbs., $1.40; 
50 lbs., $2.50; 100 lbs., $4.75. 
Japanese 
Hull-less Popcorn 
Now this popcorn was imported from Japan. 
It is the smallest and best of all popcorn. The 
stalks grow four to five feet high and each stalk 
produces three to six well developed ears. The 
ears average three to four inches long and are 
well filled with beautiful kernels, 300 to 400 per 
ear. The corn when popped is snowy white 
and the kernels are free from hard centers, as 
found in all other varieties. Popcorn deal¬ 
ers pay more for this corn than any other 
variety. 16 pt., 10c; 1 lb., 20c; 5 lbs., 55c; 10 
lbs., 85c; 25 lbs., $1.40; 50 lbs., $2.50; 100 
lbs., $4.75. 
Sweet Fodder Corn 
There is nothing better for summer and fall 
green feed or for curing for winter than Sweet 
Corn. Being sweet and palatable, cattle eat 
every part of the stalks and leaves. Always a 
great favorite with dairy farmers and excellent 
for soiling. Can be planted as other corn or 
sown thickly in drills or broadcast. Sow 1 to 
116 bushels broadcast. 10 lbs., 80c; 25 lbs., 
$1.50; 50 lbs., $2.75; 100 lbs., $5.00. 
Stewart, Minn. 
June 15, 1933 
The House of Gurney, Inc. 
Yankton, So. Dakota 
Dear Friends: 
This being the second season I have 
ordered my seeds from The House of Gurney, 
I must say that they have proved satisfactory 
in every way. The seeds have a better germ¬ 
ination than any that I have had. 
Yours truly, 
John H. Stockman 
DeWolf’s Extra 
Prolific 
This is another pro¬ 
duction of the late M. 
J. DeWolf. This corn 
matures well to the 
northern part of South 
Dakota and can be 
grown in the same dis¬ 
trict as Minnesota No. 
13, but will outyield it. 
This bright yellow 
corn will outyield any 
other early corn arid 
should be planted in 
the northern half of 
South Dakota and 
southern Minnesota. 
We believe that if you try this corn one year 
you will discard the corn you are now growing 
and plant DeWolf’s Prolific exclusively. 1 lb., 
20c; 14 lbs., 70c; 28 lbs., $1.00; 1 bu., $1.50; 
5 bu., $7.35: 10 bu., $14.00. 
North Dakota White Dent 
This extremely early White Dent Corn has 
been thoroughly tried out in the extreme north 
and has made good, maturing in North Dakota 
in any ordinary season. 
In size like Minnesota No. 13, Yellow Dent, 
and, like the No. 13, stands up well even in the 
extreme north. Stalks grow to a height of seven 
feet, ears are up three feet from the ground, 
making it easily harvested with the Corn Binder. 
This Corn will outyield any other variety of 
Dent Corn that can be grown in the extreme 
north. It has been bred for yield and earliness, 
and will withstand more extremes of weather 
than any other Corn grown, with reasonably 
good farming, 49 bushels to the acre. Our 
supplv of this corn is grown in South Dakota. 
1 lb., 20c- 14 lbs., 65c; 28 lbs., 95c; 1 bu., $1.40; 
5 bu., $6.75; 10 bu., $13.00. 
Wimple’s Yellow Dent 
A famous Dakota variety of corn. It originated 
with Mr. Wimple, a corn specialist of South 
Dakota, and is now largely planted over the corn 
belt throughout the northern states. This 
variety, which has had a lot of careful work put 
on it, is a bright yellow corn with an average ear, 
producing kernels of unusual depth. It gives 
good results anywhere south of central South 
Dakota, southern counties in Minnesota and all 
points south. The ears grow well upon the stalk 
and the stalks are from 7 to 9 feet high, depend¬ 
ing on the location and the soil, and climatic 
conditions. Our seed is grown in South Dakota. 
1 lb.. 20c; 14 lbs., 65c; 28 lbs., 95c; 1 bu., $1.40; 
5 bu., $6.75; 10 bu., $13.00. 
Reid’s Yellow Dent 
For the last ten years we have grown and 
selected a Reid’s Yellow Dent that would be 
satisfactory to the planter in the southern tier 
of counties in South Dakota, northern Nebraska 
and northern Iowa, as well as those farther 
south. Reid’s Yellow Dent is the ideal corn 
where it can be safely grown. It is too late for any 
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