OSCAR H. WILL $t. CO., BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA 
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PIONEER BRAND SEED CORN 
FROM THE MISSOURI VALLEY IN NORTH DAKOTA 
CORN LESSONS FROM 1933 
With us here at Bismarck 1933 we believe marks the worst drouth period we have ever seen. 
We did, however, get some corn from our contract fields, although our supply we fear is short 
of what the demand will be. And, too, we learned some lessons that were greatly needed; not 
new things but forgotten ones, as to the hardiness, drouth resistance and general value of dif¬ 
ferent sorts under severe conditions. Gelm and Dakota, planted early, gave a very good erop 
and were but little affected by the drouth. Falconer produced more corn than any other kind 
which we had under observation —Minnesota 13 and other straight dents made a fair yield of 
stalks but hardly any ears except in scattered favorable locations. 
In other words, the miraculous change of climate has not developed yet, and there is no corn 
like our native varieties to produce under the- conditions which are still with us. Oscar H. Will 
& Co< have originated practically all of those native and hardy sorts and are still headquarters 
for the best seed of the best strains._ 
JUST A LITTLE FIRST HAND TESTIMONY 
Bowbells, No. Dak., February 4th, 1933. 
I have a field that I raised a erop of your Mandan White Flour corn on last season without any rainfall and it 
surely was a life saver for my stock last fall as everything- else dried out. 
HARRY WHITE, R. 1, Bowbells, N. D. 
There is a State Seed Corn Law requiring every sack of Seed Corn sold to have a tag upon it showing 
the State and County in which the Corn was grown. Insist that this information be given you with every 
bushel purchased! 
SEED CORN IS OUR SPECIALTY 
Our stock is all grown from seed of our own selection. "We hand sort all Seed Corn and both before 
and after shelling and testing store it in warm, dry buildings. No better grade of Seed Corn can be pro¬ 
duced anywhere. Remember, that we have bred and introduced practically all of the best varieties of 
Corn for the Northwest. You will find them iq the following pages. 
Every lot of Corn is tested by us after being shelled and before shipment. In a favorable year we aim 
to keep our test above 90 per cent; in a year when seed is scarce, above 80 per cent. Mistakes will occur 
in the warehouse sometimes. Always notify us at once of any mistake or cause for dissatisfaction and 
wait to hear from us before disposing of the goods. We are always glad to make things right. 
Prices of Seed Corn include sacks, are f. o. b. here and subject to prior sale and change without notice 
TEST ALL SEED CORN WHEREVER OBTAINED 
WILL’S DAKOTA WHITE FLINT 
The Earliest, Most 
Drought Resistant, 
Highest Yielding of 
the Standard Early 
Flints 
Dakota White 
Flint, the first 
Corn developed by 
Oscar H. Will in 
the early eighties, 
has stood the test 
of years and is a 
standard for earli- 
n e s s and hardi¬ 
ness. It is a pure, 
pearly white flint 
with long, slender 
ears which shell 
out the maximum 
amount of grain. 
A great many ears 
are borne to the 
counts for ^he exceptional yields, there being many reports of fifty and sixty bushels to the acre for small fields and forty to 
fifty bushels per acre in fields of forty, fifty or more acres. 
Dakota White Flint Corn matures with an unusually small moisture requirement and is the most frost resistant, and hail 
resistant of any known variety. Stalks are leafy and bushy in appearance, ears grow low on the stalk which attains a height 
of from four to six feet in'a fair to good year, being somewhat shorter in dry seasons. A wonderful variety for feeding in the 
fields as there are no coarse stalks, and every bit of stalks as well as grain is consumed with gusto by stock. 
Do not confuse Dakota with other white flints. The Dakota is a grain producer with a small cob. Other flints with tre¬ 
mendous cobs which shell out a very low percentage are sometimes offered as Dakota. Lb., 30c, postpaid. F. O. B. Bis¬ 
marck, 10 lbs., 60c; y 2 bu., $1.40; bu., $3.15; 5 bu. @ $3.00. 
Dakota White Flint 
SHOTA WHITE FLINT CORN 
Upon which we have been working for a 
number of years, is a pure white flint with 
ears considerably longer than those of the 
Dakota, and kernels a trifle larger. It grows 
from 6 inches to 1 foot taller, and is about a 
week later. It produces quantities of fine 
feed as the main stalk is not heavy and there 
are many suckers. The ears grow well up 
from the ground. This variety is a cross made 
by us between a tall, rather late white flint 
from the Iroquois Indians of New York State, 
and our own Dakota White Flint. We feel 
that we have produced in SHOTA a new Corn 
of real value. Lb., 30c, postpaid. F. O. B. 
Bismarck, 10 lbs., 60c; % bu., $1.50; bu., 
$3.35; 5 bu. @ $3.15. 
Shota Flint 
