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D I B B LE’S 
IMPROVED EARLY SWEEPSTAKES 
- ENSILAGE CORN * 
Ten days earlier and much more desirable in every way than the old 
Sweepstakes Ensilage Corn—a variety grown chiefly in Central Pennsyl¬ 
vania near Williamsport. The New York State College of Agriculture 
used it some years ago in plot tests and found it gave a large green tonnage 
and matured early enough to qualify as an excellent silage variety. It 
ears heavily and matures earlier than most other varieties sold under the 
name of Sweepstakes. 
Dibble’s Improved Early Sweepstakes appears to be a hybrid between 
Lancaster County Sure Crop and a White Cap Yellow Dent. The plant 
is a vigorous grower, 10 to 15 feet on good soil, ears 8 to 12 inches in length, 
with 12 to 20 rows of kernels. Cob is usually large and rather well filled 
at the tip. The color of kernels varies from Red to White Cap Yellow Dent. 
We have been selecting for the red-kernel type and have thereby cut 
down materially on the percentage of white-cap yellow ears. Some ears, 
however, have kernels with very light-colored caps and only a tinge of 
red on the sides of the kernels. Others are nearly red. It has been an excep¬ 
tionally favorable fall for the maturing of this variety and we have some 
very choice high-germinating seed to offer. 
Dibble’s Improved Early Sweepstakes made a wonderful growth on 
our seed farms last year and the crop was thoroughly ripe right here in 
western New York three years in succession. 
The Improved Early Sweepstakes was 
the best of all varieties grown on ours 
or adjoining farms.— Fred M. Gibbs, 
Ithaca, N. Y. 
The Early Sweepstakes grew 7 to 10 
feet high and was much better than other 
varieties.— Niles Hackett, Gansevoort, 
N. Y. 
The Early Sweepstakes showed good 
g ermination with stalks 10 to 12 feet 
igh, and got thoroughly ripe, producing 
13 tons per acre of ensilage.— Cutler 
Bros., Westboro, Mass. 
The Early Sweepstakes grew 12 feet 
high and matured in 100 days from plant¬ 
ing.— John E. Franko, Falls, Wyoming 
Co., Pa. 
The Improved Early Sweepstakes 
grew 12 feet high, ripened in 110 days, 
and produced 23 tons of ensilage per acre. 
—Michael Dailey, Sheffield, Mass. 
The Early Sweepstakes was the 
brightest Seed Corn we ever planted. 
Germination extra good and averaged 
better than other varieties.—J. Ham¬ 
mond & Son, Dryden, N. Y. 
An extra-early Dent variety with smaller stalks and ears than the 
Early Yellow. Desirable for a husking crop in the northern states where 
the seasons are short, and a mighty good kind for ensilage in the hill 
country, or on soil that is not naturally Corn-land. 
The White-Cap Yellow Dent was good, vigorous seed. The crop was fine, the best 
I have raised in years; it was considered the best field of Corn in this vicinity.—E. A. 
Chapman, Crawford County, Pa. 
Samples free. For prices see special money-saving Price-List in 
this Catalog, and order early, as our stock of this variety is limited 
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