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> HAKE BERRY'S SEED CORN' 
) A WISE INVESTMENT 
Berry’s Golden Dent 
We consider this a leader in its class. An early yellow dent 90 to 100 days. 
Large ears for such an early variety. Similar to Reed's Dent but earlier. Fairly 
smooth kernels. Sixteen to twenty rows. This is a heavy producer and we 
recommend it highly. Our seed stock is fine and can take excellent care of your 
order. 
Iowa Gold Mine. Another fine medium early variety. About a 100 
day corn. Deep yellow grain, small cob. Always gives satisfactory 
results. Sold under various names by different seedsmen. Those wishing 
a medium early heavy yielding corn will make no mistake in selecting 
this vanety. EARLY YELLOW DENTS 
Pride of the North. Especially recommended for northern customers and 
those wanting early feeding corn. Maturity about 90 days. One of the finest 
pure yellow early dents. Medium sized solid ears. Stands up well and yields 
surprisingly well. 
Minnesota No. 13. Also in the 90-day class. Very popular; eight-inch ears, 
often two on a stalk. Stalks quite leafy. Does well even under unfavorable 
conditions. One of the best producers in its class. We always have a big de¬ 
mand for this. 
Other Excellent Early Types 
Yellow White Cap Dent. We recommend this highly. A 90 day type. Nice deep 
kernels. Sides medium yellow. Caps or tops of grains white. One of the finest early 
feeding varieties in existence. The kind you get enthusiastic about. Heavy pro¬ 
ducer of fine solid corn. You will be exceptionally well pleased with this one. 
White Cap Red Dent. Grains cherry red color with white 
or light colored top or cap. Yields heavily. Grains softer 
than average. Matures 90 to 95 days. An excellent 
feeding corn. Adapted most anywhere in the com belt. 
Up-to-Date Calico. This is the fa¬ 
mous “speckled” corn that has been 
popular for so many years. A fine feed¬ 
ing variety. Various strains of Calico on 
the market. We consider this the best. 
Excellent yielder, good sized ears, 
medium deep grains. Matures in 
100 days. We seldom have 
enough of this variety to fill 
Remand. 
One lb. shelled com 
any variety 20c; 
5 lbs. 75c. 
CORN TREATMENT 
Merko 
Costs only 3c per acre 
This dry treatment can be applied to 
seed corn any time before planting. Con¬ 
trols seedling blight and root and stalk 
rots. Increases germination, permits 
earlier planting and reduces seed decay. 
Makes heavier yields. A pound treats 6 
bushel. Easy to apply. Full 
directions furnished. 
Price 1 lb. $1.50; 
4 oz. tin 50c 
Prepaid. 
DOUBLE CRDS5 
Prices 
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KRUGS DENT 
Ranks along with our Big 
Perfection and Pride of Iowa 
in yield, but is 10 to 15 days 
earlier. A four-year test in 
Illinois proved it the best 
yielder of 118 varieties. It is 
a cross of a smooth Reids 
Dent with Gold Mine. Ears 
somewhat smaller than Reids, but 
lots of them. Exceptionally firm and 
solid. Rich yellow color. Combines 
early maturity with heavy production. 
We recommend it highly. We do not 
believe there is another variety of 
equal earliness that will yield like 
our Krugs Dent. Our Hybrid is the 
only exception. 
This scientific development in Corn is bringing heavy in¬ 
creases in yield. Tests in Iowa show increases of 25 bushels 
per acre. 10 to 15 bushels per acre increase can be readily ex¬ 
pected under average conditions. Yielded 127 bushels in one test 
compared to 100 bushels for the best open field pollinated. - Compared 
with the kind of corn that many farmers plant it should increase 
yields 20 to 30 bushels per acre. Supplies very short this year; be sure to 
order early. 
HOW IT IS DEVELOPED 
First many different strains are inbred by self fertilization. This inbreeding 
is all done by hand labor and continues from 4 to 6 years. The best inbreds are 
then crossed. The next year the best crosses are crossed, giving a double cross 
inbred Hybrid. In crossing, one kind is detassled so it is fertilized from the 
other inbred in adjoining rows. The seed is gathered only from the detassled 
rows. This is good for seed only one year, but with increases such as this 
gives, it pays to get new seed each year. 
There is a great difference in Hybrids. Any Hybrid is only as good as the 
inbreds that are used. Practically every breeder of Hybrid Corn uses different 
kinds of inbreds. Therefore these various Hybrids have distinct difference. 
Our XX Hybrid has a deep yellow color. The stalks are very erect. That is an 
outstanding characteristic of our Hybrid. You find practically no barren stalks 
in the field. Many have two ears on them. Our customers report as high as 
5 ears on a stalk. 
Another important feature is the adaptability of our Hybrid to such a large 
range of country. It can be planted much further north or south and east or 
west, than ordinary corn. Matures in 105 to 110 days. 
Second Year Hybrid 
At first thought the cost of Hybrid may seem high. Figure it down to the cost per 
acre and compare that with increases in yields that can be reasonably expected. It 
proves to be money wisely spent. 
Our XX Hybrid seed corn comes to you treated in advance with Merko. The seed 
is not as nice in appearance as ordinary corn. 1 he crop is different from the seed. 
First Quality graded stock 
% bu., $1.20; J4 bu., $2.20; *4 bu., $4.30; 1 bu„ $8.50; 5 bu., $41.25. 
Second Grade seed stock 
H bu., $1.60; Vi bu., $3.10; 1 bu., $6.00; 5 bu., $28.75. 
