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WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR OLD VIRGINIA ENSILAGE CORN 
No Better Seeds Than Ford’s 
“FORD’S 
Old Virginia” 
The Best Ensilage Corn 
The Kind that Fills the Silo, 
With the Finest Ensilage, 
From the Fewest Acres 
The Dairyman’s Most Profitable Crop 
Some of our largest dairymen declare, that 
FORD’S OLD VIRGINIA Ensilage Corn is superior 
to any other variety, being much sweeter, larger 
ears, keeps better in the silo and produces the 
largest amount of milk and meat. It is unex¬ 
celled for dairy feeding and produces more tons 
of rich, juicy silage than other varieties. 
We cannot exaggerate the merits of this wonder¬ 
ful corn for silage purposes. 
We first introduced this corn to the dairymen 
of Ohio and have been headquarters for. the 
TRUE OLD VIRGINIA for many years. 
We sell thousands of bushels of the OLD VIR¬ 
GINIA every year, which would be impossible 
if it did not give perfect satisfaction. 
IF YOU WANT TO FILL YOUR SILO FROM 
FEWER ACRES, PLANT FORD’S OLD VIR¬ 
GINIA. 
In the past there has been quite a lot of white 
corn sold as Old Virginia, which did not measure 
up to the standard. Be sure you get the true 
Old Virginia from headquarters. 
Our seed is exceptionally choice and of strong 
vitality. If you are not satisfied with it when 
received return it and your money will be cheer¬ 
fully refunded. 
On the Belmont County (Ohio) Experiment 
Farm in 1926 Old Virginia Corn yielded 16.1 tons 
per acre on land which bad been planted to corn 
continuously since 1917. 
In 1917 this field was planted to Clarage and 
yielded 10 tons per acre. In 1921 to Dark County 
Mammoth and yielded 8 tons per acre. In 1922 
to Eureka and yielded 11.8 tons per acre. The 
other six years during this period it was planted 
to Learning which produced an average yield of 
7.2 tons per acre. The highest in any one year 
of Learning was 8.9 tons per acre. 
Ford’s Old Virginia, Biggest 
Yielder; Makes the Most and 
Best Ensilage 
Below we give a few testimonials from those 
who have put Old Virginia to the test. 
“This is Old Virginia Ensilage Corn. 13 feet 
4 inches high (off year). We have had it 14 
feet 2 inches high. We used to plant 5 acres to 
fill a silo J0x28 feet; now 2 acres of Old Virginia 
fills it up chockfull and some to spare.”—Harlon 
Shelley, New York. 
"I have used Old Virginia Corn for two sea¬ 
sons. Last year I filled a 10x36 silo from 1% 
acres. This corn grew to a height of 15 feet. 
A good many of my neighbors are sending to 
you for Old Virginia on account of this won¬ 
derful field of corn.”—R. E. Fritzel, Ohio. 
“Old Virginia Corn grew 16 to 17 feet in height. 
Three acres filled a 12x34 foot Silo.”—Herman V. 
Winkle, Ohio. 
“Last year I bought a bushel of Old Virginia 
Seed Corn and I raised enough Corn to fill one 
silo 10x30 and one 10x24 on 6 acres. Many stalks 
were 17 feet long. Believe it was the biggest 
Corn grown in this country last year. It pays 
to buy good seed.”—W. L. Stearns, Ohio. 
“Last year I planted 8 acres in Old Virginia 
Corn and filled two silos holding 124 tons and had 
at least 15 tons left. Now I am ordering for 
myself and four of my neighbors. Next year you 
will have a big demand from this section of 
Country.”—Jas. McGhee, Ohio. 
“We tried your seeds a year ago, and they were 
certainly fine. The Old Virginia Ensilage Corn 
grew stalks 16% feet tall. Four acres, checked 
three stalks in a hill, filled an 80 ton silo, and 
made excellent feed. It was the biggest piece of 
Corn I ever raised.”—Earl A. Valentine, Mich. 
Ford’s Old Virginia Com. Prepaid lb. 
A I ICC 30c, 3 lbs. 75c, 5 lbs. 98c. Not prepaid 
Catting Old Virginia Corn 
7 lbs. 65c, 14 lbs. $1.00, 28 lbs. $1.75 bu. (56 lbs.) 
$3.25, 2y 2 bu. (full sack) $7.88, 10 bu. at $3.10, 25 
bu. at $3.05, 50 bu. at $3.00. 
BLUE MOUNTAIN. This is a variety which is 
very popular in some localities. It grows about 
the same size as Old Virginia and is the same in 
earliness. It has a very broad flat kernel similar 
to Eureka but larger. PRICE SAME AS OLD 
VIRGINIA. 
LANCASTER COUNTY SURE CROP. This corn 
originated, was developed and bred to its present 
perfection in Lancaster County, Penna. It has 
proved its adaptability in every corn-growing 
section in the country. It is rich in protein; 
husks easily; grows quite tall and leafy; with¬ 
stands drouth and develops corn well to the 
north; is a very heavy yielder, and matures In 
100 to 105 days. It actually thrives on thin soil 
and will produce a crop even in poor growing 
seasons. You will make no mistake in growing 
Lancaster County Sure Crop for silo or husking. 
Price same as Old Virginia. 
Write for Prices on Large Lot 
of Farm Seeds 
SOJA OR SOY BEANS 
A very valuable legume, rapidly growing in 
favor for hay, ensilage and plowing under for 
manure. It thrives on land too light for clover 
and produces immense crops on good soil. 
Soy Beans produce a large amount of hay or 
silage which is rich in protein. 
The mature beans ground into meal make won¬ 
derful dairy feed. 
They enrich the soil by storing up nitrogen for 
the following crop. 
They may be grown as a catch crop when clover 
fails. If planted with corn use % to % bu. 
per acre. If alone in drills 1 bu. per acre or 
if broad-cast 1 % to 2 bu. per acre. 
SOY BEAN hay is equal to Alfalfa in feeding 
value. 
MANCHU. Matures in about 105 days. One of 
the most popular varieties for ha*' or ensilage. 
Prepaid lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 50c. Ask for prices. 
WILSON EARLY BLACK. One of the best for 
hay or silage. Stems fine, produces large quan¬ 
tities of hay of fine quality. Matures in about 
120 days. Prepaid lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 50c. Ask for 
prices. 
McQUEEN’S INOCU- 
LATOR FOR SOY 
BEANS. Prepaid, bu. 
size 35c, 2 bu. size 60c, 
5 bu. size $1.00. 
RYE 
SPRING RYE is designed for spring sowing only 
and produces a good crop when sown in April. 
Prepaid lb. 30c, 3 lbs. 59c. Ask for prices. 
ROSEN WINTER RYE is the heaviest yielding 
winter variety. It can be sown for pasture or 
for plowing under in the spring but for grain 
crop should be sown in the fall. Prepaid lb. 
30c, 3 lbs. 59c. Ask for prices. 
Make Out Your Order Now for Ford’s Sound Farm Seeds 
