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ROBSON SEED FARMS, HALL, N.Y. 
In breeding new strains of corn the tassel and silk must be 
bagged to keep out foreign pollen 
FIELD CORN 
With the exception of the Learning all of our seed corn 
is grown near Hall, N. Y. Northern Grown Seed Corn 
gives better yields. 
Double Cross Silage Corn (29-3): t T he ls first 
year that this new Hybrid Silage Corn has been offered for sale. It 
is a double cross between pure strains of Luce's Favorite and Onon¬ 
daga White dent crossed onto Cornell 11 and Bloody Butcher. 
Originated at The N. Y. State Experiment Station at Ithaca. It 
has been in tests in various parts of the state for the past five years. 
In five counties in New York State this past year this new hybrid 
yielded practically as much green weight per acre as Sweepstakes, 
10 percent more dry weight, 37 percent more shelled corn. The size 
of stalk and density of foliage can be seen in the photograph on this 
page. 
We have only a limited amount of this Hybrid seed and are re¬ 
stricting sale to 1 bu. to a customer. As this is a hybrid and is arti¬ 
ficially pollinated seed should not be saved from the crop you pro¬ 
duce. 3d> bu. $2.75; 1 bu. $5.00. Not prepaid. 
Extra Early Cornell 11: Lr%Sr!. o! h« 
been too late in maturing to be an ideal husking corn. With this in 
mind we have been breeding for an earlier maturing strain of this 
very desirable variety. 
We now have an Extra Early Cornell 11 that ripens fully two 
weeks earlier than the old strain. The stalk is of good height, 7 to 
9 ft., the ears are 8 to 9 inches long and have 14 to 18 rows of yellow' 
dented kernels arranged on a small cob. 
Under favorable conditions Extra Early Cornell 11 will fully 
mature in 90 days. We have had many reports of yields of over 100 
bushels of ears per acre. One peck by Parcels Post $1.00 postpaid; 
y> bu. $1.75; bu. $3.00; 4 bus. or more $2.75. Not prepaid. 
West Branch Sweepstakes: (Ln a c r omXn y 
Produces more tons of green weight but cannot be depended upon 
to fully ripen under most New York State conditions. Sw'eepstakes 
is adapted for silage in this State. The ears are very similar in shape 
to Cornell 11 but the kernels are red and somewhat larger. One 
peck by Parcels Post $1.00 postpaid; 1 2 bu. $1.75; bu. $3.00; 4 bus. 
or more $2.75. Not prepaid. 
Trn TV r ArjArl T PQtnitKT • One of the most popular silage 
improved -Learning. corns . Too late to ripen in 
most sections of New' York State except under very favorable con¬ 
ditions. Stalk is tall, ears large, kernels yellow. One peck by 
Parcels Post $.85 postpaid; }•£ bu. $1.25; bu. $2.25; 4 bu. or more 
$2.15. Not prepaid. 
Double Cross Silage Corn (29-3) is as early as Cornell 11 and 
as large as Sweepstakes 
