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A Few Cents Extra for Seed Makes a Big Difference in Yield 
r CORN GUARANTEE 
/We guarantee our Seed Com to be care 
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has beei 
- tesfed 'and you oiaj' test it. again 
if^ ydUttyish, Mfeyou Tail tf* fibd our com as 
represented. If it floes hot ; satisfy you or 
if for any reason whatsoever you do not 
want fo . keep it you may return It within 
thirty ' days $frer date you receive the ship¬ 
ment. We w|ll .promptly refund your money 
plus any freight charges you paid. 
AMERICAN FlELt) SEED CO. 
t Chicago. 111. 
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It Pays to Plant Better Money Makers 
There are two ways to look at this matter of Seed Corn. How much does it cost pet* acre ? How 
much will it yield per acre ? The answer to the second question is by far the most important. Our 
custOmefs are producing more corn per acre because we are supplying them with better seed. Seed 
Corn from fields that were big profit makers. 
Thfe cost per acre is not a big item even with the most expensive seed. It’s the yield that counts. 
We don’t go in for show corn. What our customers want is more bushels of good corn. We help them 
to produce corn at a lower cost per bushel. The fame of our seed corn is spreading far and wide. 
Order Seed Corn Early This Year 
Supplies of good seed corn are short this year. Most corn carried too much moisture and was badly dam¬ 
aged in germination. Some corn that tested all right early will not test right now. Be sure that your 
seed has goo-d growing power. Next get heavy producing strains. Good producers showing proper germina¬ 
tion are not going to be plentiful. Protect yourself on seed corn by ordering early. 
Fair Supplies on Hand 
We take care of early orders on practically all va¬ 
rieties. Orders for seed corn started coming in De¬ 
cember. There is going to be a big demand this sea¬ 
son. Don’t take chances on your seed. Don't wait 
till the last minute and take what is available. Select 
and order now. I’m not trying to scare you. I’m 
simply giving you facts. 
This is a wonderful variety of heavy producing yellow corn. 
Maturity about 110-115 days. A heavy cropper. Illinois Spe¬ 
cial has been grown throughout Central Illinois for many 
years. In recent years it has brought its astonishing yields to 
farmers in widely spread territory. We do not hesitate to rec¬ 
ommend it as the heaviest yielding variety we have. 
Description 
Ears 10 to 12 inches in length and 7 y 2 to 8 y 2 inches in 
circumference. They are well shaped, well filled with 16 to 
18 rows. Fairly large cob. Kernels are rather dark yellow. 
Large germ making it a strong grower. This is a large type 
of corn that leads in production even under unfavorable con¬ 
ditions. 
Stockman’s Favorite 
The feeling value is high. Contains more oil and carbo¬ 
hydrates. You get more real food value in every bushel. Helps 
you reduce costs on your feeders. Makes bigger gains per 
bushel. Successful feeders say it is the best “Cattle Corn’’ 
they ever had. Large yields and high feeding value makes 
Illinois Special a big profit builder. Such seed Corn is good 
investment even at double our price. If you like big ears, and 
lots of them clattering into the wagon in the fall you’ll like 
our Illinois Special. 
See page 32 for Prices. 
1 lb. postpaid 25c, Any variety in this catalog. 
Hamilton, Mich. 
Gentlemen: Wish to tell you how pleased I 
am with all the seed bought from you. I have 
tried your Alfalfa, Clover and Timothy and some 
of your seed oats. 1 think that you have the 
finest seed on the market. ' ‘ 
(Sighed) John Yonker. 
Krug’s Dent has made a name for itself in the corn 
belt. Wherever grown it has proven an extraordinary 
producer. It ranks right along with our Illinois Special 
and is a little earlier in maturing. This was developed 
by crossing Reid’s Dent (smooth type) with the Gold 
Mine. We have records of a test of over a hundred va¬ 
rieties that was conducted over a four-year period. 
Krugs proved the best yielder of all. 
Rick Color—Solid Ears 
The ears are a little smaller than our Illinois Special 
but they are very solid and are produced in great abun¬ 
dance. The deep yellow color speaks for its superior feed¬ 
ing value. KrUg’s Dent gives you earliness plus heavy 
yields. This variety meets the needs of many corn belt 
farmers better than any other we know of. 
Improved Seed Stock 
We have a supply of very fine seed that we consider 
superior to most Krugs seed available. It has been care¬ 
fully graded. Shows a strong germination test and is surely 
great planting stock. Let us supply you with some of 
this tested Seed. Prepare yourself for bigger yields per 
acre. Such seed is worth more than our low price. This 
acre cost is reasonable. See page 32 for quotations. 
Warsaw, Ind. 
Gentlemen: Please send a sample of Grundy 
County Sweet Clover, and Special Superior Sweet 
Clover, as I want some good Sweet Clover for 
spring sowing. You can tell the world that all 
seed I have purchased from you has been satis¬ 
factory. Yours very truly. 
(Signed) Roy Stoneburner. 
