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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- 
GINL.4 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 had been planted to corn 
continuously since 1917. 
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 
10x28 feet; nozv 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 seasons. Last 
year I filled a 10x36 silo from iy 2 acres. This corn 
grew to a height of 15 feet. A good many of my 
neighbors are sending to you for Old Virginia on ac¬ 
count of this wonderful 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 tzvo 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 de¬ 
mand from this section of Country .”—Jas. McGhee, 
Ohio. 
“We tried your seeds a year ago, and they zvere 
certainly fine. The Old Virginia Ensilage Corn grew 
stalks I 6 J /2 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. 
Price 
Ford’s Old Virginia Corn. Prepaid lb. 
25c, 3 lbs. 54c, 5 lbs. 78c. Not prepaid 
Cutting Old Virginia Corn 
lbs. 00c, 14 lbs. 95c, 28 lbs. $1.50, bu. (56 lbs.) 
$2.75, 2 bu. (full sack) $5.20, 10 bu. at $2.60, 25 
bu. at $2.50, 50 bu. at $2.40. 
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 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 hay 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, bn. 
size 35c, 2 bu. size 50c, 
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 pastures 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. 
Ford Seed Company, Ravenna, Ohio 
