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HENRY FIELD SEED COMPANY 
Field Com 
Seed Corn 
“The Corn Belt, as a whole, faces the greatest 
shortage of high germinating seed corn of any 
year since 1917.”—Henry Field. 
I made the above statement on Dec. 20, 193 5. 
Not many realized it was true then, and lots don’t 
realize it yet. I’ll bet there will be a lot of folks 
still learning about it next May when their corn 
won’t grow. 
I have a dandy bunch of high germinating seed 
corn—probably not enough to take up the slack 
when folks really start testing the corn they now 
think they are going to plant, but enough for you 
who have been depending on me for years for 
seed corn, if you will just order now. 
Corn got off to a late start last spring, but 
most of it got ripe. The trouble is, it never 
dried out this fall, and the zero weather we had 
December 19 killed the germination on most crib 
corn because it was too wet. 
Get Your Seed Corn Now 
You can save a lot of money, but, most im¬ 
portant, you can insure a good stand of corn, by 
buying your seed corn now. 
See enclosed Field seed price list for prices. 
Extra Early Varieties—Northern Grown 
These lots were all grown in northern Iowa, south¬ 
ern Minnesota or southern South Dakota so are 
adapted for main crop early corn from latitude of 
central Iowa and north to southern Minnesota. 
MINNESOTA 13—YELLOW DENT. A popular vari¬ 
ety smooth cap and wedge shaped grain. One of 
the earliest yellow dents. 
EARLY PRIDE OP THE NORTH—YELLOW DENT. 
Strong, hardy grower, can be planted thickly and 
still make good sized ears. Ripens early and dries 
out quickly. Smooth kernel. 
EARLY SILVER KING—WHITE DENT. This is the 
best real early white corn. Sometimes called Wis¬ 
consin No. 7. 
This is where we dry our seed corn on the ear. We 
blow warm air through this seed com house where we 
can handle 1,200 bushels of ear corn at one time. 
Most com carried 20 to 27% moisture all fall. We dry 
it down to less than 13%, so no matter how cold it 
gets, it can’t freeze. 
Early Varieties—Iowa Grown 
These varieties grown near Shenandoah from 
northern-grown seed. Good main crop north of here 
and 90 day type here. 
PRIDE OP THE NORTH. This lot was grown from 
seed brought down from northern Iowa. As soon as 
it is brought south it gets a little later. This lot is 
good for main crop in central Iowa latitude and for 
early corn in southern Iowa. 
SILVER KING. Commonly called 90 day type around 
here. This lot is also produced from northern 
grown seed, so 
is real early. 
Main Crop 
Varieties 
Produced 
around Shenan¬ 
doah in the fa¬ 
mous Nishna- 
botna valley — 
the best known 
seed corn produc¬ 
ing valley in the 
country. 
Krug’s Yellow Deni 
KRUG’S YEL¬ 
LOW DENT. 
An extremely 
heavy yielding 
early type corn. 
Smoother than 
Reid’s Yellow 
Dent and about 
18 days earlier. 
Very rugged 
and free from 
disease. Deep 
yellow. 
GOLD MINE—YELLOW DENT. A great producer 
and sure cropper. Ears—medium, bright golden yel¬ 
low, and very symmetrical. Dries quickly. A fine 
main crop for southern Iowa. 
REID’S YELLOW DENT. Probably the most popu¬ 
lar variety in the United States. Remarkably uni¬ 
form. Slightly rough, and grains closely packed. 
Color, deep yellow with lighter cap. 
SILVER MINE—WHITE. More widely known than 
any other white corn. Is a great drouth resister, 
maturing in hot climates where early droughts are 
frequent. Will give better yield on medium to poor 
land than yellow varieties. 
ST. CHARLES RED COE—WHITE. White with red 
cob. Ears large, medium smooth, deep grain. 
Stalks grow very rank and produce enormous 
amounts of corn for husking or plenty of silage. 
Very popular on Missouri River bottom lands. 
WHITE ELEPHANT. For planters who want corn 
with a big ear and stalk. Ears run from 11 to 13 
inches with medium bog cob. About as early as 
Silvermine, it is nearly half again as long. Has a 
wide smooth kernel. 
FIELD’S UTILITY YELLOW. Selected for ability to 
yield rather than for looks and ear uniformity. A 
fine yielding main crop of early type. 
Late Varieties—Iowa-Missouri Grown 
SHENANDOAH YELLOW. Heavy, deep-grained yel¬ 
low corn. Developed here at Shenandoah. Rather 
late and a heavy yielder. 
JOHNSON COUNTY WHITE. A big growing late 
corn. Bigger around, but not as long as White Ele¬ 
phant. A heavy yielder. 
YELLOW ENSILAGE. Here’s a special type of learn¬ 
ing, very popular for fodder. Grows real rank with 
very leafy stalks. Can be nlanted thicker than the 
big white corn. Can be depended on for a good 
yield of fodder and grain. 
WHITE ENSILAGE. If you want corn that will fill 
up yoqr silo in a hurry, this is the corn. Big, husky 
white making an enormous crop of fodder or silage 
corn. 
