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J OH N S O N S E El) COMP A N Y 
Austin’s Colossal 
Yellow Dent Corn 
A wonder in large size of ears, uniformly over a 
foot in length, as shown in photograph alongside 
The Highest Average Yielder 
The writer first saw this new corn while visiting the Pan-Ameri¬ 
can Exposition at Buffalo, in 1901. Of the hundreds of varieties 
there exhibited, from almost every State in the Union, it carried 
off the honors, and I feel justly proud in being the first to procure 
the seed from its experienced originator, Mr. H. W. Austin, to 
offer for sale. The yield on the farm of the originator in past 
seasons hasaveraged over 100 bushels to the acre, and in the most un¬ 
favorable seasons it has never given anything but a good yield of its 
magnificent ears, borne two to a stalk, ripening in 115 to 125 days 
from planting ; grain deep, rich yellow, very heavy, and will sell for 
the highest prices on any market in the land ; stalks medium, not too 
large, and produce enormously on both light and heavy land. Prices 
for 1909: lb., 30c.; 3 lbs., 75c., by mail, postpaid ; by freight or ex¬ 
press, sacks included, peck, 60c.; bush., $1.70 ; bag of 2 bush, for 
$3.25. On ear, 25 ears for $1.75 ; 50 ears for $3.00 ; 100 ears for $5.00. 
Improved Learning Corn 
I feel it a great honor to have been the first to call attention to 
the great value of the True Improved Learning Corn, twenty 
years ago, since which time it has grown in popularity each season, 
and is now catalogued by nearly every seedsman in America. It is 
probably more largely planted now, both in the Northern and South¬ 
ern States, than any other field corn known. This and the 100 -Day 
Bristol Corn, on the preceding page, are by far the earliest and best 
large-eared Early Yellow Dent Corns in cultivation. The ears are 
large and handsome, with good, deep grain, of deep orange color 
and small red cob. Stalks grow to medium size (not large), with few 
suckers, slender and leafy, making most excellent fodder, producing 
two good ears to each stalk ; husks and shells easily. It ripens in 90 
to 100 days, and never fails to make a good crop even in dry seasons, 
by reason of its earliness in maturing and strong, vigorous growth. 
One hundred and thirty-six bushels shelled corn have been grown 
to the acre on good corn ground. It is also adapted to a greater 
variety of soils than other varieties, producing unusually well on 
light or heavy land, where other varieties would not thrive, and also 
in the extreme Northern States and Canada, where it has become 
very popular for fodder and ensilage purposes. Much of the so-called 
Learning Corn of other catalogues is not the true stock as originated 
and improved by Mr. Learning. We offer seed grown by onrselves in 
Chester County, Pa., from Mr. Learning’s original improved strain. 
Prices, by mail, postpaid, pkt., 10c.; lb., 30c.; 3 lbs., 75c.; by freight or 
express bags included, qt., 15c; peck, 60c.; bush., $1.60 ; sack of 2 
bush., $3.10 ; 10 bush, and over, $1.50 per bush.; ears, 60 for $2 75 ; 
AUSTIN’S COLOSSAL YELLOW DENT, abso¬ 
lutely the largest tield corn in culti¬ 
vation. Our seed selected and grown 
by the originator. 
Our crops of Seed Corn grown in 1908 are the finest in quality we have ever had, having 
been grown and selected entirely by expert growers in Chester, Bucks and Delaware counties, Penn- 
s\ lvania, which adjoin Philadelphia. The unusually fine weather during the fall has given large yields 
of thoroughly matured and very dry corn. 
