One pound will plant 200 to 300 hills; use 10 to 15 pounds per acre. 
Sa* home- 
AND 
MARKET 
Minhybrtd 202 —highest sugar content. 
Early 
Sunshine. 
CULTURE: A rich warm soil will pive the best 
results. Work soil thoroughly before planting. Plant in 
hills 3 to 3 ft. apart each way, or sow in rows 3 ^ 
ft. apart, placing the seed about 8 inches apart in the 
rows. Plant as soon as danger of frost is past; for 
succession, plant every two weeks until July. Give 
frequent and thorough but shallow cultivation. 
NOTE: Days from planting to eating stage are listed. 
228. EXTRA EARLY GOLDEN GEM- 
(60 days.) Originated by the North Dakota Agr. Col¬ 
lege. Now the long-looked-for time when luscious corn 
on the cob may be enjoyed has been advanced 10 to 
12 days, for Golden Gem is ready that much earlier 
than its grandparent. Golden Bantam. It is proving 
a gold mine to market gardeners in reaching the 
earliest market. Ear: 6 inches long, 8 rowed; kernels 
deep yellow, tender, exceptionally sweet and of good 
flavor. Pkt. 8c, Va Ih. 20c, lb. 35c, 2 lbs. 65c, 5 lbs. 
$1.60, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 15 lbs. at 22c per lb. 
223. EARLY SUNSHINE -(66 days.) Another 
noteworthy development of the North Dakota Experi¬ 
ment Station. An early yellow variety, with a larger 
ear, and about 5 days ahead of Golden Bantam. High¬ 
ly prized by market growers and excellent for home 
garden. _ Flavor, tenderness and quality are superb. 
Ear: 7 inches long; kernels golden yellow, sweet ten¬ 
der and of good flavor. (See, inside front cover.) Pkt. 
8c, y 2 lb. 20c, lb. 35c, 2 lbs. 65c, 5 lbs. $1.60, prepaid. 
—Not prepaid, 15 lbs. at 22c per lb. 
226. GOLDEN BANTAM -(70 days.) To most 
home gardeners. Sweet Corn means Golden Bantam. 
Also desirable for trucking and canning. It is medium 
early, dependable and of wonderful quality. Ear; 6% 
inches long, 8-rowed, Kernels broad with tender hull, 
sweet and of exceptionally fine fiavor. Stalk; 5 to 5% 
feet high. Pkt. 5c, Vz lb. 18c, lb. 30c, 2 lbs. 55c, 5 
lbs. $1.35, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 15 lbs. at 20c per lb. 
New Minnesota Hybrids 
Sensationally Superior to Common Strains. 
The outstanding new Minnesota Experiment Station 
“Golden Bantam’’ hybrids feature greatly increased 
yields, more uniform maturity and are far superior to 
normal Bantam in quality, fiavor and tenderness. The 
finest Sweet Corn you have ever grown—costs a trifle 
more, but worth much more. Read testimonial below. 
MINHYBRID 203 -8 days earlier than normal 
Golden Bantam. No finer table quality obtainable. 
Absolutely no other corn so sweet and tender. A real 
gold mine for the market grower who specializes in 
quality. Top prices when folks are hungry for Sweet 
Corn. The home gardeners also can’t go wrong on this. 
Ears: 6 to 6 inches long, 8-rowed, yellow, maturing 
evenly. Plant: somewhat shorter and yield is better 
than that of normal Bantam. 
MINHYBRID 202—5 days earlier than normal 
Bantam but still surpassing it in both quality and yield. 
Produces 15,000 marketable ears per acre! Fancy 
quality, extra tender, with high sugar content. Ears: 
6 to 8 inches long, 8-rowed, with a few ears 10-rowed; 
kernels medium large, yellow. All ears mature uniform¬ 
ly. (See front cover.) 
MINHYBRID 201 -About a week later than 
Golden Bantam, but far outstripping it in yield. This 
hybrid still has the same high quality of normal Ban¬ 
tam. Gardeners and canners—think of getting 18,000 
marketable ears per acre I Ideal for whole ear pack. 
Ears; 5 to 7 inches long, 8 to 10-rowed. All ears 
maturing evenly—kernels medium sized, golden yellow. 
Prices: Your choice of New Minnesota Hybrids. 
Pkt. 10c, Va lb. 25c, lb. 40c, 2 lbs. 75c, 5 lbs. $1.80, 
prepaid.—Not prepaid 15 lbs. and over at 28c per lb. 
Be sure to specify Hybrid number. 
Extra Early Golden Gem. 
227. GOLDEN EARLY MARKET -(67 days.) 
Also known as Golden Hummer. One of the finest extra 
early yellow varieties for market. Ears have strong husks, 
8 to 12 rowed and 614 inches long. Kernels are golden 
yellow, tender, sweet and of good flavor. Stalk: 5 ft. 
Very heavy yielding for such an early sort. Fine for home 
gardens also. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 lb. 18c, lb. 30c, 2 lbs. 55c, 5 
lbs. $1.25, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 15 lbs. at 20c per lb. 
F. S. & N. Co. 
Last year zve had your Minhybrid No, 202 Sweet Corn 
and pronounce it the very best yet. The ears were 
enough larger than the old Golden Bantam zve used to 
have, that tzvo ears zvere about all the hungriest one of 
us could eat at a meal. The quality was beyond any¬ 
thing zve ever tasted. 
Leon E. Gale, 
Piercefield, N. Y. 
Use ^^Master Ear Worm Dust^^ 
Remember what a time you had with ear worm in 
your sweet corn in the j^ast? Well here’s an easy, inex¬ 
pensive way to put a stop to the ravages of the corn 
ear worm this vear. 
Merely apply “MASTER EAR WORM DUST’’ when 
the silks begin to appear. Apply every 10 days until 
2 or 3 applications have been made. 
“MASTER EAR WORM DUST’’ is very easily and 
quickly applied, and saves its cost tenfold in enabling 
you to produce a perfect crop of sweet corn. Pull in¬ 
structions on every package. (Use 40 to 50 lbs. per 
acre.) 
Prices: 1 lb. 25c, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. 75c, 
10 lbs. $1.25, 100 lbs. $5.00. 
244 ''ALL SUMMER COLLECTION" 
Pick fresh Sweet Corn throughout the summer. How 
good that flavor can be if picked just an hour before 
using! Here’s a collection that can be planted at one 
time and will supply your table all summer. 
A—Early Golden Sunshine. Extra early. 
B—Golden Bantam. Medium early. Always dependable. 
C—Oregon Evergreen. Medium late white variety. 
SPECIAL (1 pkt. of each of these 3 varieties. .. 15c 
PREPAID •< 1/2 lb. of each of these 3 varieties.... 50c 
PRICE ( 1 lb. of each of these 3 varieties.... 85c 
NOTE: Don’t buy 
Hybrid varieties of 
Sweet or Field Corn with 
the idea of saving your 
own seed. By doing so 
these strains will revert 
and lose their Hybrid 
vigor and productivity. 
First generation seed on¬ 
ly should be planted 
from the breeding plots 
of experienced growers. 
The extra returns more 
than offset the seed cost. 
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