A Bushel of Corn Plants Eight Acres at a Cost of 50 cts. per Acre 
II 
All Our Best 
Corn Is Sack 
Picked and Fire 
Brieil 
Our corn is not al¬ 
lowed to absorb mois¬ 
ture and then freeze. 
Freezing and thawing 
soon ruins the vitality 
of seed corn. Corn can 
be dry in October, but 
if no heat, quickly ab¬ 
sorbs moisture from the 
air. Moisture content of 
corn can change from 13 
to 20 per cent in four 
days. Each rack holds 
from 500 to 850 ears. A 
bushel of seed corn 
stored like this, and not 
allowed to freeze, will 
produce on an average 
of 32 bushels more, than 
corn stored in a barn, 
crib, garage or hog 
house where exposed to 
weather changes. 
SEED CORN 
We have been growing 1 seed corn for 35 years and find this 
to be the corn belt farmer’s most important crop. One which 
costs him less per acre for seed, but which too often is look¬ 
ing; for something cheap, just so it grows. At the time we are 
writing this catalogue, December 26, most of the corn will 
grow, the fall being almost ideal ..condition for the ripening 
and maturing of corn. Even though corn is thoroughly dried 
now, it may not be fit for seed next spring unless properly 
stored and taken care of. All of our corn is picked early, put 
in our furnace heated seed house where it is protected by fire 
against dampness and cold weather. We do not allow our 
corn to freeze as this soon reduces the germination and vitality 
of the corn. 
Our price this year is made subject to change but we think 
this low price will probably carry through the season, that 
of $4.00 per bushel. 
Lowest Price Seed Corn Ever Ottered 
liy Us 
In the more than 40 years we can remember there has 
never been a time when four bushel of common No. 4 com¬ 
mercial corn would buy a bushel of high grade, sack picked, 
fire dried seed corn. In the past it usually took 8 to 10 
bushel of commercial corn to buy one bushel of seed corn. 
When corn was 20c per bushel we were selling seed corn for 
$2.00 per bushel. When corn was 40c per bushel we were 
selling seed corn for around $3.50 to $4.00. Today with corn 
worth $1.00 or more we are selling seed corn at $4.00 per 
bushel. 
Sack Picked Corn 
For twenty-two years we have sack picked most of our seed 
corn until today our open pollinated corn stands up much 
better than the average corn, has a hard, stiff stalk and is 
chinch bug resistant. 
Here yon see the difference in root systems. One will go 
down easily, killed easily by chinch begs, will not stand 
drouth or wet weather and will produce only a nubbin at 
best. 
A good root system helps overcome all these and still pro¬ 
duce a good ear of corn. Tears of sack picking from standing 
stalk develop best root systems. 
Reld’a Improved Yellow Dent 
Reid’s Improved 
Yellow Dent 
Reid's Improved Yellow 
Dent, largest corn we grow. 
Well adapted for Central 
Illinois, Indiana and Mis¬ 
souri or, in fact, any sec¬ 
tion of this same latitude. 
Not big rough corn, as 
much corn is, but medium 
smooth type not quite as 
early as Kelly’s Yellow 
Dent. Large ears, 10 to 13 
inches long. Should be 
planted May 1st to 10th for 
best results. Too many 
plant corn late and expect 
it to mature. Too large and 
late for planting north of 
Peoria but will make an 
enormous yield of corn if 
planted early in central 
sections of corn belt. Ma¬ 
tures in 115 to 120 days. 
Price, $4.00 bu. 
