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CAREFUL CORN BREEDING AT BLOOMSDALE FARM PRODUCES BETTER TYPES 
FIELD CORN—Continued 
Golden Dent—110 Days. Grains are medium to long, 
medium width; the color being a glossy golden yellow 
with a distinctly dented cap or top. Height of stalk 8 | 
to 9 ft. Ears medium in length and thick, averaging 8 
to 9 inches and short pointed. Rows generally 14 to 18 
on a red cob, very prolific. It is an excellent corn for 
ensilage purposes, producing a heavy yield of ears, 
stalks, and leaves. Ideal for the dairy or general farm. 
i bu. $1.00 ^ bu. $1.90 1 bu. $3.60 
Lancaster County Sure Crop—110 Days. Grains are 
medium in length and width, the color being orange 
yellow on the sides and the shallow dent on the cap or 
top being yellow. Height of stalk 8 to 9 ft. Ears long, 
thin, averaging 11 to 12 inches, long, pointed. Rows 
generally 12 or 14 on a red cob. This variety is the most 
popular of the field corns in this part of the country, 
because it is resistant to adverse weather conditions and 
produces crops where others fail. 
z bu. $1.00 5 bu. $1.90 1 bu. $3.60 
Learning—106 Days. Top of kernel bright, unglazed, 
yellow; body of kernel dark yellow and glazed. Germ 
very pronounced. Height of stalk 8 ^ to 9 ft. Ears 
short and thick, averaging 7 to 8 inches, very short 
pointed. Rows 14 to 18 on a red cob. Popular in New 
York and Pennsylvania. 
z bu. $1.00 5 bu. $1.90 1 bu. $3.60 
Old Cabin Home or Hickory King—126 Days. 
Kernels white, glazed, and extraordinarily broad. 
Height of stalk about 10 ft. Ears 7 to 8 inches long, 
medium width. 8 and 10 rows on a small cob. 
X bu. $1.16 ^ bu. $2.90 1 bu. $3.76 
Penna. Long Yellow Flint or 8-Rowed Yellow—90 
Days. Kernels flinty, hard and glazed, the grains are 
amber in color. Height 7 to 8 ft. very early. Often 
used by farmers to replant, assuring them of getting 
ripe corn before frost. Ears long and thin, average 11 
to 12 inches, usually 8 rows, some 10. Cob white. 
i bu. $1.00 I bu. $1.90 1 bu. $3.60 
Snowflake or Boone County White—120 Days. 
White glazed with dull white dented to gourd crown. 
Height of stalk 9 to 10 ft. Ears borne high on stalk. 
Long, thick ears, averaging 9 to 10 inches, short pointed. 
Rows mostly 14 to 18 on a white cob. Popular in the 
Cotton States. One of the best ensilage corns on the 
market. Will ripen in some parts of New York where 
White Eureka does not. 
j bu. $1.00 i bu. $1.90 ] bu. $3.60 
Rice Pop Corn 
Lancaster County 
Sure Crop pQp 
Golden Queen—116 Days. Golden grain, creamy 
white when popped. Height of stalk 65 to 7 feet. 
Two or three ears on a stalk. Length of ear 5 to 7 
inches, thin. Practically identical in every way to 
the Plain White, except that the grain is a golden 
cream color. One of the popular popping varieties. 
i lb. 12c lb. 20c 5 lbs. 86c 10 lbs. $1.60 
Japanese or Australian Hulless—96 Days. 
Grains long and pointed, and white in color. Height 
of stalk about 5 ft. This is a dwarf growing sort, 
producing an abundance of very thick short ears 
to 5 inches long. These are closely set with 
narrow tight grains, some ears having 30 to 40 rows 
of kernels. This variety is superior to White Rice. 
The grains are hulless which makes them when 
popped the most tender of any pop corn on the 
market. Once tried will always be used. 
lb. 16c lb. 26c 5 lbs. $1.06 10 lbs. $1.96 
White Rice—110 Days. Grains long and pointed, 
somewhat resembling rice, from which it takes its 
name. Height of stalk 5 to 6 ft. 2 to 3 ears on a 
stalk. A handsome, very prolific variety of white 
pop corn. Ears 5 to 7 inches long, having 14 to 20 
rows of kernels. This variety is considered one of 
the best varieties of corn for popping purposes. 
i lb. 12c lb. 20c 5 lbs. 86c 10 lbs. $1.60 
CORN YIELDS INCREASED 10% BY TREAT¬ 
ING SEED WITH NEW IMPROVED SEMESAN 
JR. 2 ^ cents an acre for New Improved Semesan Jr. 
is a trifling investment to increase your corn crop 
10%. In 51 tests on Corn Belt farms, this new ethyl 
mercury phosphate dust produced an average in¬ 
crease of 10% in yield. New Improved Semesan Jr. 
protects seed field or sweet corn against rotting; 
gives better stands; reduces losses from root rots. 
Easily and quickly dusted on seed at the rate of 
2 ounces a bushel. There is a measuring spoon in 
larger sized tins. Costs less than 3 cents an acre. 
Does not reduce the rate of drop in planting. 
■ 4 oz. 36c lb. $1.00 5 lbs. $4.76 25 lbs. $21.00 
