NORTHRUP, KING & CO’S DEPENDABLE STERLING SEED CORN 
One of our drying plants is included in the group of buildings which 
constitute our main plant at Minneapolis. Another is located in Le Sueur 
County, 60 miles south of Minneapolis and the third in Wright County, 
50 miles west of Minneapolis, near the border of Wright and Meeker 
County. 
In these plants, the moisture of the corn is promptly reduced to 12%. 
This process requires only one to three days, after which the corn is 
shelled. All plants start operating early in September and all the seed is 
usually dried and out of danger before November 1. Grading is done during 
the winter months. 
Sterling seed corn is three times hand sorted, once while husking, 
again when received at the Plant and again after drying and before 
shelling. 
Northrup, King & Co.’s No. 3 Drying Plant in South Central Minnesota, 60 miles from 
Minneapolis. Capacity 2000 bushels daily. 
Northrup, King & Co.’s No. 2 Drying Plant inTiWest’Central Minnesota, 50 miles from 
Minneapolis. Capacity 700 bushels daily. 
Main plant of Northrup, King & Co., at Minneapolis. Second building from left is the seed corn drying 
plant. Capacity 1200 bushels daily. Grading, testing, sacking, storage in main building at right. 
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