NORTHRUP, KING & CO’S DEPENDABLE STERLING SEED CORN 
central and southern Wisconsin and southern Minnesota but used as an 
ensilage variety further north. Ears carry from 14 to 16 rows of rather 
smooth kernels, and are quite tapering. Slightly larger than Minn. No. 13. 
Stalk height from 1/2 To 1 foot taller than Minn. No. 13. Our stock is a 
Green Bay strain of medium maturity. 
95 to 100 Day Group 
STANDARD MINN. NO. 13 YELLOW DENT 
100 Day 
This variety was developed by the Minnesota Experiment Station and 
introduced in 1897. It is adapted to central Minnesota and Wisconsin and 
similar sections. Ears are rather smooth, somewhat tapering and carry 
from 12 to 18 rows of kernels. Stalk height averages 7 to 9 feet under 
average conditions. 
EARLY YELLOW DENT, WISC. NO. 8 
100 Day 
This is a direct selection from Minn. No. 13 made by the Wisconsin 
Experiment Station. Maturity is about the same as Minn. No. 13 and 
adapted to North Central Wisconsin. Ears have a tendency to carry fewer 
row'j than 13. Stalk height is about the same. 
RUSTLER WHITE DENT 
100 Day 
Introduced by Northrup, King & Co. in 1888. Adapted to the same 
area as Standard Minn. No. 13. Ears are mostly quite smooth, fairly 
tapering with 12 to 16 rows. Stalk height about the same as Minn. No. 13. 
LONGFELLOW FLINT 
100 Day 
An 8 row Yellow Flint with quite long slender ears. An old New 
England variety. Stalk height somewhat shorter than Standard Minn. 
No. 13 with the usual flint suckering. Maturity about the same as Minn. 
No. 13 but it does ripen better in cool seasons than the No. 13. 
SMUT NOSE FLINT 
95 Day 
An 8 row Yellow Flint similar to Longfellow except that it has 
reddish kernels towards the tip of the ear from which it gets its name. 
Stalk color also exhibits a reddish cast. Stalk height is about the same as 
Longfellow, maturity slightly earlier. 
