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WISEMAN-DOWNS CO., INC. - 34 E. PRATT ST. - BAL TIMORE, MD. 
SELECTED SEED CORN 
Our stocks are grown for seed purposes only; from the 
best strains that the most scientific corn-breeding methods 
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have produced. Hand selected, field inspected, tipped and 
butted, germination 90 per cent or better. 
IMPROVED LEAMING 
Its extreme earliness has made it a 
favorite with the farmer, and especially 
with those in the localities where the 
seasons are short. Ears and grains are 
of medium size. Qt. 15c, pk. 90c, bu. (56 
lbs.) $3.00. 
IMPROVED GOLDEN DENT 
Can always be relied on to make a 
satisfactory yield, makes one of the 
largest ears of any yellow corn, averag¬ 
ing 12 inches, very showy; named for its 
beautiful color, very prolific, stalks 
sturdy and strong. Matures in 120 days. 
Qt. 15c, pk. 90c, bu. (56 lbs.) $3.00. 
EUREKA ENSILAGE 
Eureka is more universally grown for ensilage than any 
other one variety. It is a double purpose corn for, aside 
from being a first-class ensilage corn, as a field variety it 
ranks high in yield. It is tall and leafy, 13 to 15 feet 
high, with an enormous growth of fodder. It bears one to 
two ears to the stalk, the ears frequently over 12 inches. 
The grains are medium large, flinty, closely placed on 
SKu cob and are very high in protein. The.ears are^resis¬ 
tant to corn ear worm, weevil, ear Tot anA * Te £ 
unsound. It makes ensilage in about 100 days. Qt. 15c, 
pk. 90c, bu. (56 lbs.) $3.00. 
PEDIGREE BOONE COUNTY 
This is the prize winner. It is a medium-late corn, re¬ 
quiring about 110 to 120 days to mature the grain. Grows 
a large, heavy, well-bladed fodder, and is an excellent corn 
both lor the crib or silo. The ears are from 9 to :12 inches 
long and well proportioned, running about 20 to 22 rows 
of deep grain on a medium-sized, pure white cob, with 
deep, well-filled medium shank. The tips are also well 
filled, often completely covered. The kernels are of the 
Dent variety, moderately rough, very deep and wedge 
shaped and form straight, compact rows. It will 
20 to 25 tons ensilage per acre, and the cureda^rale 
excellent dry provender. On good ground it will average 
18 to 20 tons per acre. Qt. 15c, pk. 90c, bu. (56 lbs.) $3.00. 
REID’S YELLOW DENT 
This is the prize-winning strain, having won prizes at 
both the Maryland and Virginia corn shows. The only 
strain to take the Gold Medal for yielding over 100 bushels 
per acre. It has large beautiful ears 10Vz inches long and 
7% inches around, rough dent, 18 to 22 straight rows of 
deen wedge-shaped grain, tight on the cob, and filled out 
at Butt and tip. Matures in 120 days. Qt. 15c, pk. 90c, bu. 
(56 lbs.) $3.00. 
LANCASTER COUNTY SURE CROP 
A good cropper; excellent for silos. It is of the dent 
type, yellow on top, orange on sides, set close. Ears well- 
filled from butt to tip. Used almost exclusivelybyPenn- 
sylvania farmers. Matures in 110 days. Qt. 15c, pk. 90c, 
bu. (56 lbs.) $3.00. 
PAMUNKEY ENSILAGE 
The tallest and best ensilage corn; large sturdy stocks, 
strong roots, no barren stalks, many with tw0 lar S® ea • 
Average twenty tons green silage per acre. Qt. 15c, pK. 
90c, bu. (56 lbs.) $3.00. 
IMPROVED WHITE DENT 
Beautiful large, sound ear, broad, deep hard grain set 
close on a medium small cob; large, st /. 0 ^’T^rous stalk 
and foliage. Ears 11 inches long, medium dent. Matures 
in 120 days. Qt. 15c, pk. 75c, bu. (56 lbs.) $2.75. 
HICKORY KING 
So large are the grains and so small the cob that on an 
ear broken in half a single grain will almost cover the cob 
section Of a strong growth, the stalks take a firm hoi 
in the ground and stand upright, resisting severe storms 
It yields splendid crops on light soils and 18 J ;e j^ 
the best and most productive White FieldCorn for tl e 
South. Matures in 120 days. Qt. 15c, pk. 75c, bu. (5b lbs.) 
$2 75 POP CORN 
SOUTH AMERICAN GIANT 
Two or three ears on a stalk, length of ear 5 to 7 inches, 
color golden cream, creamy-white when popped. One of the 
best for popping. Y\ lb. 10c, lb. 15c, 10 lbs. $1.00._ 
Improved Golden Dent 
WHITE RICE 
A handsome, very prolific variety of White Pop Corn- 
Ears 5 to 7 inches long, 2 to 3 ears to stalk, stalks 7 to 8 
feet high, grains long and pointed, somewhat resembling 
rice. A good popping sort. ^4 lb. 10c, lb. 15c, 10 lbs. $1.00. 
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