CANADA 
SMUT NOSE. 
WALLACES’ FARMER & IOWA 
HOMESTEAD 
DES MOINES, IOWA 
Oct. 29, 1937 
Mr. E. J. Kiekenapp, Pres. 
Farmer Seed S' Nursery Co. 
“Accept my congratulations on the -fiftieth 
anniversary of your firm. Fifty years ago, 
sweet clover zvas a weed, red clover “couldn’t 
be grozvn” in the West, and the Corn Belt’s 
northern border was considered to be far 
south of its present limits. 
“We have come a long way since then and 
progressive firms like yours have contributed 
a great deal to farm development.’’ 
Donald R. Murphy, Editor. 
Easy-Tight 
Corn Shock Binder 
95c 
Good for a Lifetime! 
With the Easy-Tight you have the easiest 
and fastest way to draw tight the top of 
corn shocks and make binding simple. 
The top is held tight by a simple _ lock 
on tightener which releases its hold with a 
slight jerk of the rope. No need of pulling 
the rope back out of the pulley. A wide 
flange on upper part of pulley prevents the 
rope from working out. 
Corn leaves, green, wet or dry do not 
interfere with its operation, as the Easy- 
Tight has an open top on wheel. 
The Easy-Tight Corn Shock Binder comes 
equipped with a thick rope—easy on the 
operator’s hands. It has weight enough to 
be thrown around the shock and does not 
have to be carried. One man can operate 
it easily. Saves thousands of steps and is 
made to last. 
This simple device will pay its small cost 
in just a few days. It is guaranteed to 
please you, or we do not ask you to keep 
it. Price: 95c, prepaid to third zone. 
Flint C orn Varieties 
The corn that was first grown in the Northwestern states by 
the Indians and eariy settlers were Flint varieties. They were very 
early and hardy, and were able to resist drought, early frost and 
other adverse weather conditions and still make enough growth 
and development to provide feed for livestock and man. 
These early Flint varieties were subjected to breeding and 
selection, resulting in our present-day Flint corns that range from very early to 
medium late in maturity and are high yielding, both from the standpoint of ripe 
corn and fodder. At the present time Flint varieties are grown through all parts 
of the Northwest. They are popular in other sections where they are grown for 
late feed after an early crop has been taken off. 
We offer only the very best varieties. Our seed stocks were produced in Min¬ 
nesota and have given the best of satisfaction. 
CflNfiDfi SMUT NOSE FLINT 
This variety produces ears slightly larger than 
Longfellow and matures a few days later, ripen¬ 
ing in 90 to 95 days. It is a very high yielding 
variety, often producing 50 bushels or more per 
acre of well matured corn and a large tonnage 
of fodder. The stalks will average better than 
7 feet in height and like the other Flint varieties, 
will bear two or three ears per stalk. The ears 
are 10 to 15 inches long and are very compact. 
They are rich golden yellow, blazed with red 
toward the tips. The ears are set about three 
feet from the ground. 
Canada Smut Nose is well liked for hogging 
down purposes and hogs make very rapid gains 
on it. In the northern sections it is grown very 
extensively for silage and fodder. 
LONGFELLOW FLINT 
This is a yellow Flint variety of rich glossy 
appearance. The ears grow 10 to 14 inches long 
on the average but often reach the length of 
16 inches. They are filled with large broad ker¬ 
nels. It is not unusual to find three full sized 
ears growing on one stalk. Yields have been 
reported up to 50 bushels per acre. It is a pro¬ 
ducer of fine quality fodder as well as ears. 
The average height is about 7% feet while the 
ears are set about three feet from the ground. 
Longfellow Flint matures in 85 to 90 days. 
RfilNBOW FLINT 
Rainbow Flint is a larger and later variety 
than the other kinds that we offer. It will 
mature in 100 to 110 days, about the same time 
as the medium early Dent varieties. It perhaps 
has a wider demand than some of the very early 
Flint varieties because it will produce a large 
crop of ripe corn in southern Minnesota, Wis¬ 
consin and South Dakota, also northern Nebras¬ 
ka, Iowa and similar localities. 
Rainbow Flint produces a larger tonnage of 
fodder than any of the Flint varieties. It is so 
popular from this standpoint and also for hog¬ 
ging down, that we have been unable to supply 
the demand each season because of the limited 
supply of seed. This year we have some very 
dependable seed stocks of high germination and 
strictly Minnesota grown. We believe our strain 
of Rainbow Flint is much superior to other 
strains now being offered. 
KING PHILIP FLINT 
This is the most popular early Flint com that 
is now grown. It is red in color and has eight- 
rowed ears, and can be depended upon for pro¬ 
ducing a large crop of grain or fodder anywhere 
in the Northwest. The ears often grow 12 inches 
long with straight rows and broad, shiny red 
kernels. The stalks often have two and some¬ 
times three good-sized ears. This_ variety is not 
nearly as hard as ordinary Flint corn. The 
stalks will grow 7 feet in height and are very 
leafy, therefore they are more valuable for fodder 
than some of the very early Dent corn varieties. 
King Philip matures in about eighty days. 
Warning—Treat All 
Seed Corn! 
Experiment Stations of the Northwestern states 
advise that all seed corn be treated to strength¬ 
en germination, prevent rot and insure a good 
stand. 
We Recommend 
Ip 
IIJ 
REC.U.S PAT. OFF. 
The Dependable Seed Corn Disinfectant 
Used by many winners _ of 
National and State champion¬ 
ships. One pound will treat 
enough corn seed to plant 60 
acres. Increases germination 
and stand, and at a cost of 
2 Vi cents an acre will insure 
an increase in_ yield, which in 
many cases will pay the har- 
vesting cost. Simple to apply, 
directions on every package. 
Price: 2-oz. packet, 20c, 4-oz. tin—(15-acre 
size,) 35c, prepaid. Not prepaid, 1-lb. tin 
(60-acre size) 75c, 5-lb. tin, S3.25, 25-lb. 
drum, $14.00. 
CROTOX 
Bird Repellent 
Saves Seed and Replanting 
—Stops Crows, Pheasants, 
Larks, Starlings and other 
birds, as well as Squirrels, 
Gophers, Woodchucks, etc., 
from destroying planted seed. 
There is no further need to 
feed expensive seed to birds 
and rodents, when a few 
cents’ worth of Crotox will 
keep them away. Crotox cov¬ 
ers all smooth surface seeds with a protective 
repellent coating which repels seed-pulling 
birds and rodents. Saves labor and expense 
of replanting. Aids in preventing seed rot. 
Simple and easy to use. 
Vz Pt. treats 1 bushel seed.60c, prepaid 
1 pt. treats 2 bushels seed.$1.00, prepaid 
Before Planting, Treat Seed Corn With 
SEMESANJR, 
Simple, Quick, Effective—Costs Only Per 
Acre 
Our corn crops are reduced over 80 million 
bushels annually by diseases that are carried 
on the seed. ■ Destroy these costly diseases by 
treating your seed corn with Semesan Jr. It 
destroys harmful disease organisms on the 
seed, protects seed from rotting in cold wet 
soil, makes earlier planting possible, controls 
seedling blight, reduces root and stalk rots, 
and generally increases crop yields. Use 2 
ounces per bushel of seed. Prices: 4 ozs. 35c, 
1 Ib. 85c, prepaid.—Not prepaid 5 lbs. $3.25, 
25 lbs. $14.00. 
Troubled with Pocket Gophers and Moles? See Pages 76 and 79. 
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