think only of the expense. The seed cost 
is really low, $1.00 per acre or less. Look 
on the seed cost as an investment. The 
increased yield, over open-pollinated, is 
10 to 30 bu. per acre. This return for $1.00 
or less per acre is an enormous dividend. 
It means $40 to $120 for each bushel of 
Funks Hybrid you buy. In addition, you 
save the time, trouble and expense of pick¬ 
ing, selecting, caring for and preparing 
your own seed. 
Q. Where do hybrids Funk Produced 
sfand in the Performance Tests? 
A. Funk Hybrids are Tops. See Pages 16, 
17 and 18. Briefly—based on two year av¬ 
erages published in Bulletin 440 of the Illi¬ 
nois Agricultural Experiment Station dated 
January, 1938—Funk produced:— 
1. Two of the top six hybrids for North¬ 
ern Illinois 
2. Eight of the top ten hybrids for North 
Central Illinois 
3. Eight of the top ten hybrids for Cen¬ 
tral Illinois 
4. Five of the top six hybrids for South 
Central Illinois. 
Funk Hybrids have excellent yield rec¬ 
ords in Indiana, Missouri, Iowa and a num¬ 
ber of other states where they have been in 
official test. In fact. Funk Hybrids were 
grown in 38 different states in 1937. This 
gives you an idea of their wide range of 
adaptation. If you want specific data for 
your locality, write to us. 
Q. Will I have difficulty planting Funk 
Hybrid Corn? 
A. You should have no difficulty planting 
Funk High-Yielding Hybrid Corn. Our flat 
kernel grades are excellent quality seed 
closely graded and should offer no more of 
a planter problem than other corn you may 
have planted for years back. Round kernel 
grades require special plates where cumui 
lative drop planters (edge drop) are used. 
Grasshoppers are a ruinous pest. Luckily Funk 
High-Yielding Hybrid shows only minimum 
’damage. Funk corn breeders made first ob¬ 
servation on grasshopper resistance in 1931. 
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We have planter plate suggestions for pop¬ 
ular make planters. In fact. Funk corn is 
tested through a planter for regularity and 
uniformity of drop before grading is com¬ 
pleted. That is why we say Funk "Tru- 
Drop" Grade and why we know it plants 
uniformly. 
Q. Do you stand back of your corn? 
A. Yes. Read our guarantee on page 31. 
Our corn (other farm seed too) must be ex¬ 
actly as represented or you may return the 
seed and get your money back. All our 
seed is tested for germination and is so 
tagged. You make your test. If, after 10 
days, you aren't satisfied with the seed we 
shipped you we will replace it with seed 
that meets your approval or give you your 
money back in full. Of course we do not 
guarantee your crop but we don't want 
you to plant seed that does not meet your 
* entire satisfaction. 
, Q. Are Funk Hybrids First Generation 
1 Seed? 
A. Absolutely. Every ear of Funk High 
Yielding Seed Corn comes from a detas- 
selled plant. These ears were pollinated by 
an unrelated male parent strain. Corn 
produced on the pollinator rows is not used 
for seed. All Funk Hybrid is First Gener¬ 
ation Cross — the best you can get any¬ 
where, judged on performance or seed 
quality as you choose. 
Heat ruined many thousands of acres of corn in 
1936. The good hybrid on the right yielded 45 
bushels per acre more than the open-pollinated 
strain on the left. Funk High-Yielding Hybrid is 
truly your most economical crop insurance. 
