Sept. 6, 1937 
I am very much pleased to say my Hybrid Com I bought of 
ou folks looks very fine and is the talk of this community. I can 
ot tell you yield per acre at this time but looks very promising, 
t has stood the rain and wind storms very good. Seldom Is a 
lill down where as a field on each side of it is down and 
angled up very bad. I think this Hybrid is Indiana 614. Would 
ou please look up my purchase of last Spring and co^irm same, 
f so please place my order for 10 bushels medium flat grains for 
lext Spring. Carl P. Rahn, Hamilton, Ohio. 
sulk Ills. 172 
This Hybrid is slightly later than Iowa 
939 or W 17, maturing between Wood- 
burn and Yellow Clarage. Note in cut the placement of the ears 
which are of the Reids dented type and note tJie very welcome char¬ 
acteristic of producing more than one large ear per stalk. This 
Hybrid is easy to husk either with husker or by hand and for mid¬ 
season Hybrid it is one of the best. See table on page 37 for 
adaptability. Price on page 30. 
HYBRIDS ARE SUPERIOR 
INDIANA 614 OR ILLINOIS 392 
Probably as many people know of and are using this Hybrid as 
any other in Ohio. It matures mid-season or same as our Eichelberger 
Yellow Clarage. Stalk is medium height and very leafy which makes 
it ideal for the silo. Indiana 614 is especially adapted to heavy 
soils because of its lodging resistance and quick response to soil 
fertility. Many of our customers growing it this season have already 
ordered for next year. It, too, has a wider range of adaptability as 
tabie on page 37 will show. Price on page 36. 
“Every worthwhile advance seems to have obstacles to surmount. 
With corn Hybrids there are two, but they are not nearly as serious 
as they appear. New Hybrid seed must be obtained or produced an¬ 
nually. This is because seed saved from a field planted with a corn 
hybrid has 10 to 25 per cent lower yielding ability than the original 
or first generation Hybrid seed. 
“As Hybrid seed must be produced from carefully controlled seed 
stocks and by special processes, the prices may seem high. However, 
at $6.00 per bushel, the cost is really low, for one bushel of seed 
will be sufficient for at least seven acres. An increase of only two 
bushels per acre will more than pay for the seed costs, to say nothing 
of the greater ease of harvest and the usually higher qualities of both 
grain and stover, 
“To the farmer who chooses only 
such Hybrids as are known to be 
adapted to his farm, the annual re¬ 
placement of seed is far over¬ 
shadowed by the many advantages 
which Hybrids show over the old 
varieties of corn; stiffer stalks, 
practical elimination of barren 
stalks, fewer nubbins, more uni¬ 
form performance under unfavor¬ 
able weather, less smut, 15 to “25 
per cent greater yields, easier har¬ 
vesting. and superior quality. The 
practical results of these advan¬ 
tages is a lower cost of producing 
a bushel of corn. 
Above taken from “Corn Hybrids 
in Ohio" by R. D. Lewis and C. G. 
Stringfield._ 
Our Hybrid Seed Corn will ail 
be treated with Mercury dust, 
either Semesan or Barbak. This is 
just another service we give you 
free. 
C 72 OR U. S. 52 
While this is the first year 
we have produced this Hybrid, we 
are favorably impressed with the 
characteristics of both the male 
and seed parents in our crossing 
blocks. Stalks stand stiff and erect. 
Ears are well placed as you note 
by cut. Our yield was around 100 
• bushels per acre which taxed our 
corn picker to the limit to care for 
so much com. If this Hybrid is 
adapted to your section do not 
hesitate to plant at least one field 
or better still your whole acreage. 
Price on page 36. 
Ind. 614 Ears 
Scarlf’s Hybrids Are Always Dependable 
stalk U. S. 52 
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