EARLY BANCROSS 39. * Early Crossed Corn. (74 days.) Tin's new 
- hybrid is ready fully 10 days earlier than Golden 
Cross Bantam and 2 or 3 days earlier than Golden Bantam. This stock is the product 
of carefully top crossing of Purdue 39 on our own selected seed of Harris’ Extra Early 
Bantam. Our customers in areas where Stewart’s disease (wilt) is prevalent have been 
very successful growing this corn. 
The ears are very attractive being to 8 in. long, very uniform and cylindrical 
with 10 to 14 rows ol bright yellow kernels of line quality. The plant is rugged and pro¬ 
lific many stalks producing two good ears. 
Sow at the same rate as the open pollenized varieties. 
Pkt. 10c; Lb. 23c; Lb. 43c; 2 Lbs. 80c; 6 Lbs. $2.43 transportation paid Not paid: 
12 Lbs. $4.10; 50 Lbs. $15.50. 
NORTHERN CROSS. NEW HARRIS hybrid. Tremendous Yielder— 
---- Large Ears. (73 days.) A medium early hybrid of great 
vigor and fine quality. See photo and description on page 4. 
Pkt. 15c; Lb. 30c; Lb. 50c; 2 Lbs. 93c; 6 Lbs. $2.73 transportation paid. Not paid: 
12 Lbs. $4.70; 50 Lbs. $18.00. 
GOLDEN GEM. Crop failed. 
WHIPPLE’S YELLOW. The Largest Early Yellow Variety. (77 days.) Our customers 
who have grown this corn since we introduced it in 1920 know what a grand variety it is. 
Its many fine qualities have made it one of the most popular kinds ever grown. 
The ears are twice as large as Golden Bantam and mature two or three days earlier. 
They are 8 to 9 in. long and have 14 to 18 rows of deep yellow kernels of very fine qual¬ 
ity. All who try it for the first time are surprised that such a large ear can be so sweet 
and tender. The stalks grow quite tall and often produce two large ears of nearly the 
same size. 
Growers have found this to be one of the most profitable sweet corns to raise for market 
as it is nearly a week before any corn of equal size. 
There are many strains of Whipple’s Yellow now offered but none are equal to our 
original strain which we have grown here on our own farm for many years. Buy from 
the original source for your own protection. 
Pkt. 10c; Lb. 20c; Lb. 33c; 2 Lbs. 60c; 6 Lbs. $1.55 transportation paid. Not paid: 
12 Lbs. $2.15; 50 Lbs. $7.50. 
0(J"|”J‘£P£UP Sweeter, Larger Ears than Golden Bantam. (80 days.) This 
-' old favorite is one of the sweetest kinds of corn which we know and 
is altogether a fine variety. The kernels are large, of a rich “June buller” yellow and 
are deliciously succulent and lender. 
Buttercup is a medium early variety, maturing the same lime as Golden Bantam 
which it resembles but the ears are much larger than that variety, being fully eight to 
ten inches long with 8 to 10 straight rows of broad kernels on a fine slender cob. 
This corn has long been for many years a favorite with home gardeners, who appre¬ 
ciate high quality in sweet corn. We are sure you will like it. 
Pkt. 10c; ]/2 Lb. 20c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c; 6 Lbs. $1.55 transportation paid. Not paid: 
12 Lbs. $2.15; 50 Lbs. $7.50. 
TREAT YOUR SEED CORN! 
Many growers are getting better stands and 
therefore, better crops by treating their seed with 
SEMESAN Jr. Protects seed from rotting in the 
ground. The cost is so low that no one can alford 
not to take advantage of this crop insurance. 
Two ounces will treat a bushel of seed corn. 
2 oz. 15c; 4 oz. 30c; 1 lb. 75c transportation 
paid. See also page 86. 
I would like lo express my approval of your new sweet corn “Northern Cross". II 
oulvielded any other sweel corn I have ever tried, and the ears were excellent information 
and quality. Alfred C. Hall, Argyle, N Y. Oct. 20, 1938. 
Careful, constant and thorough detasseling is necessary to produce good hybrid corn. 
This is a field of our Early Bancross 39. 
SWEET CORN con 
Harris’ Early Bancross 39 
Ideal for market or roadside stand. 
GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM. Reslst ?: ,, .r H ' sh 
-Yielding — Uniform. 
(84 days.) We wish all our customers could see this stock of Golden 
Cross Bantam grown in comparison with many other strains. For even 
growth and maturity and heavy yield of fine large ears it is absolutely 
without equal. 
The ears have 10 to 14 rows of golden yellow kernels, are uniform 
in length (about 8 in.) and of extremely fine quality. Matures a week 
later than Golden Bantam, a large part of the crop ripening over a 
short period of time. 
This is a heavy yielding hybrid, resistant to Stewart’s disease (wilt) 
and recommended for places where Stewart’s disease makes it im¬ 
possible to grow ordinary varieties of sweet corn. 
Do not plant more than 6‘ lbs. per acre. 
Pkt. 10c; }/2 Lb. 25c; Lb. 43c; 2 Lbs. 80c; 6 Lbs. $2.45 transportation 
paid. Not paid: 12 Lbs. $4.10; 50 Lbs. $15.50. 
Hybrid (Crossed) Sweet Corn 
Hybrid Sweet Corn has taken a prominent place among market and 
canning varieties, and also in home gardens. 
We observe many hybrids in our trial grounds and a great many show 
inferior parentage and lack of quality. Good hybrids can only be grown 
from carefully selected stock seed and constant careful detasseling of the 
seed parent in the field. 
Of the hundreds of hybrid varieties grown, we have selected four, Golden 
Cross Bantam, Early Bancross 39, Northern Cross, and Seneca “60“ to 
offer this year. No doubt in the future we will have others, but we are 
firmly committed to our policy of not offering any variety to our cus¬ 
tomers until it has proved itself worthy. 
Caution: Seed from the 1939 planting of Hybrid Sweet Corn should 
not be saved as they will break down. In hybrid corn the crosses must be 
made each year. 
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