Hybrid Corn Is Seasonable, Some Better Under Some Conditions Than Others. 
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TEX REASONS—Why Hybrid Corn Is Better 
1. Higher yields. 
2. Stiffer stalks, stands better. 
3. Better root system. 
4. More resistance to bugs and worms. 
5. More resistance to rots of root, stalk and ear. * 
6. Better quality. 
7. Early maturing. 
8. Resistance to injury from early low temperatures. 
9. Capacity to use soil minerals, nitrogen and moisture more effectively. 
10. Will stand more heat and drought. 
The increase in acreage of Hybrid corn throughout the middle west has developed rapidly the 
last four years. In 1934 there were only 5,000 acres of Hybrid corn planted. In 1935 the acreage 
had reached approximately 35,000 acres. In 1936 it increased to 250,000 acres, and in 1937 Illinois 
farmers planted over 1,000,000 acres with Hybrid seed. In 1938, it is estimated, that more than 5,- 
000,000 acres—slightly more than half the corn land of Illinois—was planted in various corn 
Hybrids. 
So many claims are made by the different growers of Hybrid corn that it is no wonder the pur¬ 
chaser is confused and undecided from whom and what Hybrid he should buy. 
There are several good Hybrids. No one firm seems to have the patent right to produce “all 
the best Hybrids.” There also are more poor Hybrids than good ones. Many of them are already 
now out-of-date. 
There are many new growers of Hybrid corn for seed, most of them having had little or no 
experience in breeding, drying and processing seed corn. However, thinking there is a lot of 
money in the seed corn business, they must go into it. 
We have been in the seed business all our lives and have averaged around 1000 acres of corn 
for the past 20 years. We have seed houses built for the drying and storing of corn and they are 
equipped with the most modern grading machinery for the processing of high-grade seed corn. 
One of our crews of detasselers finishing for the season. Usually we have one superintendent 
to 15 to 18 men, but sometimes one man can handle 25 men. 
Every ear parent row is tagged with a wooden tag. Each man has a number. When he pulls a 
row he puts his number on the tag which makes it easy for the superintendent to check up on all 
the men. Next time the field is gone over, he must pull the same row, and so on thru the season. 
Each field must be gone over 7 to 12 times. We like to have on an average of 1 man for each 
2V4 acres. 
Quality High. Prices Reasonable 
We grow our own inbreds, make our single and double crosses and produce the corn on our 
own farms. We pay no royalty of $1 per bushel or more, no advertising charge of $1 per bushel 
or more. Neither do we pay 50% extra to have someone produce our Hybrid corn. We save on 
these and pass on to you a good share of this saving in the prices we are quoting. 
Most all the corn we are offering is certified by the Illinois Crop Improvement Association, 
the only certifying agency in Illinois, and the corn not certified was grown under the same strict 
regulations. Much of the corn we are offering is the same corn as sold under different numbers 
at a cost to you of from $1 to $2 per bushel more. 
Do you appreciate the fact that we are selling you the best corn we can produce under these 
savings at this low price? If so, give our dealer in your section your order. If he does not han¬ 
dle Kelly’s Hybrid corn, write us. 
