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Why Waste Your Time and Money by Planting Open Pollinated Corn? 
960 
This is a Hybrid which in the past 
three years has outyielded any other 
Hybrid produced over a wider section 
of territory on more different soil 
types. It is a two-ear variety, dark 
green color. Grows rather tall to 
which some may object, but for the 
past two years we have had tall corn 
seasons and with a normal season, 
960 may be just the height you want 
and some of the lower Hybrids may 
prove to be entirely too low. 960 is 
one of the best Hybrids one can grow 
These are the mother ears or what you plant. The daddy or for a picker as the ears set Close on 
pollinator change* these pointed ear. to good ronnd tip.. ^ g{alk having a very short shank . 
We sold 960 over a wide section of the United States last year and have had a good many com¬ 
pliments on yields of 960. This Hybrid seems to have done exceptionally well in southern Iowa 
and Missouri last year. We just received a letter from Mr. Ben W. Jones of Ethel, Missouri, which 
reads as follows: 
“I ordered Hybrid seed corn from you last spring, and we had fine results. On nine and one- 
half acres we realized over 90 bushels per acre. This is 15 bushels more than we have been able 
to get before. This was your 960 seed. I do not remember the exact name. Was it Illinois 960? 
“Now we are anxious to have some more of this seed for spring planting. We have had a chance 
to buy other Hybrids here but are not sure they are as good as yours.” 
960 has a phenomenal record. It is the only Hy¬ 
brid among- the Hybrid test that can show such out¬ 
standing performance in good and bad seasons, rich 
and poor soils. We would not plant all 960. Neither 
would we plant all of any other Hybrid as Hybrids 
are seasonable and some produce better one season 
than another. 
There are several strains of 960 in Illinois, but we 
have what we think is the best strain in the State. 
In fact it was in the Illinois performance tests last 
year, the highest strain of 960 produced. It stands 
up well early in the season, but later in the season 
you will have some stalk break. We produced a 
good crop of 960 this year, very fine quality, well 
matured, most of it having been planted the latter 
part of April and the first of May. We had a car of 
corn on the market, mostly 960 pollinator, on the 
20th day of October this year which graded No. 1, 
something we have never had before in the twenty 
years we have been in the grain business. 
It looks as though we are going to have a sur- <j 
plus of 960 and are making a very low price, but 
not on account of the quality as this is a good Hy¬ 
brid and all certified, but because we produced too 
much of this one variety. Price $5 per bushel for 
best large or medium flat grains. 
Medium rounds or small flats, $4.00 bu. 
Large or small rounds evenly graded, $3.00 bu. 
(Not largest or smallest as these are discarded 
from seed.) 
K-205 
An early Hybrid. Very dark green. Ears medium 
height, heavy, medium length. Very heavy foliage. 
Has two Iowa inbreds, 205 and 289. Best adapted 
for northern and central sections. Price $5 per 
bushel for best large or medium flat grains. Good 
for north central Illinois and central Iowa. 
Small flats or medium rounds, $4.80 bu. 
Large rounds or small, $3.00 bu. 
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This is a Hybrid which stands up better than any other 
Hybrid of which we know. In fact, in tests where some 
Hybrids were down from 40 to 50 stalks per 100 and open 
pollinated as much as 76 stalks per 100, this showed only 
7 (seven) down per 100. This was husked late in the sea¬ 
son after the terrible windstorm which turned out most 
of the Hybrids by the roots. We believe this has the best 
root system of any Hybrid we know. The stalk grows to 
medium height. Ears all about the same height. The ear 
parent shows ears rather pointed but the pollinator will 
chafige this next year making it a beautiful ear, rich yel¬ 
low coloring, smooth utility type. Rather early maturing. 
Matures in 110 days. Best adapted for central and north 
central sections. Also does best on medium to high fer¬ 
tility. Price $6 per bushel for best large or medium flat 
grains. 
Small flats or medium rounds, $5.00 bu. 
Large rounds or small rounds, $4.00 bu. 
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