NORTHRUP, KING & CO'S KINGSCROST HYBRID SEED CORN 
Rows of Kingscrost Hybrid Corn still standing erect 
after storms and snow. Note also that ears are at¬ 
tached and borne high on stalks. 
Hybrid Corn In¬ 
creasing in 
Popularity 
Hybrids usually show a higher 
market grade than regular varie¬ 
ties. Practically all open pollinated 
varieties produce some late mat¬ 
uring ears often resulting in dam¬ 
aged grain. Hybrid ears all mat¬ 
ure more at the same time. 
Several instances have been ob¬ 
served where hybrids have with¬ 
stood frost when regular varieties 
alongside have been killed. 
Hybrids appear to be the corn 
of the future. Conservative pre¬ 
dictions have been made that a 
high percentage of the total corn 
acreage in the corn belt will be 
planted to hybrids when sufficient 
hybrid seed is available. 
A production field of Kingscrost Hybrid Seed Corn. In between the rows with tassels are two or three 
rows which were detasseled before pollen was ripe. It is from these plants that the crop of Kingscrost 
seed is obtained. 
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