Funk’s “G” Hybrids Best By Test fer Your Farm 
More Money From Less Acres and Less Expense If You Plant Our High Yielding 
Adapted Hybrid Seed Corn—Guaranteed To Please and Sold On Your Approval 
Pield Scene of One of Our Fields of “G” Hytoid Seed Corn Grown Here at Rockford 
Actual field tests, based on accurate field measurement and actual scale weights prove conclusive¬ 
ly that these adapted “G” Hybrid varieties of Seed Corn are the Big Money Makers For You. 
No matter where you live in the Corn Belt, we can furnish you Proven Hybrid Varieties that 
actually produce more good Corn on a given acreage than the best open pollinated types, and 
while the price per bushel on Hybrids is higher than the open-pollinated varieties, the increased 
yield and better quality will pay you big dividends on the small increased investment. 
10 Good Reasons Why You Should Plant Funk's ''G" Hybrid Seed Corn 
1— Increased yields—more bushels of Corn per 
acre. 
2— Better quality—more feeding value. 
3— Stands up better. 
4— Healthy vigorous growth—disease resis¬ 
tance. 
The New "G " Hybrids for 
The outstanding “G” hybrids for 1940 plant¬ 
ings represent the best the industry has pro¬ 
duced for the North, South, East, West, and 
Central corn belt. 
We have tested these hybrids on good soil and 
thin soil, on upland and bottom land. There is 
no one hybrid, nor any two or three hybrids, 
which suit every requirement of soil and climate 
across the corn belt. That is why working 
with co-operative growers who have been fur¬ 
nished foundation stock for varieties adapted 
5— More cold resistance in spring and fall. 
6— Higher heat and drought resistance. 
7— Increased insect resistance. 
8— Proper maturity—adapted to your locality. 
9— Performance is tested in your locality. 
10—More profit per acre. 
1940 Are Better Than Ever 
to your location we are able to produce a 
large number of hybrids. Each “G” hybrid is 
bred and grown to meet a specific condition of 
soil and climate. 
The fine hybrids we offer to our customers 
this year have not just happened. They are the 
result_ of many years of trial, of testing, of 
throwing away the less desirable and saving 
only those high yielding, high quality hybrids 
that stand adversity, wind, storm, drouth, cold, 
and insect pests. 
All of Our Seed Corn 
has been carefully graded on 
the latest improved triple 
screen mills insuring you uni¬ 
form planting and stand, and 
in addition is treated with 
Semesan Jr. to assure you 
strong, vigorous, disease-free 
plants. 
GERMINATION, our tests 
show 95 to 98% strong, dis¬ 
ease-free plants. All sold on 
your own test and approval on 
arrival. 
Order Today, While We 
Can Supply You With 
Your Requirements. 
Special Notice 
To our customers living outside of . I 
area where the Hybrids described ; I 
below are not adapted: We can ! 
meet your requirements for high ! 
quality adapted Hybrids in any ■ 
section where you may be located. 
Please write for information on 
hybrids adapted to your locality, 
or send us your orders for what¬ 
ever quantities and grade of ker¬ 
nels you may need and tell us 
what kind of soil you have and we 
will ship you the Hybrid that is 
particularly adapted for your area 
and ground. 
The Ones Offered Below Have Proven the 
1310 Funk's Hybrid G-7 
ADAPTABILITY: This hybrid is def¬ 
initely on the early side, in fact, its 
earliness enables it to produce a good 
quality of grain north of Madison, 
Wisconsin. It made 17% more than 
a good open-pollinated variety in a 
performance test in Winnebago Coun¬ 
ty last year. 
CHARACTERISTICS: Hybrid G-7 is 
one of the finest high-yielding hy¬ 
brids for the northern corn belt. It 
stands well and produces fine quality 
grain. You will like it especially for 
its standability. 
uu Funk’s Hybrid C-8 
ADAPTABILITY: A full season hy¬ 
brid for Winnebago and Boone Coun¬ 
ties, medium to full season for Ogle 
and DeKalb Counties. A fine silage 
hybrid of southern Wisconsin. 
CHARACTERISTICS: Hybrid G-8 
stands up well and grows to a med¬ 
ium height. Has a high degree of 
cold, heat and _ drought resistance, 
which enables it to mature a fine 
quality grain. 
Funk's Hybrid C-23 
ADAPTABILITY: This hybrid is def¬ 
initely full season for Winnebago and 
Boone Counties, ideal for Ogle and 
DeKalb Counties. 
CHARACTERISTICS: This hybrid is 
especially stiff stalked and produces 
grain of excellent quality. Has real 
possibilities for silage in southern 
Wisconsin. 
Funk's Hybrid G-19 
ADAPTABILITY: This hybrid has 
made an enviable record for itself. It is 
a full season hybrid for Winnebago and 
Boone Counties. Ideal for Ogle and 
DeKalb Counties. 
CHARACTERISTICS: It carries the 
ears at a medium height. The fine 
grain produced is what pleases every 
farmer. 
nil Funk's Hybrid C-27 
ADAPTABILITY: Pull season for the 
Lake Region in Illinois and medium 
in maturity for the Rockford area. 
CHARACTERISTICS: A single eared 
hybrid producing fine quality grain. 
The highest ranking hybrid in the 
official Illinois Corn Performance 
Test at Libertyville in 1937. 
1113 Funk's Hybrid C-30 
ADAPTABILITY: A full season hy¬ 
brid for the Rockford area and south¬ 
ern Wisconsin. Here is a hybrid 
which will suit our farmer friends 
who have consistently told us that 
most of the hybrids they have used 
were too late in maturity. 
CHARACTERISTICS: Hybrid G-30 
has an extra good stalk and stands 
up unusually well; it has average 
height ears. 
Special ' G" Hybrids 
for Silage 
Northern farmers who desire hybrids 
which make a greater tonnage of en¬ 
silage will want our special silage hy¬ 
brids which are too late in maturity 
for grain production in our area. 
These silage hybrids stand up un¬ 
usually well. 
Best for Localities as Designated 
Special Low Prices On Guaranteed Hybrid Seed 
Corn. Order Early Please While We Can Supply. 
Not Prepaid Prices. 56 lb. bu. 
TT , 1 bu. Will plant 
Flat Kernels Regular. 8 acres 
Flat Kernels Medium. 8 acres 
Flat Kernels large. 8 acres 
Round Kernels Regular. 91/2 acres 
Round Kernels Medium. 10 acres 
Round Kernels large. 71/2 acres 
5% discount on orders of 25 bu. or more. 
Small Quantities For Trial By Mail,51bs.,$1.35; 10lbs.,$2.50 
Vb bu. 
1 bu. 
$3.50 
$7.00 
3.50 
7.00 
3.50 
7.00 
2.75 
5.50 
2.75 
5.50 
2.25 
4.50 
'Healthy V i g - 
, orous Roots 
I Mean Healthy 
Stalks and Big 
Harvest 
Our hybrids eire pro¬ 
duced from pure high 
quality Foundation 
stock grown here in 
Northern Illinois by 
Funk Bros. 
No Corn Is Better Than Its Roots. This is a sample of the Extra 
Heavy Root-Growth on our Hybrids. 
