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Mais (It.) 
SWEET CORN 
One pound will plant about 400 hills; a packet 40 hills; 12 lbs. will plant an acre. 
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We not only sell the best varieties of street corn for the North, but grow seed ourselves, so we know what we are talking about. 
For years we have specialized in growing sweet corn here on our own 
farms and neighboring farms and our Northern Grown strains are far 
superior in earliness and quality to the same varieties raised from seed 
grown where the seasons are longer. We have large specially constructed 
drying houses for curing and drying our seed corn, enabling us to offer seed 
which is of strong vitality and the highest quality in every way. 
If pure yellow corn or pure while corn is wanted, do not plant near vari¬ 
eties of other colors or field corn. Corn should never be planted in a single 
row. It is much better to plant in three or four rows side by side. This is 
because the pollen does not fertilize the ears well when planted in a single 
row. 
Harris' Early Bancross 39 
Ideal tor market or roadside stand. 
Note: 25 lbs. or more of one variety is sold at the 50 lb. price. // your order for 
seeds including sweet corn, amounts to $20.00 or more, we will pay transporta tion on sweet corn 
in quantities listed “not paid.” See inside front cover. 
Hybrid (Crossed) Sweet Corn 
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 five to offer this year. Golden 
Cross Bantam, Early Bancross 39, Northern Cross, Seneca “60” and Ioana. No doubt in 
the future we will have others, but we are firmly committed to the policy of not offering 
any variety to our customers until it has proved itself worthy. 
Caution: Seed from the 1940 planting of Hybrid Sweet Corn should not be saved as 
they will break down. In hybrid corn the crosses must be made each year. 
SENECA “60.” The Earliest Hybrid. (65 days.) This new corn is the earliest Hybrid 
and one of the earliest varieties grown. It will ordinarily be ready in 65 days and we have 
seen it mature in sixty days. The ears are eight rowed, about 6 in. long, in stalks 4 to 434 
ft. tall. 11 is a heavy yielder maturing a large part of the crop over a short period of time. 
We recommend this corn, especially to those who formerly used Golden Gem. 
Pkt. 10c; 34 Lb. 35c; Lb. 60c; 2 Lbs. $1.10; 6 Lbs. $3.00 transportation paid. Not paid; 
12 Lbs. $5.00; 50 Lbs. $19.50. 
EARLY BANCROSS 39. * Re " Earl * Cr e °u sed t n c 7 n ' (74 I day ^ ) Th i? ,T W 
- hybrid is ready fully 10 days earlier than Golden 
Cross Bantam and 2 or 3 days earlier than Golden Bantam. Our strain is the product 
of carefully top crossing of Purdue 39 on our own selected seed of Harris’ Extra Early 
Bantam. It is moderately resistant to Stewart’s Disease and good results have been ob¬ 
tained with this corn in areas where this wilt is prevalent. 
The ears are very attractive being 734 to 8 in. long, very uniform and cylindrical with 
10 to 14 rows of bright yellow kernels of fine quality. The plant is rugged and prolific, 
many stalks producing two good ears. 
Sow at the same rate as the open pollinated varieties. 
Pkt. 10c; Lb. 25c; Lb. 45c; 2 Lbs. 80c; 6 Lbs. $2.35 transportation paid. Not paid: 
12 Lbs. $3.85; 50 Lbs. $14.50. 
NORTHERN CROSS. " EW » ARR ' S » YBR,D - Tremendous Yielder 
- Large Fine Quality Ears. (73 days.) A medium early 
hybrid of great vigor and fine quality. See below , also photo and description on page 3. 
Pkt. 10c; y 2 Lb. 25c; Lb. 45c; 2 Lbs. 85c; 6 Lbs. $2.45 transportation paid. Not paid: 
12 Lbs. $4.10; 50 Lbs. $15.50. 
New Midseason Hybrid. (88 days.) The best main crop hybrid we have 
-1 yet seen. See full description on page 3. 
Pkt. 10c; y Lb. 30c; Lb. 50c; 2 Lbs. 95c; 6 Lbs. $2.60 transportation paid. Not paid: 
12 Lbs. $4.35; 50 Lbs. $16.50 
Orson Cannon of Cornell University reports in the September 1939 issue of the Nassau 
County (N. Y.) Farm and Home Bureau News. “Ioana, tried out here for the first time 
this year, yields heavily, is of good quality and is resistant to wilt. It is definitely worthy 
of further trial under Long Island conditions.” Quoted by permission from report on trials 
conducted at Long Island last summer. 
“We have such wonderful success with your sweet corn—both in 
germination and in such a variety of Jine quality corn .” 
Benton Gebhart, Hart, Mich. June 9, 1939. 
“/ am a truck gardener and have raised this corn for several 
years (Extra Early Bantam). It has given us a splendid return 
each year.” 
C. L. Paine, Westmoreland Depot, TV. H. May 17, 1939- 
“For several years I planted only Harris' seeds and always had 
unusually fine gardens. I have never had sweet corn to compare 
with your early varieties for early maturity or quality f 
Chas. J. Mass, Cohocton, TV. Y. April 1, 1939. 
When Different Varieties Mature 
We give after the names of the different varieties listed in this 
catalogue the approximate number of days required in which the 
corn matures after planting. As the time required varies greatly 
according to the weather, time of planting, and fertility of the soil 
the figures should be regarded as relative rather than actual, al¬ 
though they are taken from our trials which were planted about 
the middle of May. 
Pkt. 10c; Lb. 25c; Lb. 45c; 2 Lbs. 85c; 6 Lbs. $2.40 transportation 
paid. Not paid; 12 Lbs. $4.00; 50 Lbs. $15.00. 
From the same report in the September 1939 Nassau County Farm 
and Home News that we quoted above: 
“Northern Cross yielded 13,482 ears per acre, which was the highest yield 
in the plot for a single picking. Nearly all ears of this variety matured to¬ 
gether. Northern Cross is susceptible to wilt. The remaining varieties in this 
group did not mature so uniformly as Northern Cross and they varied con¬ 
siderably in yield.” 
GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM. Wilt Resistant—High Yielding—Uniform. (84 days.) 
For even growth, maturity and heavy yield of fine large ears this stock is absolutely with¬ 
out equal. We wish everyone could see it compared with other strains. 
The ears have 10 to 14 rows of golden yellow kernels, are uniform in length (about 8 in.) 
and of extremely fine quality. Matures 4 to 7 days later than Golden Bantam, a large 
part of the crop ripening over a short period of time. 
This heavy yielding hybrid is resistant to Stewart’s disease (wilt) and is recommended 
for places where Stewart’s disease makes it impossible to grow ordinary varieties of 
sweet corn. Do not plant more than 6 lbs. per acre. 
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