WEST BRANCH SWEEPSTAKES. NORrH *™ . 
■ GROW N• 
N. Y. State Certified. Our northern grown strain of this famous ensi¬ 
lage corn is earlier and produces a larger per cent of ears than ordinary 
Sweepstakes. On our own farm this corn produced twice as many 
tons per acre as two other varieties in the same field. The stalks grow 
10 to 12 feet high and are completely covered with leaves from near 
the ground to the top. 
The ears are 12 to 15 in. long and 14 to 18 rows of deep kernels. The 
usual color is yellow shaded with red. This early stock matures per¬ 
fectly for the silo by the middle of September when planted the last of 
May or first of June. 
Our Northern grown seed was all grown here in Monroe County from 
our own carefully bred stock seed, selected not only for earliness but for 
large size and trueness to type. 
N. Y. State Certified Seed. 2 Lbs. 8 5c; transportation paid. Not 
paid: Pk. (14 Lbs.) 75c; Bu. (56 Lbs.) $2.50; 2 Bu. $4.75. 
HARRIS* MAMMOTH YELLOW FLINT. 
The Best Flint Corn. We have grown and bred this fine corn here in 
the North for a good many years and consider it one of the best Flint, 
or “State” corns. The ears grow very long, some measuring 13 inches 
and more, have eight rows of large, bright yellow kernels and are filled 
right out to the tips. The cob is small. The stalks grow about. 6 to 8 
feet tall, have numerous broad leaves and make excellent fodder. The 
cars are produced well above the ground, so the stalks can be readily cut 
with a binder. This is considered a 90 day corn. 
For the Silo. This is a valuable ensilage corn in far northern sections 
(even in Northern Maine) where dent varieties cannot be grown. 
2 Lbs. 35c; transportation paid. Not. paid: Pk. (14 Lbs.) 75c; Bu. 
(56 Lbs.) $2.50; Bag of 2 Bu. (112 Lbs.) $4.75. 
3M 
Harris’ Mammoth Yellow Flint 
The old standby for fine Flint 
or "State" Corn. 
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N. Y. State Certified West Branch Sweepstakes 
Our Northern Grown strain produces large ears and heavy foliage. 
Protect Your Seed Corn from Crows and Other 
Seed Pulling Birds! 
We have found that these birds will not bother corn 
treated with Stanley’s Crow Repellent. The small 
cost is many times repaid, by the time and labor saved 
in not having to replant. 
Ilalf-Pint (treats 1 bu. seed). . $ .60 
Pint (treats 2 bu. seed) . . 1.00 
Quart (treats 4 bu. seed) . . 1.75 
Transporta¬ 
tion paid 
SOY BEANS 
Grow Soy Beans for High Value Feed and to Improve Your Land! 
Soy Beans should always be included in your rotation. 
They are not only valuable for stock feeding on account of the high 
protein content of the beans and plant, but being a legume they actually 
improve the soil by adding nitrogen thereto. This is true whether they 
are grown for feed and cut or plowed under as a cover crop. Cows give 
more milk and sheep fatten better on Soy Bean hay than other kinds. 
The vines can be cut. and used as hay or they may be left until the beans 
are ripe and fed without threshing. They will often yield 3 to 4 tons of 
hay and 20 bushels or more of grain per acre. 
For Grain drill in rows about 28 inches apart and cultivate two or 
three times, or they can be drilled with a grain drill in 7" rows and drag¬ 
ged over with a rotary hoe when the beans are about 5" high. It is im¬ 
portant to kill the weeds when the plapts are still young. For seed it is 
better to cut with a grain binder when the leaves fall making the bun¬ 
dles small, altho some farmers use a mower with swather attached to 
cutting bar. Sow one bushel of seed per acre. 
For the Silo. Soy beans grown with corn make ensilage far superior to 
corn alone. It is recommended to use about 11 qts. of Soy Beans and 9 
qts. of corn per acre. Sow the corn and beans together keeping them well 
mixed in the planter box. They can be harvested with the corn. 
For Plowing Under. A crop of Soy beans plowed under in the fall 
adds a large amount of nitrogen and humus to the soil. Use 2 bushels of 
seed per acre in drills 1" apart. 
For Hay. Soy beans make excellent hay. They should be sown in 
solid drills at the rate of about 2 bushels per acre, cut with a mower and 
handled like alfalfa. 
CAYUGA. “■ Y. State Certified. (New.) For Grain. The best 
- - variety to produce grain in the North. Developed at. 
the New York Stale College of Agriculture and has proved an excep¬ 
tionally valuable kind for grain here in the North where the later 
varieties will not ordinarily produce seed. It is early maturing and 
ripens seed regularly in practically all parts of New York State. It is 
upright in growth and when sown at the recommended rates, on good 
soil the plants reach a height, of two to three feet.. The seed is nearly 
black and about, the size and shape of good pea beans. This is a heavy 
yielding variety, many farmers reporting 20 to 25 bu. of seed per acre 
and in some cases as high as 35 bu. per acre have been reported. 
N. Y. State Certified Seed. 15 Lbs. (Pk.) 80c; 60 Lbs. (Bu.) $2.50; 
Sack of 2 Bu. $4.65. Purchaser pays transportation. Write for special 
prices on large quantities. 
MANCHU. Best for hay or cover crops. This variety is better suited 
to the northern states for hay and ensilage than for seed. The plants 
are 3 feet tall, upright, with few branches near the ground. The foliage 
is heavy, giving large yields of the finest hay. It is ten days to two 
weeks later than Cayuga and cannot be depended on to always ripen 
seed in this climate. Its fine stems make hay of high quality. 
15 Lbs. 75c; 60 Lbs. (Bu.) $2.25; Sack of 2 Bu. $4.25. Purchaser pays 
transporta tion. 
FOR SOY BEANS. More than with any 
other crop it is important that Soy Beans 
be inoculated with nitrogen fixing bacteria. 
Lack of proper inoculation may reduce the 
crop as much as 50%. See page 88. 
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