HYBRID CORN 
Clean, Tested, Dependable Seed 
^Jioffman's. 
FIRST PRODUCTION IN PENNSYLVANIA 
OF HOFFMAN'S FUNK **G" HYBRID 
SEED—1939 
Part of this year’s supply of "G” Hybrid Seed was grown here 
in Lancaster County. Three different "G” Hybrids. From 
certain pairs of proper-mating pure-line single-crosses bred by 
Funk Bros, in Illinois. Hundreds visited these fields. They 
saw complete isolation from other corn fields. Two widely 
different parent-plants being crossed in each field. Tassels 
pulled by hand from every seed-ear stalk. Most careful super¬ 
vision and checking of every operation. 
When harvested, the seed-ears were carefully put through 
the Hoffman Drying Plant. Inspected one ear at a time. 
Shelled, cleaned and graded over two brand new special ma¬ 
chines. Then treated and made ready for your orders. 
NEW HYBRID SEED EVERY YEAR? WHY? 
There is just one time when hybrid corn is at its very peak 
of perfection. Namely, the seed that you plant this first time! 
After you plant it—it won’t produce hybrid seed. Because 
you just have one strain—not two highly bred single crosses. 
The pollen that makes your crop may come from any other 
stalk in your field, or your neighbor’s. Your pollenizing is out 
of control. Planting the corn you grow will grow a crop for you, 
of course. But less of a crop—by 15 per cent or more! It will 
have less power to withstand storms and drought. Less resist¬ 
ance to disease and insect attacks. New "G” Hybrid seed 
costing you only $1 an acre is mighty cheap seed. Plant only 
New Hybrid Seed every year! 
“The Funk ‘G 55’ Hybrid 
produced 88 bushels to the 
acre outyielding four dif¬ 
ferent varieties from 15 to 25 
bushels to the acre. No blank 
stalks. All ears of uniform 
height, not high. Stood the 
wind much better and ripened 
as early as any of the others. 
We had a fine stand and from 
the light soil we have, the 
yield was very good. Hybrids 
for me every time from now 
on. The four other varie¬ 
ties were open-pollinated.”— 
Wm. C. Kellermier, Steuben¬ 
ville, Ohio. 
“I planted two bushels of 
Futdcm\y£j 94V Hybrid Corn 
in t^ spring of 1939. This 
corn Mood up&jery well and 
while filling silo with the 
ensilage harV^flMBff^was a 
pleasured© work in thlUield 
as pradjfjfeply eve&jsfallcVas 
standing.'- . The stalks carried 
good ears and appears to be 
of heavy yielding jcorn.” — 
Howard B. Bamberger. Leb¬ 
anon, Pa. 
124 BUSHELS PER ACRE 
—SHELLED CORN 
That was the actual yield on 
measured acreage, after its 
moisture content was reduced 
to 15 per cent. ... A fine 
big yield of course. But not 
hard to understand. Look at 
those ears! Lots of them! All 
good, well-filled ears—one on 
every stalk! Standing straight 
up! No spoiled corn here. 
One York County, Pa., cus¬ 
tomer reported the hard-to-be- 
lie ve-but-true yield in 1939 of 
over 145 bushels per acre 
from his Hoffman Funk "G 
218” field. 
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