Hybrid Corn U. S. 13 
Advantages of Hybrid Corn 
Farmers who choose well-tested, adapted Hybrids of proved performance from reliable producers of Hybrid 
seed may expect increased yields that far overshadow the annual cost of the seed. Properly adapted Hybrids 
may be expected to outyield open-pollinated varieties of the same seasonal requirements by at least 10 to 25 per 
cent. Hybrids have stiffer stalks, practically no barren stalks, fewer nubbins, more uniform performance under 
unfavorable periods of drought, and greater yields. They are more easily harvested. The practical result of these 
advantages is a lower cost of producing a bushel of Corn. 
Dear Mr. Rohrer: I am happy to say that Iowa 
Hybrid 939 Corn proved a great success on the Mon¬ 
astery Farm for the third successive year. Our yield is 
much higher than what we can get from our best native 
Corn. I believe the Hybrid gives us about 30 bushels 
per acre more Corn.— The Franciscan Fathers, 
Father Hugh Smyth, Manager, Hollidaysburg, Pa., 
October 18, 1939. 
Dear Sirs:^ Wish to state that the Ohio Hybrid K-23 
Field Corn is O. K. The yield was about 125 bushels 
to the acre. I also tried the Iowa Hybrid 939 and it 
was somewhat better. As to maturing, it was plenty 
early for this section. I think it pays to plant Hybrid 
Corn as it yields better than any other kind I ever 
raised and stood up very well. Yielded very good for 
the dry season we had.— Wayne L. Heberling, Tower 
City, Pa., November 11, 1939. 
Dear Sirs: I am pleased to say that Field Corn Iowa 
Hybrid 939 stood exceptionally well and surpassed all 
other Corn in yield in spite of the fact that it was 
grown in the poorest field on my farm. I plan to use 
this variety exclusively next year.—C. Ralph Emery, 
Honeybrook, Pa., November 18, 1939. 
Dear Sirs: The Seed Corn Ohio Hybrid W-17, pur" 
chased from you, yielded 25 barrels more Corn per acre 
than any other I planted. I had Lancaster County 
Sure-Crop planted alongside the Hybrid and the Sure- 
Crop went down during the wet weather and the 
windstorm, but the Hybrid stood up; not any of it 
went down. I expect to buy from you again in 1940.— 
John E. Mellott, Needmore, Pa., November 14, 1939. 
Dear Sirs: The Iowa Hybrid 939 Corn that I bought 
from you last spring gave me the best Corn-yield I 
have ever had. 1 planted 6 acres of this Corn in rows, 
used no commercial fertilizer, and got a yield of 24 tons 
of husked Corn ears. The stalks stood up, I would say, 
about 95 per cent. Other varieties planted in this 
locality were flattened down completely by the heavy 
windstorms. I am going to plant nothing but Iowa 
Hybrid 939 next spring.— Peter Bagat, Califon, N. J., 
October 23, 1939. 
Dear Sirs: The U. S. Hybrid 13 Corn I got from you 
last spring outyielded my own Corn. Ears were larger 
and fodder more leafy. It stood up 100 per cent where 
my own Corn went down. Ears were very uniform.— 
Amos H. Good, Lancaster, Pa., R. D. 4, Nov. 29, 1939. 
Rye Grass 
Domestic 
One of the cheapest grass seeds for a cover-crop. Among the most important characteristics of Rye Grass is its 
deep rooting system. Roots well distributed through the soil are a much more desirable form of organic matter 
than top, which, if large wlien plowed down, may be actually detrimental. A good Rye Grass cover-crop turns over 
in a mass like a real sod when plowed. Can be sown before or immediately after last cultivation. Sow about 15 
pounds per acre. See Price-List. 
EVER GREEN 
Non-poisonous Insecticide will protect your flowers 
by killing all insects.See page 35 
P. L. KOHRER & RRO., Seetlsmen 11 Smoketowii, Lancaster Co., Peiina. 
