RUSSELL -HLCICLE 
SLED COMPANY 
TESTIMONIAL LETTERS—Continued 
Lepanto, Arkansas 
September 23, 1939 
Rusaell-Heckle Seed Company 
Memphis, Tennessee 
Gentlemen : 
Your recent letter asked what I thought of the Southern Hybrid that 
I bought from you last spring. I wish to say that it far exceeded my 
expectations; in fact, I had no idea that I could make that much corn 
on 15 acres. 
1 will make twice as much corn with Southern Hybrid on the same 
number of acres as I will with the open pollinated com. The ears are 
well protected, the shucks covering the entire ear. I consider it far superior 
to other Hybrid corns 1 have observed over this way, and I expect to 
plant my entire crop with your Southern Hybrid next spring. 
Very truly yours, 
Signed J. T. Lee, Jr. 
Avery Island, Louisiana 
September 18, 1939 
Russell-Heckle Seed Company 
Memphis, Tennessee 
Gentlemen ; 
In response to yours of the 14th, the Southern Hybrid Corn gave 
wonderful results in my fields under very adverse weather conditions. 
My overseer reports a heavier yield from the seed bought from you than 
he has seen from any other corn. 
Very truly yours. 
Signed E. A. Mcllhenny 
Maud, Mississippi 
September 18, 1939 
Russell-Heckle Seed Company 
Memphis, Tennessee 
Gentlemen: 
This spring 1 bought five bushels of Southern Hybrid seed corn from 
you, and although I did not plant my hybrid close enough in the drill 
to get the increase yield, I am well pleased with it and expect to buy 
much more another year. 
I planted the Hybrid com exactly as I did my Neal’s Paymaster, in 
38-inch rows and 30 inches apart in the drill. 1 watched this corn all 
of the year, and in contrast to my Neal’s Paymaster. I am convinced 
that the Hybrid com could have been planted much closer, and therefore 
would have made more corn. The root system seemed to be much larger 
and much stronger than my other corn and the stalk and foliage on the 
Hybrid corn was only about 60 per cent of what it was on the Neal’s 
Paymaster. 
I planted both of these corns following a bur clover crop plowed under, 
and both of them are making about 50 or 60 bushels per acre, but I feel 
sure that the Hybrid Corn would have made more per acre if I had 
planted it about 18 inches apart in the drill, and I believe it would stand 
planting that close together. 
Thanking you. 
Yours very truly. 
Signed G. D. Perry, Jr. 
Cotton Plant, Arkansas 
September 18, 1939 
Russell-Heckle Seed Company 
Memphis, Tennessee 
Gentlemen: 
In reply to your letter regarding the Southern Hybrid Corn. It is 
agreed by those who have looked at it that it will make fully 33% pcr 
cent more corn than other corn planted in the same field and that the 
yield on the Hybrid will be at least 50 bushels per acre. 
Very truly yours. 
Signed S. M. Bush 
Keim, Mississippi 
September 18, 1939 
Russell-Heckle Seed Company 
Memphis, Tennessee 
Dear Sirs : 
Am writing you as per your request on Southern Hybrid Corn. 
The yield per acre is much better than the general run of seed corn. 
Fifteen bushels per acre better than corn planted at the same time and 
cultivated al.ke. 
The root system is very good. The corn was planted March 20th in 
38-inch rows, and not a single stalk has fallen down. Neither did it 
develop any suckers as is usual for average corn in our cl'nuite. 
Would be interested in hearing from you on the two later strains you 
mention in your letter. 
Your very truly. 
Signed J. E. Gwin 
Mr. J. B. Snow, Aberdeen. Miss. 
The best all around corn I have ever planted. 
Mrs. M. Schierbaum, Shelby, Miss. 
The corn is wonderful. I am well pleased with same. 
S. W. Kirton, Wickes, Ark. 
In regard to the Hybrid seed corn, I like it fine. It out-yielded the 
“open-pollinated” and it seems to be more resistant to smut and other 
diseases. 
Mr. J. F. Sloan, Black Rock, Ark. 
I planted my corn late, but it is. making a better yield per acre than 
my regular corn. Possibly 10 per cent better than regular and we had 
a hard season for it, at fir,st too wet, then too dry. 
Mr. Geo. Edrington, Osceola, Ark. 
7 like your corn and will order more ne.tt spring. 
Mr. Frank Etheridge, Philadelphia, Miss. 
7 think your Hybrid corn is a fine corn and will stand even more wet 
weather than regular corn and much more dry weather. 
Mr. C. C. Bruce, Memphis, Tenn. 
We believe it will produce twice as much per acre as open pollinated 
corn, and will plant t extensively next year on my farm at Cherry, Tenn. 
Planters Merc. Co., Alligator, Miss. 
Think we will plant one half our acreage in Hybrid next season. Thor¬ 
oughly satisfactory. 
Mr. J. S. Wakelield, Cleveland, Miss. 
The two bushels Southern Hybrid mentioned above was planted 25th 
March, had plenty roasting ears 15th June and two to four ears on every 
stalk. I think that is plenty good. The four-acre patch of corn produced 
around 280 bushels. As a drouth resister it is the beat. 
Mr. J. W. Smither, New Orleans, La. 
The corn crop in my immediate section is a failure this year, but I 
got better results from the corn from your seed than any that I planted. 
I intend to buy some from you next year and plant it early. The tenants 
like it and all agree that if this corn is planted in February or March 
in our section and gets good season that we shall get real good results. 
It matures early and makes a good ear and grain. 
C. T. Jacobs, Jr., (Janan Acres) Gunn'son, Miss. 
Ooncerning Southern Hybrid corn, the seed which I purchased from 
you I want to say that I am very enthusiastic over this corn and have 
advertised ts results quite widely. I have just started harvesting this 
corn and from one field of 7% acres I have harvested 538.49 bushels. 
From .83 of an acre I harvested 67% bushels early in August, however 
that was planted about the 20th of March. 
Bro. Louis Schmidt, (Morris School ior Boys), P. O. Box 137, Searcy, Ark. 
Your Southern Hybrid 63 was quite a curio.sity in our locality this 
year. They were so well pleased with the extra good stalks and ears, it 
stands up unusually well; and has average height, ears and tassels. 
Louis Reeves, Fisher, Arkansas 
The Hybrid Corn taking the dry weather better than any other corn 
around here. Yielded better than the other. 
B. Wolf, Pace, Mississippi 
Stood drouth better, made better yield than other corns. 
Ed Belshe, Round Pond, Arkansas 
Made better yield, and stood drouth much better. 
R. B. Flanagan, Turrell, Arkansas 
7 planted this corn on heavy black land, and although conditions were 
very unfavorable I have a very good crop of corn. I feel that if I had 
had ordinary corn planted on this land I would not have had more than 
one-half of the yield I will receive from this corn. 
J. C. Alley, Rose Bud, Arkansas 
I am well pleased with the Hybrid Corn I bought from. you. I planted 
my com 50 per cent thicker than usual and have a good crop, better 
than my neighbors’ corn planted much thinner. 
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