DIBBLE'S 
WEST BRANCH SWEEPSTAKES 
ENSILAGE CORN 
Ten days earlier and much more desirable in every way than the old 
Sweepstakes Ensilage Corn. This variety is grown for us in Central Pennsyl¬ 
vania near Williamsport. The New York State College of Agriculture 
found it gave a large green tonnage and matured early enough to qualify 
as an excellent silage variety. It ears heavily and matures earlier than 
most other varieties sold under the name of Sweepstakes. 
Dibble’s West Branch Sweepstakes is a blend, made by crossing Lan¬ 
caster Sure Crop, White Cap Yellow Dent, and a red variety of the Bloody 
Butcher type. The plant is a vigorous grower, 10 to 15 feet on good soil, 
ears 8 to 12 inches in length, with 12 to 20 rows of kernels. Cob is usually 
large and rather well filled at the tip. The color of kernels varies from 
Red to White Cap Yellow Dent. 
We have been selecting for the red-kernel type and have thereby cut 
down materially on the percentage of white-cap yellow ears. Some ears, 
however, have kernels with very light-colored caps and only a tinge of 
red on the sides of the kernels. Others are nearly red. It has been an excep¬ 
tionally favorable fall for the maturing of this variety and we have some 
very choice high-germinating seed to offer. 
Dibble’s West Branch Sweepstakes is the most popular ensilage variety 
in all sections of New York State, except at high elevations where an 
earlier sort is needed. 
OUR SWEEPSTAKES IS EARLY 
The Sweepstakes we purchased from 
you last year was the best Com I ever 
grew.—G. S. Dingwell, R. D. 2, Cam¬ 
eron Mills, N. Y. 
My field of Sweepstakes Corn surely is 
a sight, with 2 and 3 ears on each stalk. 
There is nothing to compare with it 
around here.— Thos. D. Nolan, Clinton, 
N. Y. 
In 1934 I planted some of your W. 
B. Sweepstakes which I held over from 
1933, also some I bought here bus.). 
and your seed was so much superior I 
prefer yours. Stalks from your seed grew 
to average 12 to 14 feet, whereas the 
other averaged about 9 to 10.— -Ralph S. 
Brown, W. Townsend, Mass. 
I am sending you an order for Sweep- 
stakes Corn. We have planted your Corn 
for a number of years with great results. 
—Paul R. Giles, Watervilie, Me. 
In spite of a poor Corn year I had an 
excellent crop for the silo from your 
Westbranch Sweepstakes.— Carrol 
Burdick, Greenwich, N. Y. 
DIBBLE'S BIG RED DENT CORN 
Is a Corn of great value and well worthy of trial. We found this Corn in northern 
Ohio several years ago, and in comparison with Improved Learning on adjoining 
farms, it has larger and more vigorous stalks. It grew more and bigger foliage 
than the Learning, with bigger ears and more of them, and ripened earlier. Experi¬ 
ence on our farms has given the same results, and a number of the leading dairymen 
in our section, after seven years’ experience, consider it the best ensilage Corn for 
western New York. There have been raised at least 100 acres of it in our town that 
would have husked 125 to 150 bushels of sound, dry Corn to the acre if it had not 
been put into the silos. 
Dibble’s Big Red Dent grows tall and vigorous, with leafy stalks, and is a 
remarkable producer. The kernels when thoroughly dry are of a beautiful reddish 
tint, well set on a small, red cob. Recommended for trial in all sections where 
Improved Learning gives good results. 
We found your statement of Big Red Dent to be true in comparison to the Early 
Learning. It just seemed to have the edge over Early Learning in every respect. How¬ 
ever, both crops were very good.-—F. W. Burns, Reynoldsville, Pa. 
Your Big Red Dent is the best ensilage Corn I have ever grown. It produced the 
most ears, as well as tons.— Emmett Hathaway, Equinunk, Pa. 
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