Zucker-Mais (Ger.) 
SWEET CORN 
Mais (It.) 
One pound will plant about 400 hills; a packet 40 hills; 12 lbs. will plant an acre. 
Harris’ Northern Grown Sweet Com 
We not only sell the best varieties of sweet corn for the North, but grow seed ourselves, so you can depend on our descriptions for accuracy. 
For years we have specialized in growing sweet corn here on our own 
farms and neighboring farms and our Northern Grown strains are far 
superior in earliness and quality to the same varieties raised from seed 
grown where the seasons are longer. We have large specially constructed 
drying houses for curing and drying our seed corn, enabling us to offer seed 
If pure yellow corn or pure white corn is wanted, do not plant near vari- 
eties of other colors or field corn. Corn should never be planted in a single 
row. It is much better to plant in three or four rows side by side. This is 
because the pollen does not fertilize the ears well when planted in a single 
row. 
of strong vitality and the highest quality in every way. 
Note: 25 Ibs. or more of one variety is sold at the 50 Ib. price. Jf your order for 
seeds including sweet corn, amounts to $20.00 or more, we will pay transportation on sweet 
corn in quantities listed “‘not paid.” See inside front cover. 



Hybrid Sweet Corn 
We observe many hybrids each year and a great many show inferior parentage 
and lack of quality. Good hybrids can only be grown from proven inbreds with 
constant careful detasseling of the seed parent in the field. 
Of the hundreds of hybrid varieties available we have selected six to offer this 
year. In order of ripening they are Seneca ‘‘60”, North Star, our new extra 
early, Northern Cross, Early Bancross 39, Golden Cross Bantam and Ioana. No 
doubt in the future we will have others, but we are firmly committed to the policy 
of not offering any variety to our customers until it has proved itself worthy. 
Caution: Seed from the 1941 planting of Hybrid Sweet Corn should not be saved 
as they will break down. In hybrid corn the crosses must be made each year. 
While hybrids are ideally suited for growers who market their corn, the open 
pollinated varieties listed on the next two pages, usually bear over a longer period and 
are often more satisfactory for the home garden. 
NORTH STAR New Extra Early Hybrid with larger ears (67 days). Our 
——$$$_$_$_________ 19411 _ Introduction, an exclusive Harris’ Hybrid. See page 2 
for photograph and full description. 
Pkt. 15c; 144 Lb. 35c; Lb. 60c; 2 Lbs. $1.10; 6 Lbs. $3.00 transportation paid. Not 
paid: 12 Lbs. $5.00; 25 Lbs. $9.75. 
SENECA “‘60.”’ The Earliest Hybrid. (65 days.) This new corn is the earliest Hybrid 
and one of the earliest varieties grown. It will ordinarily be ready in 65 days and we 
have seen it mature in sixty days. The ears are eight rowed, about 6 in. long, in stalks 
4 to 414 ft. tall. It is a heavy yielder maturing a large part of the crop over a short 
period of time. 
We recommend this corn, especially to those who formerly used Golden Gem. 
Pkt. 15; 44 Lb. 30c; Lb. 50c; 2 Lbs. 95c; 6 Lbs. $2.75 transportation paid. Not paid: 
12 Lbs. $4.70; 50 Lbs. $18.00. 
EARLY BANCROSS 39 A New Early Crossed Corn. (74 days.) This new 
* hybrid is ready fully 10 days earlier than Golden 
Cross Bantam and 2 or 3 days earlier than Golden Bantam. Our strain is the product 
of carefully top crossing Purdue 39 on our own selected seed of Harris’ Extra Early 
Bantam. It is moderately resistant to Stewart’s Disease and good results have been 
: Harris obtained with this corn in areas where this wilt is prevalent. 
Extra The ears are very attractive, being 714 to 8 in. long, very uniform and cylindrical 
fs) with 10 to 14 rows of bright yellow kernels of fine quality. The plant is rugged and 
Bee prolific, many stalks producing two good ears. 
Sow at the same rate as the open pollinated varieties. 
Pkt. 10c; 44 Lb. 25¢; Lb. 45c; 2 Lbs. 80c; 6 Lbs. $2.35 transportation paid. Not paid: 
12 Lbs. $3.85; 50 Lbs. $14.50. 
GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM. Wilt Resistant—High Yielding— 
Uniform. (84 days.) For even growth, maturity and heavy yield of 
fine large ears this stock is absolutely without equal. We wish everyone 
could see it compared with other strains. 
The ears have mostly 12 rows of golden yellow kernels, are uniform 
in length (about 8 in.) and of extremely fine quality. Matures 4 to 7 
days later than Golden Bantam, a large part of the crop ripening over a 
short period of time. 
This heavy yielding hybrid is resistant to Stewart’s disease (wilt) 
and is recommended for places where Stewart’s disease makes it im- 
possible to grow ordinary varieties of sweet corn. Do not plant more 
than 6 lbs. per acre. 
Pkt. 10c; 44 Lb. 25c; Lb. 45c; 2 Lbs. 80c; 6 Lbs. $2.35 transportation 
paid. Not paid: 12 Lbs. $3.85; 50 Lbs. $14.50. 
IOANA. New Midseason Hybrid. (86 days.) One of the best main 
crop hybrids we have yet seen, follows Golden Cross Ban- 
tam very closely and has slightly larger ears. See photos and full 
description on page 4. 
Pkt. 10c; 4% Lb. 25c; Lb. 45c; 2 Lbs. 80c; 6 Lbs. $2.35 transportation 
paid. Not paid: 12 Lbs. $3.85; 50 Lbs. $14.50. 
(See descrip- 
tion on next 
page) 
NORTHERN CROSS. NEW HARRIS HYBRID. Tremendous 
Yielder of Large Fine Quality Ears. (73 days.) A medium early 
hybrid of great vigor and superior quality. See also page 4. 
Pkt. 10c; 4% Lb. 30c; Lb. 50c; 2 Lbs. 90c; 6 Lbs. $2.45 transportation 
paid. Not paid: 12 Lbs. $4.10. 



“Toana, tried out here for the first time this year, yields heavily, is 
of good quality and is resistant to wilt.’’ Quoted by permission from re- 
port on trials conducted by Orson Cannon of Cornell University on 
Long Island the summer of 1939. 
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*‘Bagging”’ the pollen for hand fertilization of a ‘‘pure line’”’ of 
sweet corn on Moreton Farm. The production of pure lines 
is an important part of our growing hybrid corn. 
