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When you understand what Hybrid Corn really is, 
the source of your corn becomes an important 
factor to you. There is no mystery about it—no 
hocus-pocus secret formula. Just knowledge of 
corn characteristics. The resources to breed good 
basic stock. The ability to recognize what is needed 
and the courage to stick at it till you’ve got it. 
The originator starts with the good old fashioned 
varieties that you know. He makes an “inbred” by 
hand-placing the pollen from one stalk onto the 
silks of the same stalk. Thus he “fixes” certain 
characteristics he wants. This may take eight, 
ten years or longer. When he has what he wants, 
he crosses it with another inbred having other 
qualities. This single cross he breeds with another 
single cross making a double cross—or a Hybrid. 
Sounds simple. But a lot of years and a good 
many dollars go into that development. The integ- 
rity of the grower plays its part. Suppose he starts 
his crosses before his qualities are positively fixed 
in his inbreds. Some farmer is going to get stuck 
with his Hybrid Corn—and our first concern was to 
make sure no friend of ours got stuck. 
When we started, we had the whole field of 
Hybrid developers to choose from. With no ex- 
perience in the East to guide us, we decided to 
experiment. We planted many different Hybrids. 
One group stood out in every test. The method of 
its growers impressed us—because it produced the 
most successful Hybrid group in our territory. 
So we decided on the Funk “G” Hybrid Corn, 
originated by the Funk Brothers Seed Co. This 
year Funk celebrates the 25th anniversary of the 
first shipment of Funk Hybrid Corn. Whether it 
Here is Dr. Holbert in a field of inbreds from good old 
Lancaster Sure Crop. Yes—that’s one of the varieties he’s 
working with—one of the varieties you may be getting in 
our “G” Hybrid Corn. 

