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About 110 to 115 Day Type : About 108-110 Day Type 
When it comes to bushels of corn A Single Ear Variety 
| per acre, Berry’s Illinois 960 is one A fine single eared Hybrid that is a 
great favorite with those who have grown 
it. It contains two of the same inbreds 
used in making U. S. 13. The ears are not 
quite as long as U. S. 13’ but generally larger 
in circumference. Many ears have 20 rows of 
* kernels. The grain is of good depth and me- 
dium rough. Beautiful golden yellow in color, 
It is a good pollen producer giving assurance of 
good fertilization and well filled uniform ears. The 
ears are well protected by husks. Retains its ears 
well and is an excellent variety for machine as well 
as hand picking. It has a strong stalk. In yield it 
ranks with the best being a heavy producer on a 
wide range of soils. 
Widely Adapted 
Tt is a fine variety for conditions similar to north 
and south central Iowa, eastern Nebraska and in 
Tllinois, Indiana, Penn., ete. It is used in southern 
Iowa, Missouri and other southern sections for an 
early feeding corn or for late planting. You really 
have to see this corn growing and harvest a crop 
to appreciate its quality. Buy Berry’s Illinois 751 
State Certified seed while it is available and get a 
quality product. 
A Winner at Corn Shows 
Even in southern Iowa we have many customers 
who pick it as their main crop variety. It has won 
first prize in many loeal corn shows this fall and 
took sweepstakes prizes over all 
other Hybrids. When you have 
a Hybrid that will do that down 
here among later Hybrids think 
of the best. You can look through 
state yield tests, where it is extensively 
grown and you will see how it rates. In 
Illinois it was top for a four-year aver- 
age in the north central, central and south 
central sections. It showed adaptability 
to a wide rangé of soils from high to low 
fertility. 
Our customers write us too, telling 
about their yields. Richard Bufler, of 
Oxford, Ohio, sent in some photos and a 
report on yield. He says he checked 960 
against many other Hybrids in every way 
and 960 proved better in every way. It out- 
yielded U. S. 13 for him as much as 30%. 
From Arkansas and Kentucky on east to 
Maryland and Penn. we have these expres- 
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This corn took the Banner Trophy in the official Iowa State yield contest for 1939. It had the 
highest performance score of all of the Hybrids in the entire state test and that takes in all of 
the best. County reports for 1940 again show its wonderful qualities. It is earlier than 960 be- 
ing planted throughout the entire state of Iowa. In the southern part of the state and in north- 
ern Missouri it is used as an early variety. Iowa 939 holds record as the heaviest producer in 
both the 6-year and 5-year average. . 
This Iowa originated Hybrid has spread from central Nebraska to the Atlantic coast and its 
popularity grows. In Iowa it-has outyielded o.p. corn by as much as 40%. In Nebraska it has 
been the best producing Certified corn for an average of the years 1932 and 1939 inclusive. 
North eastern Colorado for a 3-year average gave a yield of 132.1 bu. shelled corn per acre. In 
Central Pennsylvania it was the heaviest yielder of all Hybrids. Illinois has official yields of 
107.3 and 103.8 bu. per acre. Ohio reported it topped all early Hybrids with a yield of 98.1 bu. 
It is fine in Indiana. West Virginia shows it doing well as a medium early variety. It is fine 
for parts of New York and is widely adapted. 
Description of lowa 939 
It is a variety of medium early maturity. It forms more uniform ears than many Hybrids, 
looking more like ordinary corn yet outyielding it materially. The kernels are 
of a medium rough type. Kernels are fairly broad and of good depth. The sides 
have a distinctive reddish tinge. They are not as hard and flinty as those 
of many hybrids and are readily eaten by cattle and hogs. 
It has strong roots and stalks. The husks give 
the ears good protection yet when ripe is a very 
easy corn to husk. Nearly every farmer that we 
know of who has grown Iowa 939 speaks very 
highly of it and wants to continue growing it. 
We believe this variety to be adapted to the 
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