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These are the men who made many thousands of hand pollinations i in the production of 
KELLY’S FOUNDATION SEED STOCK for 1943. 
First row, Prof Morris Root, Harry Morrison and James Kelly, son of W.G. Kelly who 
is a beginner in this work. 
Back row, Merle Smith, who has made more hand pollinations than any in the group, 
Robert Coapstick, of Frankfort, Ind, (nephew of W.G. Kelly) who while young has done 
much of this work, spending his vacations in Illinois at work on the Kelly farms in the 
production of seeds. Prof. James Meridith, Prof. Loren Hardy and Robert Schraudt, 
another beginner. 
Most hybrid corn growers do not produce their inbreds, but buy from some organization 
or firm, who has a plant breeder to produce seed stock. We have spent $20,000 on inbreds 
and still doing a lot of experimenting every year. We often spend more money in produc- 
ing seed stock each year than many on their entire hybrid corn crop. 
Every hybrid corn producer uses some standard inbreds, and there are practically no 
hybrids which do not contain one or more of these standard inbreds such as WF9, 38-11, 
317, 187-2, K4, etc. Usually two or more are found in every good hybrid. While we have 
had thousands of inbreds we use only five of our own in four way crosses, but often one of 
these will improve a standard hybrid. A plant breeder is always working with the hope he 
will be able to produce something better. 
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Five standard inbreds, most used Five Kellys best inbreds, used in 
in production of hybrids for the cen- making K. Hybrids. 
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First on the left, Hy, 317, 38-11, 
187-2 and W.F. 9. 
Every year we receive many letters telling of the strong vitality and vigor of our corn. 
In the 35 years we have beendrying seed corn we have learned a thing or two. Some firms 
try to dry corn in bins which are not much better than an open corn crib, by blowing hot 
air through these open cribs. Where the blast is strongest is where you get the parched 
corn. In other sections of the crib the corn is packed tighter and does not get the same 
blast and that corn is not sufficiently dried. Our system dries the entire bin with the heat 
at the same temperature and is controlled by automatic thermostats which stops the stokers 
at 115 degrees, which never damages the corn. 
