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108 Early Bancross 39 (74 days) 
Has proved a winner for growers who want a large uniform ear maturing before Golden Cross 
Bantam. They are practically the same size and shape and are ready fully ten days earlter. 
The plant is rugged and prolific, with the majority of the plants producing two good ears. It 
is moderately resistant to Stewart’s Disease (wilt), and has produced large early crops where other 
corn has failed entirely. 
Our seed of this new hybrid has been produced under our careful supervision by a top cross of 
Purdue 39 on our own selected stock seed of Harris’ Extra Early Bantam. This corn should be 
sown at the same rate as the open pollinated varieties. See prices on next page. 
115 Golden Cross Bantam 
High Yielding—Finest Quality (84 days) 
One of the first Hybrid corns to be developed and 
still unsurpassed. It is now universally recognized as the 
standard high quality midseason type. The demand has 
been so great that many inferior stocks are being offered 
and growers should be particularly careful to get their 
seed from reliable sources. Our strain is the best obtain- 
able and is outstanding for uniformity and high yield. 
Every pound was grown from tested pure line parents 
and the seed rows were thoroughly detasseled. 
This stock will produce large crops of beautiful ears 
of remarkably uniform length (about 8 in.) and with 12 
rows of bright golden yellow kernels. They mature about 
a week later than the old fashioned Golden Bantam 
with the whole crop ripening at nearly the same time. 
For best results sow not more than six pounds per acre. 
See prices on next page. 
123 loana 
Large Eared—Midseason—Wilt Resistant (86 days) 
Developed by Dr. E. S. Haber of Iowa State Col- 
lege, this outstanding new hybrid has been welcomed by 
sweet corn growers as an exceptionally fine large eared 
variety for main crop. 
The ears are large, slightly tapering, mostly 8 to 9 
inches long with 12 to 14 rows (a few 16) of creamy yel- 
low, medium deep kernels, which fill the ear well at the 
tip. 
These large attractive ears are of fine quality being 
sweet and tender. The plant is tall and strong and is 
resistant to Stewart's Disease (wilt). 
In some sections where large crops of sweet corn are 
grown for market, some of our customers prefer it even 
to Golden Cross Bantam. See prices on next page. 
“T tested 2 lbs. of your Ioana corn last year side of 40 
- lbs. of the Cooperative’s seed corn varieties and it was the 
best yielder of all and the wonder of all Market Gardeners 
Ioana ; in my section.” 
EGrag eons OF te Oude hy. Edwin J. Edwards, Norwich, Conn. April 27, 1943. 
120 Harris’ Extra Early Bantam—Heavy Yielding—Very Early (68 days) 
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Introduced by us in 1927; this has proved one of the most profitable varieties for the grower 
ever offered. In spite of the growing demand for larger ears in some markets, many growers find 
that because of the earliness, large yield and superior quality, Harris’ Extra Early Bantam is still 
on their ‘“‘must grow”’ list. It is not only an extremely heavy yielder but is one of the earliest varieties 
maturing ears which can be sold at high prices before the market becomes flooded. 
The ears resemble true 8-rowed Golden Bantam in size and shape and high quality but mature 
ten days earlier. They are up to 7 in. long with 8 to 10 rows of golden yellow kernels and are very 
uniform in size and appearance. See prices on next page. 

When Different Varieties Mature 
We give after the names of the different varieties listed in this catalogue the approximate 
number of days in which the corn matured in our trials that were planted about the middle 
of May. As the time required varies greatly according to the weather, time of planting, 
and fertility of the soil the figures should be regarded as relative rather than actual. 

