FIELD CORN fr Feed or Cash Crop 
10 
lbs. is nearly 6 quarts. Stand- 
ard weight, 56 lbs. per bushel. 
Postage extra if mailed. 
Owing to the great care 
exercised in growing, select- 
ing, grading and shelling our 
corns and the superiority of 
our strains, we sell this in 
large quantities to many 
seedsmen in other states. 
WHITE DENT—This is the standard White 
Dent corn grown in Virginia. It is a 
hardy and vigorous grower, uniform in 
size and unusually productive. It has 
pure white grains, large ears with medi- 
um size’ cob, well filled out at both ends. 
When grown on good land often pro 
duces two good size ears to the stale. 
BOONE COUNTY WHITE—A large eared 
variety of white’ corn. Has deep, soft 
and very white grains; a vigorous grow- 
er and has taken more premiums for 
large yield than any other variety. Being 
a soft corn, it is excellent for stock feed- 
ing, but is more likely to rot on the 
stalks in a wet season than harder 
varieties. 

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D. & B.S IMPROVED GOLDEN DENT—We 
consider this the best yellow corn for this 
section. It is a hardy, healthy, vigorous 
growing corn and a good ensilage va- 
riety. It has large, broad grains of a 
rich golden color. It is not a flint variety, 
but it is a moderately hard corn. Matures 
in about 100 days. 
REID’S YELLOW DENT—This is a splendid 
yellow corn and is the variety which 
-won the grand prize at the National Corn 
Show over all other yellow corns. It has 
also wen many other first prizes. It is 
a big yielder on good joam or heavy 
land, making ears 8 to 10 inches long, 
18 to 24 rows on the ear, has small, red 
cob, the web-shaped grains growing 
‘very close together. Matures in about 
100 days. 
TENNESSEE RED COB—A large eared corn 
with very large deep gourd seed grains. 
While the grains are pure white, the 
cob is red and rather small. It will pro- 
duce more bushels of shelled corn per 
measured bushel of corn on the cob than 
any variety except the Hickory King. 
YELLOW DENT HYBRID U.S. 13 (110 days) 
—-This. Virginia-grown corn is, we be- 
lieve, the best Yellow Hybrid in the 
middle Atlantic section. Large show- 
type ears, 11 inches long, with 16 rows 
of deep kernels. Deep-rooting plants. 
BLOOMBURY PROLIFIC — A very hardy 
growing white corn with very deep 
grains and high shelling per cent. Bears 
two to three good ears to the stalk. 
Price on application. 
HICKORY KING—An early low growing 
corn which can be planted closer to- 
gether than the large corns. It has a 
very small cob with large, broad grains. 
Especially recommended for high, light 
land. Will yield more shelled corn per 
barrel of cob corn than any other kind. 
EUREKA ENSILAGE—This is, no doubt, the 
best ensilage corn grown. It yields more 
forage than any other kind, grows 12 
to 15 feet high, has large stalks and an 
abundance of fodder. The ears are long 
and slender. Has thick, hard grains and 
makes good meal. It should be grown 
only on good land. 
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VIRGINIA ENSILAGE—A large white corn 
with abundance of foliage which is used 
extensively for ensilage and fodder; also 
makes good yield of corn. 
Prices on application. 
HYBRID CORN—The latest and best. 
Write for prices. 
CROTALARIA -- te Profitable Cover Crop 
Makes four times the leafy growth and 
root nodules as cow peas or velvet beans, 
frequently 40,000 pounds per acre. When 
turned under the cash value of nitrogen 
is estimated at $20.00 per acre, besides 
the untold value of humus which prevents 
soil erosion, holds water in sandy soil and 
opens up heavy soil. Yields of following 
crops are frequently doubled. Completely 
smothers out summer weeds. Grows well 
on any soil. Requires no lime, inoculation, 
fertilization or cultivation, although early 
cultivation. pays. Sow at corm planting 
time 15 to 20 pounds per acre broadcast 
or 5 pounds in rows. ‘Our seed is scarified 
and germinates readily. 
CROTALARIA SPECTABILIS—Although not 
edible, it makes the largest growth of 
any crotalaria, averaging 7 feet high, 
and will yield 15 or more tons of green 
manure per acre. 
Prices on application. 
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