18 THE FRANK S. PLATT COMPANY 
Corn—Varieties for Field Culture —Continued 
DENT VARIETIES—Prices subject to change Qt. —_ Bushel 
Queen of the Prairie, or Pride of the North. This is an early Yellow Dent, medium size, (56 Ibs.) 
uniform ears, cob small; a winner in many shelling contests ........... 02. e cece eee eeeeee 25c. $4.75 
Lancaster Sure Crop. A comparatively early silage corn producing very large ears in 
115 days. Grain is yellow tinted red. A vigorous, leafy stalk; makes a heavy yield of both 
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Eureka Ensilage. An extra large southern corn grown and selected with great care to 
keep the true vigorous stock. White seed, luxuriant and heavy in stalk and foliage. Will ordi- 
narily produce more tons of ensilage than any other open pollinated variety but does not 
have the food value of the higher grain producing hybrids, neither will it stand up as well. We 
have had stalks 17 feet, 10 inches tall. Abyer 
Iowa Hybrid 939. A Yellow Dent, primarily for shell corn, requires approximately ten 
days less to mature than does U. S. No. 13, or about the same as Lancaster Sure Crop. The 
ears are good sized with medium stalks. Makes a good crop ................ Shes 5 SINE .. BISGs 
U. S. No. 13 Hybrid. A Yellow Dent of remarkable vigor. Very attractive dark green 
leafy plants that have the ability to stand erect, which is an important factor in the cost of 
harvesting. U.S. No. 13 is adaptable to Connecticut except in the higher section of Litch- 
field County. Corn planted May 15th to June lst, the earlier the better, not only reaches the 
ideal medium soft dough stage for the silo, but normally has time to mature ears for shell 
corn. The food value per acre is high, and preferable to more tonnage of corn reaching only 
4.75 
4.75 
8.50 
the early milk stage 
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8.50 
Ohio C 12. A high yielding corn very similar to U. S. 13, claimed to be more resistant to 
corn borer. 
either grain or ensilage in most parts of Connecticut, if planted May 15 to June 1. 
favorable conditions it has produced excellent crops. 
from the older varieties, we can, from experience of the past few years, recommend highly 
that they do so at least over a part of their acreage 
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The same in season and adapted to same localities as U. S. 13. Suitable for 
With 
For those who have not yet switched 
JIC. 8.50 
Sweet Dent Ensilage. “This new hybrid, produced by Connecticut Agricultural Experi- 
ment Station, makes a large leafy growth with unusually large ears and is about the same 
in season as U. S. 13. Dairy cattle relish this more tender and succulent material. Seed is 
limited for 1946. Price: Bu., $8.50; %4-bu., $2.25; %-bu., $1.25. 
Corn Salad or Fetticus 
Ackersalat—Macha o Valerianilla 
—Valerianello o Insalata 
It is sown on the first opening of spring in rows 
one foot apart, and is fit for use in six weeks from 
the time of sowing. If wanted for very early spring 
it may be sown in September and covered as soon as 
cold weather sets in, and is wintered over the same as 
spinach. 
« Large Leaved. Out 1946. 
Cress or Pepper Grass 
Kresse—Berro o Masteurso—Crescione 
Extensively used as a small salad. Sow early in 
the spring very thickly in shallow drills. The sowing 
should be repeated at intervals, as it soon runs to 

seed. One ounce of seed will sow a bed of sixteen 
square feet. 
Extra Curled. Fine curly-leaved. Per pkt., 10c.; 
OZ. DUC 26 1b, 5.00) 
Upland. Resembles the water cress in flavor; 
same culture as spinach; a perennial plant. Per pkt., 
LOe2207z,,050C;) Ibs $3.50. 
Cress— Water 
Wasser Kresse—Crescione Acquatico 
This is a well-known hardy, perennial aquatic plant, 
growing abundantly along. the margins of running 
streams, ditches and ponds. Where it does not grow 
naturally it is easily introduced by planting, and it in- 
creases, both by spreading of the roots, and by seeding. 
True Water Cress. Out 1945. 
Improved Early Fortune Cucumber 
Cucumbers 
Gurken—Pepino—Cetriolo 
Make rich hills of well-rotted manure, two feet in 
diameter, and plant a dozen or more seeds, covering 
half an inch deep. When all danger from insects is 
over, pull all but three or four of the strongest plants. 
The middle of June is early enough to plant for pick- 
ling. Make the hills about six feet apart. For early 
cucumbers the hot-bed is necessary. 
PICKLING VARIETIES 
Early Cluster. A small, early variety and sets 
sere Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 25c.; %4-lb., 75c.; Ib., 
National Pickling. The most desirable pickling 
variety, medium size, dark green, productive. Per 
pkt., 10c.; oz., 25c.; %4-Ib., 75c.; 1 Ib., $2.25. 
