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Many people are now adding to their income by growing Hybrid Hulless pop corn. There is always an active demand in every neighbor- 
hood for any surplus you may have. Mr. Sheldon E. Brink, Agricultural teacher at Walton, N. Y., has found that Hybrid Hulless pop corn 
pays. This picture of Mr. Brink and Speck appeared in our 1945 catalogue but it is so interesting that we feel it will bear repeating. 
POP CORN 
Packet will plant 75 hills 
4 lbs. will plant 1 acre 
Plant after danger of hard frost, 1 inch deep, 8 inches 
apart in 30 to 36 inch rows. When planting in hills, 
drop 4 to 5 seeds 30 inches apart and thin to 3 main 
stalks. 
Pop corn must have the right moisture content for 
proper popping. This can only be determined by test. 
If too dry, moisten slightly and keep in normal outdoor 
atmosphere. If too moist, bring indoors to living 
room atmosphere. A few days may be necessary for 
the required adjustment. 
*xHYBRID HULLESS (Minhybrid 250): A new 
hybrid pop corn developed by the Minnesota State 
Experiment Station. Their records show a 16% 
larger yield and 29% greater popping volume than 
open pollinated Hulless. The stalks grow 4% to 5 
feet tall and bear two to three chunky 4 inch ears. 
The deep, white, pointed kernels are arranged in ir- 
regular rows on a small cob. Hybrid Hulless is ear- 
lier than the old variety and, we think, it is of better 
quality. As this is a hybrid, seed should not be 
saved for planting the following year. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
% Vb. 40 cts.; 1 Ib. 70 cts.; 2 Ibs. $1.35; 6 lbs. 
$3.00; 12 Ibs. $5.50; 25 Ibs. $11.00. 
Open Pollinated Sweet Corn 
ROBSON EXTRA EARLY BANTAM: 68 days. 148 
kernels per oz. This used to be our earliest and best 
sweet corn but new hybrids are earlier and far 
better quality. We keep it in the list because there 
are some who still like the old varieties best. Stalk 
4to4¥ ft. Ears 6 in. long with 8 rows of broad yel- 
low kernels. Pkt. 10 cts.; % lb. 20 cts.; 1b 35 cts.; 
2 Ibs. 65 cts.; 6 Ibs. $1.70; 12 Ibs. $3.10; 100 lbs. 
$23.00. One never reaches perfection in the breeding of plants. Each 
ear we make thousands of crosses of sweet corn inbreds to 
’ ‘ improve our hybrid varieties. John Mosley works in our breeding 
WHIPPLE’S YELLOW: 75 days. 110 kernels per Oz: department and here exhibits a basket of our latest strain of 
Stalks 6% to 7 ft.; ears are large, 7 to 8 inches long, Seneca Golden. 
having 12 to 14 rows of deep kernels. The quality of 
the corn is not as good as the hybrids or even as Extra STOWELL’S EVERGREEN: 95 days. 120 kernels 
Early Bantam. Pkt. 10 cts.; % Ib. 20 cts.; Ib. 35 per oz. The standard main crop white variety; used 
cts.; 2 lbs. 65 cts.; 6 lbs. $1.70; 12 lbs. $3.10; 100 for the home garden, market and canning. Stalks 
Ibs. $23.00. are rong to 10 feet high. Ears about 8 to 9 inches 
: long with 16 to 20 rows of very white grains. Pkt. 
STANLEY’S CROW REPELLENT. The most popu- 10 cts.; % 1b. 25 cts.; lb. 40 obs: 2 ine 75 cts.; 
lar of all crow repellents. Easy to apply. Will not 6 Ibs. $2.10; 12 Ibs. $3.85; 100 Ibs. $30.00. 
gum up planter. 1 bu. size 60 cts.; 2 bu. size ’ : 
$1.00; 4 bu. size $1.75; postpaid. Dust with D. D. T. for corn borer. See Page 29. 
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