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WETSEL’S Adapted SEED CORN HYBRIDS 
N OUR 1945 catalogue we stated that ‘Hybrid Corns are now well past what. was for a time regarded as the 
I ‘experimental stage.’ ’’ The passing of another year has only served to further emphasize that observation. 
Meanwhile, the Virginia Agricultural Extension Service published Bulletin No. 163 entitled, “Plant 
Corn Hybrids for Higher Yields.’”’ This Bulletin goes into detail on many interesting angles of Corn Hybrids. 
One section of this Bulletin bears this significant heading—‘‘Too Few Virginia Farmers Plant Corn Hybrids.” 
The first paragraph of this section reads as follows: ; 
‘“‘A study of the table on page 7 shows that though the use of corn hybrids by Virginia farmers has increased 
rapidly during the past two or three years, the percentage of the State’s corn acreage planted with hybrids is 
still far behind that of the Nation. For instance, it can be seen that in Virginia, only 12.7% of the total acreage 
was planted to hybrids in 1943, and an estimated 23.0% in 1944. This is entirely too small a percentage when . 
it is known that adapted hybrids will outyield our best open-pollinated varieties by 15 to 20%. Had Virginia’s 
entire corn acreage been planted with adapted hybrids in 1944 and only a 10% increase in yield obtained over 
the estimated 25.5 bushels per acre average, Virginia farmers would have produced 3,197,040 additional bushels 
of corn. At the Virginia, September 15 price of $1.47 per bushel, this increased yield would be worth nearly 
$4,700,000.” 
Other significant paragraphs read 
as follows: 
“Corn produced from hybrids HYBRID SEED CORN PRICES 
should not be used for seed, as it 

usually yields 15 to 20% less than TESTED—GRADED—TREATED—BAGS INCLUDED 
hybrid seed. At the Bowling Green ‘POSTPAID 
Experimental Station in 1944, U.S. Bor Panu tare sas rare AOE up to 150 miles 
Gal. % bus. Bus. Gal. \% bus. Bus. 
99 seed yielded 297% more corn | y, 5, 13Ward’s Certified...... $105 $400 $800 $130 $4 40 $8 70 
_ than the second generation seed | y, 5, 13—Iowa-Grown Certified. 105 400 8 00 130 440 8 70 
from this same hybrid. U. S. 99 | Us. 99 (Ward’s) Certified... .. 105 400 800 130 440 870 
seed also produced 357% more corn | y. §, 262 (Ward’s) Certified.....105 400 800 130 440 8 70 
than a popular local open-pollinated | [iinois 200 (Ward’s) Certified... 105 400 800 130 440 870 
variety.” Illinois 448 (Ward’s) Certified... 105 400 8 00 130 440 870 
If hybrids normally yielded no | Jowa 939 Certified. when 105 4-00, 8700) 81-302 4aomeenre 
more than open-pollinated varie- | Ohio W. 17 Certified. .....105 400 800 130 440 870 
ties of corn, they would be justified Wood’s Hybrid Yellow Dent V-45. 105 400 800 130 440 8 
because of the yield they make dur- 
ing dr ears and because the ¢ 
a A y “ tt d : se CROW REPELLENT. Keeps corn-pulling birds from molesting corn while it is germinating, rae 
sta mp etter and are easier to sprouting, and rooting. Saves seed loss and the labor of replanting. Will not clog any plantess 3 
harvest.’’ Vpt. (1-bus. size) 30 cts.; pt. (2-bus. size) 50 cts.; qt. (4-bus. size) 75 cts. ; 



g THE WETSEL SEED CO., Inc., Harrisonburg, Va. 
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