Vicland and Erban - 100 Bushel Varieties 


Our new seed corn dryer completed last year has a drying capacity of 2,000 bushels per day. 
controls protect the seed and insures high germination of both sweet and field corn. 
Complete automatic heat and humidity 
res Before the corn goes to the drying bins it passes over 
belts and roller conveyors where it is carefully sorted and all damaged kernels removed. 
OPEN-POLLINATED 
FIELD CORN 
For those who still prefer the old open-pollinated 
varieties of corn, we have Certified Early Cornell 11 
for grain and either West Branch Sweepstakes or Im- 
proved Leaming for silage. We can only recommend 
Improved Leaming in areas that have long growing 
seasons. 
1 bushel of Certified Early Cornell 11 will plant 
5 acres; | bushel of West Branch Sweepstakes or Im- 
proved Leaming will plant between 3 and 4 acres. 
CERTIFIED OATS 
2 to 2% bu. will sow | acre 
All Certified Oats are treated with New Improved 
Ceresan before shipment. 
Rust has ruined many crops of oats in recent years. 
For this reason we have shifted to rust resistant varie- 
ties and incidentally to 100 bushels per acre yields. 
Erban and Vicland make a good combination. If your 
land is early so you can sow early in April, we advise 
using Erban; if you must plant late, sow Vicland. 
VICLAND: Vicland is derived from a Victoria X Rich- 
land cross and was developed cooperatively by the 
United States Department of Agriculture and the 
Wisconsin Experiment Station. It is early maturing. 
Its straw is short (30-36 inches), fine in texture and 
moderately stiff. The heads of Vicland are of the 
spreading type with horizontal and slightly upswept 
branching. The kernels of Vicland are yellow in 
color and the bushel weight is usually high. The 
variety is crown rust resistant. Its yield during rust 
years has been good. Certified Seed: 1 to 15 bu. 
$2.00 per bu.; 15 bu. or more $1.90 per bu., not 
prepaid. 
ERBAN: Erban is a medium tall Canadian variety of 
oat maturing about six days later than Vicland. It 
is taller than Vicland, being about 34-50 inches in 
height with medium stiff straw. Erban has a tree- 
type head and produces white kernels. It has 
medium resistance to leaf rust and is smut resistant. 
Certified Seed: 1 to 5 bu. $2.00 per bu.; 15 bu. or 
more $1.90 per bu., not prepaid. 
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CERTIFIED EARLY CORNELL 11: 90 days. A 
very early strain of Cornell 11 that has proven to 
be very productive for an open pollinated dent 
variety. Stalk 7 to 9 ft. Ears 8 to 9 inches long 
with 14 to 18 rows of yellow kernels on a ‘small cob. 
No. 1 Flat Kernels: 1 peck $1.75; 1% bu. $3.00; 
1 bu. $5.50; 2 bu. $10.75. 
WEST BRANCH SWEEPSTAKES: 120 days. A 
silage corn that produces a heavy tonnage of 9 to 10 
ft. stalks, but cannot be depended on to mature for 
grain in New York State. [Ear large, 10 to 12 inches 
long, bearing 12 to 14 rows of large kernels, mostly 
Ge Z peck $2.00; % bu. $3.35; 1 bu. $5.75; 2 bu. 
11.25. 
IMPROVED LEAMING: 102 days. An improved 
strain of a very popular old variety. Plant 10 to 12 
ft. high. Stalk heavy, quite leafy and well rooted. 
Produces an enormous amount of green weight with 
high percentage of water. Cannot be depended on 
to ripen ears in most sections of New York State. 
1 peck $1.60; 14 bu. $2.75; 1 bu. $5.00; 2 bu. $9.75. 
CERTIFIED ALPHA 
BARLEY 
2 to 2% bu. will sow | acre 
The most popular two-rowed variety in the East. 
Alpha is a heavy producing, large kerneled barley with 
fairly stiff straw. Ripens a little later than the six row 
varieties; heads do not crinkle and break off. This 
makes it especially desirable for sowing with oats or 
harvesting with combine. Certified Seed: 1 to 10 bu. 
$2.75 per bu.; 10 bu. or more $2.65 per bu., not 
prepaid. % 
“Seneca Chief took blue ribbons over four other lots displayed 
at Charles County Fair. It was the sweetest corn I have ever 
eaten.” 
October 21, 1946 John H. Matthews 
LaPlatta, Maryland 
