FIRST CHOICE OF AMERICA’S FARMERS 

DeKalb 648 
Large, uniform ears. Does best on rich soils. 
Heavy yielder. Stalks uniform in height and 
stands up well. One of the newer sorts that is 
gaining In popularity. Large or medium flats, 
$12.90 per bus. 
DeKalb 681 
Ears straight and Jong. Fodder medium tall. 
Yields well on soils Jow in fertility. Large or 
medium flats, $11.80 per bus. 
DeKalb 802 
Adapted to southeastern Penn- 
sylvania and parts south. Unusual 
standing ability and borer tolerance. 
Its ability to stand ravages of insects, 
disease, and drought will soon make it 
most popular. Large or medium flats, 
$12.90 per bus. 
DeKalb 816 
One of the oldest DeKalb varieties. Tall stalk, 
heavy yields and its many old friends keep 816 in 
demand. Large or medium flats, $11.80 per bus. 
DeKalb 825 
A short, heavy stalk gives 825 borer tolerance 
and mechanical husking ability. It asks no favors 
and yields are uniformly high. Deep dent. Large 
or medium flats, $11.80 per bus. 
DeKalb 840 
Short, heavy, stiff stalks keep this 
one standing. It has been popular with 
southeastern farmers who like solid 
heavy yields to husk mechanically. All 
DeKalb varieties are blight resistant, 
but 840 is unusually so. Does best on 
heavy soils. Large or medium flats, 
$11.80 per bus. 


“T helped to husk a Jot of your 404A Corn and like it very 
much. Please send me 6 bushels.’’—Shelocta, Pa. 
DeKalb 847 
Another short, heavy-stalked variety with all 
the good characteristics. Its advantage over 
others is drought tolerance. It is also a beauty in 
the growing field. Won the 1945 national contest 
with yield of 124 bushels shelled Corn per acre. 
Medium flats, $11.80 per bus. 
DeKalb 849 
A medium height, heavy-stalked variety that has 
the advantage of yielding extra well on the poorest 
of upland fields. Medium flats, $11.80 per bus. 
j DeKalb 875 
Here’s one for you men who want tall 
fodder grain with the standing ability 
of short-stalk varieties. Good yielder 
that can be used for grain or ensilage. 
Ripe ears on green stalk put quality in 
fodder or ensilage. Large or medium 
flats, $11.80 per bus. 
DeKalb 898 
Do you remember old 899? DeKalb took it off 
the market for ear type and drought-tolerance 
improvement. Now it’s back in an improved stage 
known as 898. It has a big heavy stalk, tall fodder, 
and what an ear! Farmers who had 898 for ensilage 
last year say, “Plant it early and it makes good 
grain as well as ensilage and fodder.” Large or 
medium flats, $11.80 per bus. 
DeKalb 1002 
For ensilage only. Ears are medium in Iength, 
but kernels are unusually deep. Fodder remains 
green late in season. Large or medium flats, 
$11.80 per bus. 

“T have used your 240 Field Corn for some time and think 
it has no equal. On 21% acres last year we husked 450 bushels 
of ears, the finest Corn we have ever grown on this farm. Will 
always plant 240 for grain.”—Ghent, N. Y 
“I am very much pleased with my 1947 crop of 802. Be- 
lieve I have the most Corn I have ever seen on an acre of 
ground. Expect to measure an acre when I husk. I’Il be 
disappointed if it isn’t around 100 bushels.”—Chapel, W. Va. 

P. L. ROHRER & BRO., Seedsmen 
Smoketown, Lancaster Co., Penna. 

