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We think Jerry Strosnider is going to be a corn breeder like his 
father—at least he knows quality. Our trouble was to keep 
him from eating the uncooked ear of Seneca Chief before the 
picture was taken. 
SENECA CHIEF 
BEST FOR FREEZING 
Some twelve years ago we discovered a new variety of sweet corn not listed in any of the corn variety books. 
The ears were short and the kernels were red but by far the most tender of any sweet corn we had ever known 
Our grandparents favored white corn but the present style is for a yellow sweet corn and certainly not a red 
kerneled variety; also, most people want at least a medium large ear. Here was our problem: To change this red 
midget into a normal size with yellow kernels and to keep the original tender quality and perhaps add a little more 
sugar. 
This was a long and at times a rather discouraging job. Hundreds of crosses were made; crosses were self- 
pollinated and selections made; further crossing was done and the new hybrids tested, always keeping in mind our 
goal—to produce the highest quality Hybrid Sweet Corn that had ever been offered to the public. 
In 1945 we felt that we had finally hit upon the right combination. In 1946 this tender, high quality Hybrid 
was tested at Experiment Stations all over the United States. The reports from these tests were uniformly good, 
many enthusiastic. Never had the Experiment Station workers eaten such high quality sweet corn. In 1947 we 
named this new yellow sweet corn ‘Seneca Chief"’ and distributed a limited amount of seed to our customers. 
The result has been that in spite of increasing our acreage each year, the demand has exceeded the supply. You 
should order early. 
In addition to high quality, Seneca Chief has a wide range of adaptability. It is being successfully grown 
from Maine to Florida and from New York to California. Seneca Chief leads all varieties in quality. 

*606 SENECA CHIEF: 80 days. 160 kernels per oz. 
Plant sturdy, leafy, 5% to 6 ft., producing one or 
two 9 inch, 12 rowed ears of delicious yellow corn. 
The kernels are narrow, deep and very tender. 
Seneca Chief is sweet and is one of the best flavored 
varieties that we have ever eaten. Resistant to 
bacterial wilt. Pkt. 25c; % lb. 60c; lb. 95c; 2 Ibs. 
USS 35 Ibs. $3:45 210 Ibs. $6:45°-725 Ibs. $15.30: 
50: Ibs. $30.25" 100" bs> $35.00: 

Eugene Rosen of Croton-on-Hudson had a helper to harvest his 
crop of Seneca Chief, his son Kent. Mr. Rosen writes, “I practi- 
cally had to force the first pickings of Seneca Chief down the 
throats of the local stores and neighbors. By the end of the 
week, the stores, the neighbors, and friends of the neighbors 
were howling for more corn.” 
Prof. L. R. Simons, Director of Extension at Cornell, not only 
can tell others how to grow sweet corn but is a top-notch gardener 
himself. Prof. Simons says, ‘‘The Seneca Chief is swell this year 
—best of any corn I have ever grown.” 
