

THE WETSEL SEED COMPANY 
‘Consistently 
Good Year 
After Year” 



ee - RISONBURG, VA. 
BSN Dependable Seeds, HAR A ~S 

Yes, year after year Funk G Hybrids come up with Top Performance. For husking or ensilage, early or full 
season, if the right variety is selected for your needs, Funk G Corns will do you a ‘‘bang-up”’ job, consistent with 
soil fertility and available moisture. They have acquired an enviable reputation over the last eleven years. 
11-Year Record Through Vitginia 
FUNK G-SO 
The Funk G strain that helped produce an 
official world-record yield for a 10-acre field— 
1916 bushels dry shelled Corn. 
Plant G-80 early and get the full advantage 
of its high-yield ability. A rapid-growing 
Corn with excellent stalk quality. Really 
stands up, despite hard storms. Large 
fibrous root system. Beautiful leaves, many 
of them! Has the structure to manufacture a 
real crop of Corn. Resists bad attacks of heat 
and drought. Extra-good resistance to Corn- 
borer. Makes large uniform ears of rich color. 
Carry their size to the tip, kernels of unusual 
depth. Funk G-80 has an. enviable record 
throughout Virginia and fits the growing 
season perfectly. . 
FUNK G-94 
On the medium to early side in maturity. 
Use G-80 for full season for higher yields. 
‘G-94 has good standability. Wonderful root 
development. Stiff, sturdy stalks. Good ears 
with deep kernels. Comes through fine on a 
wide range of soil fertility. 
FUNK G-99 
One of the newer Funk developments. 
This is the first year it has been included in 
our list, and it is being added because of its 


performance. One of its inbreds came from 
Lancaster Sure Crop, for many years a popu- 
lar Corn throughout the East. Fodder me- 
dium and cob small, bearing 18 to 20 rows of 
medium to dark yellow kernels. 
Without benefit of fertilizer, and by actual 
weight, it produced 132.6 bushels of shelled 
Corn per acre on the farm of Assistant County 
Agent T. L. Hollomon in 1948. 
1949 Prices 
All Yellow Varieties, Flat Kernels. 
Pk. $3.10; bus. $11.60 
Every Funk G Hybrid is a PRE- 
MIUM-QUALITY strain. There are 
no ‘*‘seconds’?’ among Funk G Hy- 
brids. 
Prices on all varieties are the 
same. Each lot accurately graded 
according to kernel size, making 
planting easier. Assures full strands. 
No ‘‘misses’”’ to cut down your yields. 
Highest germination. 


FUNK G-711 
Strictly a late, heavy silage Corn adapted 
for late silage and refilling. Use G-135 for 
your regular ensilage. G-711 produces mas- 
sive foliage and great stalk height. 
FUNK G-135 
The great silage Corn and the most widely 
used in the Eastern territory. Frequent re- 
ports of 20 to 22 tons per acre, entire field 
average. Highly nutritious and yields the 
greatest proportion of grain to total green 
weight. 
Full season in maturity. Has given ex- 
cellent results on all soil types. Notable 
through many years for its resistance to 
blight, when other nearby Corns were badly 
stricken. Excellent stalk quality; stands up 
well. Not easily affected with stalk-rot. 
Its rich golden ears are a joy to harvest. 
Produces a lot of them. A fine yielding Corn. 
A wide-leaf leader among all hybrids. Its 
large foliage and good strong tall stalks have 
gained wide popularity for G-135 as extra- 
fine silage and a full-season husking Corn. 
WETSELD’S STANDARD CORNS 

Widely Used for Over 45 Years 
Pennsylvania (Lancaster) Sure Crop. 
A well-known sort in 
110 to 120 days. 
steady demand. 

Boone County White Dent Corn 
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Reid’s Yellow Dent. Certified. 120 days. 
Reid’s Yellow Dent strains are the most 
popular yellow Corn, especially in the East. 
The medium-sized ear is rather large in 
diameter and bears long rich golden yellow 
ete An excellent sort for feeding on the 
cob. 
Bloody Butcher. 100 to 110 days. A well- 
known and, in some sections, popular Corn. 
Ensilage Gorn 
Eureka. 115 days. A first-class sort for 
either ensilage or feeding, if allowed to 
mature. Very tall stalks, 12 to 15 feet high; 
large white kernels. A favorite for filling 
silos. When to be used as ensilage, it should 
be cut while in blossom. It is better to cut 
it early than too late. 
Pamunkey. An _ extra-heavy producer. 
Strong, vigorous stalks 13 to 15 feet high 
usually bear two large ears. 

STANDARD FIELD GORN PRICES 
F. O. B. HARRISONBURG 
Reid’s Yellow: Dent’) noel. coer Seen en a ee ee 
Wetsel’s Leaming......... 
Penna. Sure Crop, Pennsylvania Grown......................... 
Bloody: Butcher |. vv os ee Ne ee ee ee ee 
Boone County White Dent—Thoroughbred..................... 
Hickory King 20 es 2c ee ie see ea 
Ensilage; Eureka 9:8) ei 5 ane Skene oe Cee eee 
Ensilage, Old) Virginia! 3.2. Se ee ee 
Ensilage, Pamunkey...................... 
By Parcel Post add 42 cts. per pk.; 14 bus. 71 cts.; 1 bus. $1.30 

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