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Ten days earlier and much more desirable m every way than the old Sweepstakes 
Ensilage Corn. This variety is grown for us in Central Pennsylvania near Williamsport. 
The New York State College of Agriculture found it gave a large green tonnage and ma- 
tured early enough to qualify as an excellent silage variety. It ears heavily and matures 
earlier than most other varieties sold under the name of Sweepstakes. 
Our West Branch Sweepstakes is a blend, made by crossing Lancaster Sure Crop, 
White Cap Yellow Dent, and a red variety of the Bloody Butcher type. The plant is a 
vigorous grower, 10 to 15 feet on good soil, ears 8 to 12 inches in Iength, with 12 to 20 rows 
of kernels. Cob is usually large and rather well filled at the tip. The color of kernels varies 
from Red to White Cap Yellow Dent. 
We have been selecting for the red-kernel type and have thereby cut down materially 
on the percentage of white-cap yellow ears. Some ears, however, have kernels with very 
light-colored caps and only a tinge of red on the sides of the kernels. Others are nearly red. 
Our West Branch Sweepstakes is the most popular open-pollinated ensilage variety 
m all sections of New York State, except at high elevations where an earlier sort is needed. 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR GROWING CORN 
1. Corn yields best when a good sod is well manured and plowed under at least two 
weeks prior to Corn planting. 
2. Weed control is most efficiently attained by successive seed-bed operations prior 
to planting. 
3. For silage, select a medium tall, leafy, erect, productive Corn that will reach hard 
dough stage by harvest. 
For grain, select a Corn that is productive, has sturdy stalks and will get fully ripe. 
. Plant May 10 to 25, soil and weather conditions permitting. Follow fertilizer recom- 
mendations. 
6. For Grain, Corn in 36-inch rows should average one stalk per foot of row, and for 
silage one stalk per 9 inches of row. 
7. Round or small kernels produce as much Corn per acre as flat kernels, provided 
the proper planting rate is used. Test for accuracy of planting. 
&. Weeds should be controlled when small by shallow cultivation. Deep cultivation 
prunes Corn roots and reduces the yield. 
9. For maximum yields postpone harvest of silage till ears are at least in hard dough 
stage and of grain till ears are fully mature. 
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