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ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, 
NEW YORK 
HYBRID SWEET CORN 
Hybrid yellow sweet corn is one of the special crops for which 
Robson Seed Farms has a national reputation. Our breeding 
plots and testing fields are, we believe, the most extensive in the 
East. ‘Thousands of experimental hybrids are discarded in fhe 
developing of a single hybrid. 
All of our hybrids are bred for the Northeast under North- 
eastern conditions, compared first in our fields with the other 
commercial hybrids on the market and if they prove superior are 
further tested at State Experiment Stations. It is only after such 
testing and proven superiority that a new hybrid is named and 
Each year we make many hundreds of experimental crosses, 
looking toward new and better varieties but at the same time we 
are each year looking for opportunities to improve the hybrids 
that we already have on the market. In this way we aim to hold 
a leading position among the sweet corn breeders and growers 
of the country. 
Our breeding and testing program is costly and must be re- 
flected in the price of seed. Our customers appreciate high 
quality both in our seed and the crop grown from this seed and 
find that the best seed is the best buy at harvest time. 
offered to our customers. 
Our Seneca ‘60” (New High Quality) is a larger 
ear, more attractive, far better in quality and just 
as early as our old strain — makes a very attrac- 
tive package when crated. 
601 SENECA “60” (New High Quality): 63 
days. After years of careful breeding work 
we have brought high eating quality into 
the parents of Seneca 60 Hybrid. ‘Those 
who have grown Seneca 60 will find our 
New Seneca 60 the earliest of all hybrids, 
very uniform, equally productive and much 
higher in quality than our former strain. 
Stalks 414 ft. tall, very erect. Ears 614 in. 
long, mostly 10 and 12 rowed, with kernels 
that are medium deep, golden yellow, very 
tender and of excellent quality. We highly 
recommend our New Seneca 60 for home 
gardens and market growers who have a re- 
peat trade demanding high quality. Not 
resistant to wilt; however, it is cold resist- 
ant. See prices below. 
602 SENECA 60 X C13: 65 days. A new wilt 
resistant hybrid for those sections where 
bacterial wilt is prevalent. ‘The 414 to 5 
foot stalk is a vigorous grower. Ears 7 in. 
long, 10 to 14 rows of yellow kernels of fair 
quality. A larger ear than Seneca “60” and 
only a few days later. See prices below. 
605 MARCROSS C6 X 13: 70 days. An early 
midseason yellow hybrid developed by the 
Connecticut Experiment Station. Sturdy 5 
ft. stalks resistant to bacterial wilt. Ears 
long, plump, abruptly tapering, 10-14 row- 
ed, with light creamy-yellow kernel of fairly 
good quality. See prices below. 
Pkt. 144Lb. Lb. 2 Lbs. 5 Lbs 10 Lbs. 25 Lbs. 50 Lbs. 100 Lbs. 
EARLY HYBRIDS 
Early hybrids produce a shorter stalk than 
the midseason varieties and can be planted 
closer. It makes no difference whether you 
plant in hills or rows. Hills should be plant- 
ed 24 to 30 inches apart, 3 to 4 seeds in each 
hill with 30 to 36 inches between rows. 
Perhaps when we improved our Carmelcross we 
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We never thought it possible to produce such a 
large ear so early on such a short stalk — our corn 
breeders did it and named it Seneca Dawn. New 
Jersey growers find it very resistant to bacterial 
wilt. 
600 SENECA DAWN: 66 days. We still mar- 
vel how our corn breeders ever developed a 
hybrid that produced such an early corn 
with such a large ear on such a short stalk. 
It is a money maker for commercial growers 
who compete on the local market with 
other early varieties. ‘The quality of this 
hybrid is not as good as Seneca 60 but ears 
are larger, 714 inches long and 12 to 16 
rowed. Kernels medium yellow, fair qual- 
should have renamed it but we do not wish to add 
to confusion with new names every time we im- 
prove the quality or yield of a hybrid. You will 
find our Carmelcross produces longer ears and 
more ears per acre; also the kernels are narrower 
than the old Carmelcross. 
ity. Stalks 414 to 5 ft., strong, upright. Sen- 
eca Dawn is apparently resistant to bacterial 
wilt and does well in areas to the South 
604 CARMELCROSS: 
73 days. Originally 
developed by the Connecticut Experiment 
Station for market and home garden. After 
years of intensive breeding work we have 
perfected our own strain of Carmelcross 
which in all of our trials has yielded sig- 
nificantly higher in both weight and ear 
count than the older strains. ‘The plant is 
rugged, very leafy, 514 ft. tall with medium 
suckering and erectness. Plant and husk 
very dark green; practically all ears have 
excellent streamer leaves. Ears 8 in. long, 
12 to 14 rowed, well filled with medium 
yellow kernels of very good quality. We 
highly recommend our Carmelcross as a 
second early where an attractive large eared, 
high yielding, good quality market hybrid 
is desired. See prices below. 
600 SENECA DAWN ...... $.25 $60 $1.00 $1.95 $3.50 $6.55 $15.75 $30.75 $60.00 
601 SENECA 60 (New High 
Quality) .25 .60 1.00 1.95 
602 SENECA 60 X C13 ..... 20 8 =.50 80) 15> 92:90 5.35 12-75) 24575) 48.00 
603 SENECA GOLDEN ....  .20 _ .50 80 155 290 5.35 12.75 24.75 48.00 
604 CARMELCROSS ...... ley — ets) 75 06: 11.45 0 2.60) «364.75 11.25) 21.75 = 42.00 
605 MARCROSS C6 X 13... .15 «45 700 1:35 2.00 4. foe 252 Loom a2.00 
where wilt is prevalent. See prices below. 
Better Stands With Treated Seed 
All our sweet corn seed is treated with a 
fungicide that protects the seed from 
rotting in the ground, permits earlier 
planting. 
603 SENECA GOLDEN: 72 days. Seneca 
Golden is an extremely uniform early strain 
of Golden Cross and fills the period between 
early and midseason varieties. Stalks 514 ft. 
and produce two marketable ears on prac- 
tically every stalk. Ears 7 in. long, uniform- 
ly 12 rowed with deep rich golden yellow 
kernels on a small cob. Harvested when 
ready, quality is excellent. Should not be 
used in the South where bacterial wilt is 
serious. See prices opposite. 
Special Hybrid Corn Collection 
1 Packet Seneca Dawn 
1 Packet Seneca Golden 
14 Pound Seneca Chief 
For only 85¢, Postpaid. 
