THE WETSEL SEED COMPANY 
DeKalb exhibition wins first prize at Great Atlantic Exposition at Richmond. 
Dekalb HYBRID GCORNS 
Like Old Man River, DeKalb Hybrids just keep ‘‘rollin’ along” 
picking up new, loyal users each year. Our station at Blacksburg 
revises its list of recommendations from year to year, dropping 
this and that number of hybrids, but DeKalb Corns continue to 
grow in popularity and prestige. 
Some may wonder why DeKalb numbers have never been 
included in Blacksburg’s list of recommendations. You may as 
well know the reason. DeKalb management has not seen fit to 
enter the official plats. 
We have no quarrel with the personnel at the Experiment 
Station. Our relations in all departments there have always 
been pleasant, and we shall strive to keep them so. For, after 
all, we have much in common. They have been a big help to 
us on numerous occasions and important individuals there have 
said many times that we seedsmen, as a group, have been of 
much assistance to them. At no time in the past has the feeling 
between the seedsmen and Blacksburg been more cordial and 
cooperative. Great strides in that direction have been made in 
the last two years. 
But when one key person in the Hybrid Corn department at 
Blacksburg says publicly, as he did in our presence last fall, in 
a field where some fifteen or more Hybrids were maturing, that 
“DeKalb has never been willing to enter the official plats; they 
must know that their Corns will not measure up in a test,’’ we 
think that you should know the other side of the matter. 
The DeKalb management explains its viewpoint simply by 
saying ‘‘We know that we have good Corns. We don’t need 
anybody to tell us. We pioneered the development of Hybrids.” 
To that we would add our own opinion—DeKalb Corns are good, 
not necessarily the best at all times in every situation, but you 
can be sure that when better Hybrids are made DeKalb will be 
at the forefront. 
Our list of DeKalb Corns has become so large—-six are being 
added this year, to better serve the Corn grower, totaling 18 in 
all—that space will not permit a description of each. If you desire 
a description, ask us or request an illustrated DeKalb catalog. 
To better serve our readers, we are grouping the list below, 
as regards maturity. Bear in mind always that low DeKalb 
numbers indicate early maturity and small fodder, while high 
numbers denote large fodder and late maturity; likewise medium 
numbers—as, for example, the 800 series—are between the 
two extremes. 
404-A—408—455—458 
These are early-maturing and _ small- 
foddered Corns, 404-A being the earliest. 
Can be planted very late and still mature 
before frost. If planted early, they can be 
harvested in time to plant early fall crops. 
404-A, TFZ grains, pk. $2.40; bus. $8.60; 
large or medium flats, pk. $3.15; bus. $11.90. 
£08 AND 455 in medium flats only, pk. $3.15; 
bus. $11.90. 458, flat grains, pk. $2.85; bus. 
$10.90. 
816—825—-840— 
84'7—_850 
Medium maturity and medium fodder but 
good ear—all these characteristics varying 
with fertility of soil, time of planting and 
weather conditions. They are primarily 
for the crib. Available in flat grains: pk. $2.85 
bus. $10.90. 
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S75—876— 
894—898 
Somewhat later in maturity than previous 
group. Fodder also somewhat larger. They 
make good combination Corns, for either 
husking or ensilage, or both from same field. 
Should be confined to fields in high state of 
fertility. Flat grains: pk. $2.85; bus. $10.90. 
Prices are f.o.b. Harrisonburg. If 
ordered to be sent by Parcel Post. 
within 150 miles, add 42 cts. per pk. 
and $1.30 per bus. 
Consult your Postmaster for rates 
beyond 150 miles. 
1002—1022—1025 
Large-foddered strains and consequently 
late maturing. In this territory they are used 
primarily for ensilage. Producing a good ear 
as well, they make a good rich silage, pro- 
viding a lot of grain with stalk. For best 
results, soil should be pretty good. Flat grains: 
pk. $2.85; bus. $10.90. 
WHITE HYBRIDS 
¢O07—1102 
707 has been on our list for some two 
years and has given excellent results where 
a white Corn is desired. Flat grains: pk. 
$3.15; bus. $11.90. 
1102 is DeKalb’s latest offering in a white 
hybrid. Has been thoroughly tested during 
the years of its development. Often grows 
two clean, sound, well-developed ears per 
stalk. Flat grains: pk. $2.85; bus. $10.90. 
