DeKalb 56 
Shortest season DeKalb we handle. For highest 
altitude farms or June planting in areas north of 
Sunbury, Pa. Medium flats, $12.70 per bus. 
DeKalb 65 
Growing season similar to Early Butler. Extra 
sound quality. It’s tops for high-altitude counties 
of Pennsylvania, New York, and New England 
States. Large or medium flats, $12.70 per bus. 
DeKalb 239 
Has all the good qualities of 240 and the added 
advantages of stiffer stalks, easier husking and 
slightly earlier maturity. You will be highly re- 
paid m extra bushels of grain if you plant 239. 
Large or medium flats, $12.70 per bus. 
DeKalb 240 
Widely used in high-altitude parts of 
Pennsylvania, New York, and lower 
parts of New England States. Ears dry 
quickly, which insures early harvest. 
Makes more friends yearly. Large or 
medium flats, $12.70 per bus. 
DeKalb 406 
Introduced in 1948 and is now fast replacing 
404A. Husks clean and easy, by hand or machine. 
Ears do not readily fall off when over-ripe. Has a 
wider range of soil adaptation than 404A. Good 
yielder. Large or medium flats, $12.70 per bus. 
DeKalb 422 
Slightly Iater than 404A. Grows tall for a 
short-season variety. Has extra heavy foliage, 
which insures heavy, well-filled ears. Popular as 
grain and ensilage for northern areas. 
= Large or medium flats, $11.70 per bus. 
' DeKalb 458 
Very similar to 404A. Designed to 
retain all of 404A’s good qualities with 
a few days’ added maturity and slightly 
stronger ear attachment. An _ excep- 
tionally clean and easy husking hybrid. 
Large or medium flats, $11.70 per bus. 
P. L. Rohrer & Bro., Inc., Seedsmen 
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DeKalb 459 
Just slightly later and taller than 404A. Ma- 
tures in Centre County, Pa. Used widely for June 
planting in Lancaster County, Pa., and south. 
Widely adapted and a top-notch yielder. Large or 
medium flats, $12.70 per bus. 
DeKalb 609 
Heavy yielder. Long, deep-kerneled ears. Short, 
sturdy stalks stand firm; heavy roots. Easy picker, 
by hand or machine. Large or medium flats, 
$12.70 per bus. 
DeKalb 628A 
A faithful full-season grain or en- 
silage Corn. Makes better yields than 
expected on soils low in fertility, as 
well as fertile fields. Tall stalks and 
deep kernels. Large or medium flats, 
$11.70 per bus. 
DeKalb 680 
Popular on average to fertile soils in southeastern 
Pennsylvania and parts south. Short, sturdy 
stalks develop big yields of show-type ears. Husks 
clean. Medium flats, $12.70 per bus. 
DeKalb 681 
_ A great-yieldig new hybrid. For three years 
it has outperformed 628A. Has shorter stalk and 
even better standing ability. Large or medium 
flats, $11.70 per bus. 
DeKalb 802 
Medium height; stiff standing. Often grown 
late 600 zone or planted late in 800 zone. Kernels 
large, deep, high quality. Large or medium flats, 
$12.70 per bus. 
DeKalb 825 
A short, heavy stalk gives 825 borer tolerance 
and mechanical husking ability. It asks no favors 
and yields are uniformly high. Deep dent. Large 
or medium flats, $11.70 per bus. 
Smoketown, Lancaster Co., Penna. 
