ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, 
HALL, NEW YORK 
A well planned and well staffed breeding program has been the basis for the success of Robson Seed Farms. Along 
with this is the careful growing of the seed. High Quality Hybrid Sweet Corn seed fields must be carefully gone 
over every day for a period of three weeks to remove all tassels from the seed rows before pollen is shed. Wind car- 
ries pollen from the double rows of the male plants to the silks of the seed plants making the cross that produces 
HYBRID SWEET CORN 
Pkt. will plant about 200 ft. row 
hybrid seed. 
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 the 
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. 
Seneca Dawn is one of the most satisfactory hy- 
brids for the South; early and resistant to wilt; 
produces a larger ear than any other early variety. 
205 SENECA DAWN: 66 days. A money 
maker for commercial growers who com- 
pete on the local market with other early 
varieties. The quality of this hybrid is not 
as good as Seneca 60 but ears are larger, 71/4 
inches long and 12 to 16 rowed. Kernels 
medium yellow, fair quality. Stalks 414 to 
5 ft., strong, upright. Seneca Dawn is ap- 
parently resistant to bacterial wilt and does 
well in areas to the South where wilt is 
prevalent. Pkt. 25¢; 14 lb. 60¢; lb. 90¢; 
2 Ibs. $1.75. 
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. 
200 SENECA “60” (New High Quality): 63 
days. Earliest high quality sweet corn hy- 
brid. See full description on next page. 
201 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. Pkt. 25¢; 14 Ib. 60¢; 
Ib. 90¢; 2 Ibs. $1.75. 
208 CARMELCROSS: 75 days. We have per- 
fected our strain of Carmelcross where it 
yields significantly higher in both weight 
and number of ears than other strains. Ears 
8 in. long, 14 to 16 rowed, well filled with 
medium yellow kernels of good quality. 
Pkt. 20¢; 1% Ib. 50¢; Ib. 85¢; 2 Ibs. $1.65. 
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. 
Seneca Golden, an early strain of Golden Cross 
Bantam, is a good quality second early variety. 
212 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 51 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. Pkt. 20¢; 14 Ib. 50¢; Ib. 85¢; 2 
Ibs. $1.65. 
FOR OTHER COMMERCIAL VARIETIES AND LARGER QUANTITIES SEE PAGES 30 TO 34. 
