38 ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, 
NEW YORK 
Every company producing and distributing quality seed must have trial grounds as a part of their seed program. 
Here is a section of Robson Seed Farm Field Corn Trials where new hybrids are tested for adaptability and 
yield. Clair and Al examine a new hybrid to find out just how good it is under New York State conditions. 
HYBRID FIELD CORN 
Don’t let the height of the stalk fool you. Height does not al- 
ways determine quality. Only a variety of corn that matures 
early enough for the kernel to reach the hard-dough stage at 
harvest time assures a maximum yield of silage of high feeding 
value. ‘Tall, late-maturing hybrids whose ears are in the milk 
stage at harvest are fakers! They do produce from 2 to 5 tons 
more green weight to an acre than do hybrids whose ears are in 
the hard-dough stage at harvest, but this extra green weight of 
tall, late corn is water which dilutes the silage and means addi- 
tional harvest and storage costs. Furthermore, grain production 
is twice as great in the early hybrids as in the tall, late-maturing 
varieties. 
CORNELL HYBRID 29-3: 110 days. Origi- 
nated at Cornell as a silage variety for use 
on the higher elevations of New York State 
and also found to be an excellent husking 
variety on our farms where the elevation is 
below 1,200 ft. Stalk 9-10 ft.; slender and 
leafy. Ears 9 to 10 inches long and slightly 
tapered. The dented kernels are yellow 
tinged with red. 
DRILL SIZE: 1 peck $2.20; 14 bu. $4.00; 1 
bu. $7.00, prepaid. 
CORNELL HYBRID 35-5: 95 days. An ear- 
ly yellow dent hybrid field corn introduced 
by the N. Y. State College of Agriculture. 
Stalks 7 to 8 ft. high, ear 8 to 9 inches, ker- 
nels narrow, deep, yellow. A very attractive 
corn that yields well and is well adapted to 
New York State conditions. The narrow 
kernel makes Cornell 35-5 a favorite with 
the poultrymen. FLAT KERNEL GRADE: 
1 peck $2.65; 14 bu. $5.00; 1 bu. $9.00, pre- 
paid. 
Extra Large Flat Large Flat 
WISCONSIN HYBRID 335: 95 days. Matur- 
ing with Cornell 35-5 this hybrid is especial- 
ly recommended as a grain hybrid at eleva- 
tions of 700 to 1200 feet and for silage at all 
elevations of 1200 feet and over and for 
Northern New York. It produces compara- 
tively large, well-matured ears on a plant of 
medium growth. The ears are of a light 
reddish yellow color with a pale yellow cap. 
DRILL SIZE: 1 peck $2.20; 1%4 bu. $4.00; 1 
bu. $7.00, prepaid. 
“Robson 320 is the ideal ensilage hybrid for 
New York State—gives excellent silage over 
long cutting period.” 
Howard Turnbull, 
Hall (Ontario Co.), N. Y. 
“Robson 320’s green plant with ripe ears gave 
me the best corn to shock I ever grew.’’ 
Herbert and Oliver Towner 
Avoca (Steuben Co.), N. Y. 
“Robson 320 is the best hybrid we have raised 
for both silage and grain. We never had corn 
stand so well late in the season.” 
Ralph and Willis Redman, 
Geneva (Ontario Co.), N. Y. 
Medium Flat Small Flat 
OPEN-POLLINATED CORN 
For those who still prefer the old open- 
pollinated varieties of corn, we have Early 
Cornell 11 for grain and West Branch Sweep- 
stakes for silage. 
EARLY CORNELL 11: 90 days. A very 
early strain of Cornell 11 that has proven 
to be very productive for an open-pollinated 
dent variety. Stalk 7 to 9 ft. Ears 8 to 9 
inches long with 14 to 18 rows of yellow 
kernels on a small cob. FLAT KERNEL 
GRADE: 1 peck $2.60; 14 bu. $4.75; 1 bu. 
$8.50, prepaid. 
WEST BRANCH SWEEPSTAKES: 120 days. 
A silage corn that produces a heavy tonnage 
of 9 to 10 ft. stalks, but cannot be depend- 
ed on to mature for grain in New York 
State. Ear large, 10 to 12 inches long, bear- 
ing 12 to 14 rows of large kernels, mostly 
red. FLAT KERNEL GRADE: 1 peck 
$2.55; 1% bu. $4.65; 1 bu. $8.25, prepaid. 
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Protect Your ee Plantings 
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STANLEY’S CROW REPELLENT 
The most popular of all 
repellents to protect 
sprouting corn from 
crows, pheasants and 
_ other birds. Easy to ap- 
ply. 1 bu. size 60¢; 2 
bu. size $1.00; 4 bu. size 
| $1.75, postpaid. 
Drill Size 
