right NOW and in coming years 
‘"No hybrid corn is ever good enough .. 
we will never stop working toward 
making good Funk-G hybrids better.”’ 
—The pledge of Dr. ‘“Jim’’ Holbert, Director of 
nation-wide Funk-G breeding and Research. 
(Outstanding American Corn-Authority.) 
New “Cytoplasmic” Funk-G Lines 
to help produce MORE bushels 
Here is really important news. These Funk-G lines include 
some which shed no pollen, and others which restore the 
pollen-shedding character. But of most value to you—these 
techniques produce Funk-G hybrids that make better field 
stands . . . more uniform ears ... and increased yields. (Below) At bottom is a normal 
Funk plant-breeders lead in this work. Picture below shows pollen-shedding tassel, loaded 
one of the first Funk-G seed-production fields using the tH ECT AO ee 
5 ee development—a sterile tassel, 
new ‘cytoplasmic’ lines. that sheds no pollen. 
Each two rows of brightest-yellow, are “pollinator” rows (bearing 
tassels which shed the necessary pollen). Next to them, on either 
side, are two non-pollen-shedding seed parent rows. They have 
tassels, but tassels that throw no pollen. 
The two rows between each such series have had their tassels pulled 
by hand, to assure definite control of this cross-breeding operation. 
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