Medium Early 
S. S$. POCAHONTAS (115-120 days) YELLOW 
HYBRID. A new Southern States hybrid that 
gave excellent results for growers in 1952 and 
a hybrid that we feel all growers who want to 
plant a medium early hybrid in 1953 should 
consider. Plants of Southern States Pocahontas 
are 10-12 inches shorter than U. S. 13 and 
ears are borne 6 - 8 inches lower than the ears 
on U. S. 13. Foliage has a good green color 
and is medium heavy. Stalks are stiff. Roots 
are strong. Strong medium length ear shanks 
make this variety desirable for mechanical har- 
vesting. Ears are of excellent yellow color. Ex- 
cellent eye appeal. Recommended for grain 
and silage where high quality silage rather 
than just fodder is desired. 
Not available for distribution in West Virginia at present. 
OHIO C-54 (115-120 days) YELLOW HYBRID. 
Plants are medium in height, ears are carried 
at medium height and leaves are dark green 
in color. Good yielder. Stands well, having few 
root lodged plants and few broken plants at 
harvest. Strong shanks, roots and stalks of this 
hybrid reduce picking losses to a minimum. 
Used for hogging-off, ensilage and grain. Re- 
sistant to corn borer, aphids, and medium resist- 
ance to leaf blight. Improvement over Ohio C-38. 
Supply will be short. 
IOWA 4059 (115-120 days) YELLOW HYBRID. 
Very popular hybrid. It has proven to be much 
better than Ohio W-17 and will not drop its ears 
as badly as lowa 939. Has outstanding yield 
record. Often used as ensilage. Stalks are of 
uniform height and bear excellent quality grain. 
Resistant to root lodging and corn borer. 
WEST VIRGINIA B-25 (115-120 days) YELLOW 
HYBRID. This is a high yielding, medium early 
variety. The leafy plants are medium in height 
with large, broad leaves. The small cobbed ear, 
borne mid-way up the stalk, is straight rowed 
with rather deep starchy kernels. It is recom- 
mended in areas where lowa 939 has been 
grown successfully. 
At present, distribution of this hybrid is limited to the State 
of West Virginia only. 
