The corn plant grows in proportion to the amount of food it 
can absorb. And the better the root system, the better and 
faster the growth. This is the root system of the new inbred 
illustrated at the top of the page. 
Lester Pfister and Merle Fulton are constantly 
experimenting with inbreds in a well-organ- 
ized program to improve the fine qualities of 
the 187 Hybrids, and to develop new inbreds 
and hybrids. The inbred illustrated above, 
(one of several remarkable new inbreds pro- 
duced by them within the last few years) has 
stalks about 4 feet high, heavy foliage, well- 
placed ears, and an exceptionally fine root 
system. The 3 new hybrids shown on the 
next page are decendants of the above in- 
bred, and an unusual root system is one of 
their inherited traits. This is one of the rea- 
sons for their high yield and exceptional 
standability. 
The Cover 
. shows Lester Pfis- 
ter and his 3 sons— 
Jerry, Dan, and Wal- 
ter. Jerry and Walter 
are full-time em- 
ployees of the Com- 
pany, but Dan is still HYBRIOS 
in school so he is on FROM INBREDS AND FOUNDATION sep BY 
the job only during ; calenGator 
the summer. 
