THE TESTS TELL 
Hybrid Sweet Corn 
Our list includes one or more of the best available in each 
maturity group. You can choose those best suited to your needs, - 
early or late, large or medium size ears, and you can provide a con- 
tinuous supply from early summer till frost by planting at one time 
several ripening at intervals and then following with successive 
plantings of a late hybrid. 
In the brief descriptions given below, the days to ripening are 
approximate for this section under favorable conditions. They vary 
with locality, season and planting date. They are comparable with 
Golden Bantam at 80 days. For detailed descriptions ask for our 
Special Sweet Corn Circular. It gives valuable planting suggestions. 
ADVANCED SPANCROSS -60 days. An earlier and better 
Spancross. Cold and wilt resistant. Largest eared of the earliest 
hybrids. Prolific yielder. Attractive, medium size, 10 to 14 rowed ears. 
PATRICK HENRY - 64 days. Outstanding quality and unusual 
size for so early a corn, make this most desirable for both home and 
market gardeners. Moderately wilt resistant. 
WASHINGTON - 66 days. More and larger ears than Spancross. 
More ears but smaller than Marcross. Better quality. Compared 
with Patrick Henry, more prolific, smaller eared, equal quality. 
Wilt resistant. 
MARCROSS - 68 days. 16 days ahead of Golden Cross. Wilt re- 
sistant, good yielder, large 12 rowed ears, good quality. Attractive. 
JEFFERSON -70 days. Another dandy from New Haven, Conn. 
station. Ears larger than any preceding and almost as many. 12 
to 16 rowed. Kernels deep, very good quality. Moderately wilt 
resistant. 
IMPROVED CARMELCROSS-72 days. Wilt resistant, fine 
quality, 12 rowed, large ears, heavy yielder. Similar to Golden Cross. 
Popular with home and market gardeners. 
MADISON - 74 days. Top quality, medium sized ears for freez- 
ing whole and for trade preferring daintiness. 
EARLY GOLDEN CROSS-75 days. Produced from early ma- 
turing lines of parents of original Golden Cross, 7 to 10 days earlier 
but like it otherwise. Good yield and high quality. Wilt resistant. 
GRANT - 77 days. Largest eared yellow hybrid excepting few late 
ones. Deep kerneled, fine quality and good appearance. Fewer ears 
per acre but size brings premium. Moderately wilt resistant. Not 
recommended in south. 
SHERMAN -77 days. Similar to Grant but bred for more wilt 
and drouth resistance. Better than Grant in wilt areas and hot or 
dry seasons. Another really big eared hybrid with fine quality too. 
LINCOLN - 78 days. Wilt and drouth resistant, wide adaptation. 
Heavy producer, attractive, good quality, long 12 to 16 rowed ears. 
GREELEY - 79 days. More ears than Grant, Sherman or Lincoln, 
almost as large, excellent quality. Wilt susceptible. 
BIG LINCOLN - 80 days. A larger eared, heavier yielding, taller 
Lincoln. Equal quality. Wilt resistant. 
IOGOLD 51-80 days. Top quality hybrid from Iowa _Station. 
Outstanding in tenderness, excellent flavor, high yield records. Ear 
size like our Golden Cross. Wilt resistant. 
GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM - 84 days. One of the first hybrids 
and still most popular. Good yield, medium size, excellent quality. 
Wilt resistant. 
BIG GOLDEN CROSS -87 days. Larger eared, later Golden 
Cross with good qualities retained. Wilt resistant. 
MAGNAGOLD - 90 days. Wilt resistant. Big handsome 14 to 18 
rowed ears of excellent quality. Most popular late hybrid. 
SMALL GARDEN ASSORTMENT includes seed for 25 or more 
hills each of Patrick Henry, Carmelcross, Lincoln, Golden Cross and 
Magnagold. These high quality hybrids ripen at intervals furnishing 
delicious fresh corn for the family for 5 weeks, from one planting. 
LARGE GARDEN ASSORTMENT includes 2% oz. each Span- 
cross, Washington, Carmelcross, Lincoln, Magnagold and 12% oz. 
Golden Cross. One planting of all and 4 later plantings of the 
last, furnish continuous feasting for a hearty family from early 
summer till fall and plenty to can or freeze for winter. Directions for 
planting included. Order now to enjoy delicious sweet corn all year. 
Birdsfoot Trefoil 
Cornell Ext. Bul. 797 discusses this crop very satisfactorily. 
Empire Broadleaf Birdsfoot Trefoil is recommended, mixed with a 
tall grass, for long term stands on land unwanted for rotation crop- 
ping, to be used for full season pasturing or pasturing before and 
after harvesting hay, silage or seed. European Broadleaf Birdsfoot 
Trefoil, with different growth habits, is better suited for hay than 
pasture and is recommended in place of clover for long term stands 
on land unsuited for alfalfa, to be used for hay or silage or alternate 
grazing. We offer top quality seed of both kinds. 
See prices, page 3 
Spring Oats, Barleys, Wheats 
Spring grain diseases were not serious in ’51, ’52 or ’53 and are 
not expected to be this year. So, choice of varieties should be made 
on yield records and straw strength and height. Comparisons of the 
best oats for New York and adjacent areas follow:— 
GOLDWIWN - Highest average yield in state tests, 10 bu., better 
than Mohawk, 5 better than Craig. Tallest, medium strength straw. 
CRAIG - Yield record 5 bu. better than Mohawk, 5 less than Gold- 
win. Shortest, medium strength straw. More resistant to rusts. 
MOHAWK - Average yield in state tests, 10 bu. less than Goldwin, 5 
less than Craig. Medium short, very strong straw. 
CLINTON - Same as Mohawk. 
RECOMMENDATIONS -~- Use Goldwin where lodging is unlikely. 
Use Mohawk or Clinton where rich soil, wind or delayed harvesting 
would lodge Goldwin. Craig will be preferred when rust diseases 
again become serious. 
ERIE BARLEY -A better two-rowed spring barley. Not malting 
type. Bearded, smooth awns. Plump, heavy, white or light yellow 
kernels. Resistant to powdery mildew. Erect heads. Stands well. 
812% higher yield than Alpha. Yields better than Moore. 
MIDA SPRING WHEAT - High yielder from North Dakota. 
Moderately resistant to rusts and covered smut but susceptible to 
loose smut and scab. Large, bearded heads. Hard, red kernels. Good 
straw, stands long after ripening. High protein, good milling, baking 
and feeding qualities. Yields comparable to winter wheat. 
See prices, page 3 
Hay, Grass Silage and Pasture Seedings 
Suggested mixtures consider latest recommendations and prices. 
Amounts and costs are per acre. “R” Alfalfa means Ranger, “G” 
Grimm, “C” Common. See special suggestions below. 
HAY OR SILAGE 
For good alfalfa soils— 
12 R. Alfalfa. $5.04. 8 R. Alfalfa, 8 Broome. $5.84 (For long stand) 
8 R. Alfalfa, 5 Timothy. $4.36. 5 C. Alfalfa, 2 Alsike, 5 Tim. $3.40 
For soils not suited for alfalfa— 
4 Med. Red, 2 Alsike, 5 Timothy. $3.20. 5 Alsike, 5 Timothy. $2.50 
5 European Birdsfoot Trefoil, 5 Timothy. $4.50 (Long stand) 
8 Mammoth, 5 Timothy. $4.20 
PASTURE or HAY & PASTURE or SILAGE & PASTURE 
For good alfalfa soils— 
1 Ladino, 6 R. Alfalfa, 2 Med. Red, 5 Timothy. $5.02 
1 Ladino, 6 R. Alfalfa, 5 Brome, 3 Timothy. $5.37 
1 Ladino, 3 C. Alfalfa, 2 Alsike, 5 Timothy. $3.38 
1 Ladino, 6 R. Alfalfa, 6 Orchard. $5.02 
For soils not suited to alfalfa— 
1 Ladino, 2 Med. Red, 2 Alsike, 5 Timothy. $3.10 
1 Ladino, 4 Alsike, 5 Timothy. $2.90 2 Ladino, 5 Timothy. $2.40 
1 Ladino, 8 Orchard (Managed). $3.10 1 Ladino, 8 Brome. $3.18 
5 Empire Birdsfoot Trefoil, 5 Timothy. $8.25 (Long stand) 
5 Empire Birdsfoot Trefoil, 8 Brome. $9.73 (Long stand) 
PERMANENT PASTURE 
1 Ladino, 1 Wild White, 5 Ky. Blue, 5 Timothy. $11.05 
3 Empire B’ft. Trefoil, 1 Wild White, 4 Ky. Blue, 5 Tim’y. $13.10 
10 Ky. Blue, 1 Wild White (for poultry especially). $17.35 
SPECIAL SUGGESTIONS. On wet soils substitute 1 Red 
Top for 2 Timothy. Where water sometimes stands 3 days or longer 
sow 6 Reed Canary preferably in fall. Use Brome grass only on well 
drained fertile soils. Sow Brome or Orchard grass separately. Use 
Birdsfoot Trefoil only for long term seedings. 
Quaker Hill Danish Cabbage 
Over thirty years of continuous systematic selection have given 
our strain of Danish Cabbage these definite advantages,— 
1, Earliness. Matures in 5 to 10 days less time. This permits earlier 
harvest or later planting as desired and assures heavier yield in un- 
favorable seasons. 
2. Solidity. Tightly compacted heads handle, store, sell and please 
dealers and consumers better, make heavier yields. 
3. Shape. One that quickens cutting and trimming, reduces shrinkage 
and spoilage in storage and marketing. 
4. Size. The small to medium size that pays best. 
5. Quality. Attractive coloring, fine texture, excellent flavor. 
6. Yield. At the top or among the three or four highest yielders in 
many tests; often 2 to 5 T higher than other strains. 
With Quaker Hill Danish Cabbage you get better yield, better 
quality and greater profit. 
See prices, page 3 
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