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BETTER BRED SEEDS 
Hybrid sweet corn, 
field corn, potato, oat, 
cabbage, field pea, 
barley, wheat, soy bean, 
rye, alfalfa, clover, grass, 
other forage crop seeds. 
FARM CHEMICALS 
Seed disinfectants, 
seed inoculants, 
fertilizers, sulphur, 
lime, weedicides, 
dusts and sprays. 
Also drain tile. 
HONEOYE FALLS, N. Y. - FEBRUARY 20, 1954 SE 
Quaker Hill 
A SARE ap NAAR PLATED NENT! aiid 
Hybrids Are Test Proven Producers 
High quality, attractive appearance, abundant yields and resistance to disease and insects, distinguish our sweet 
corns. 
They are products of years of skilled, painstaking work by trained professional plant breeders. 
They have been 
selected from several hundred hybrids on their performance records in many carefully conducted trials in the important 
sweet corn producing states. 
free. 
»duc Reports of these trials are published by the various experiment stations and are available 
Enthusiastic letters from customers confirm our judgment in making these selections. 
Their maturities range from 60 days, sometimes less, for Advanced Spancross, to 90 days, sometimes over, for Mag- 
nagold. In between, others ripen at 1 to 3 day intervals. Most lots test 90% to 96% germination. 
Our seed is thoroughly 
dried, recleaned, graded into 4 grades by size and shape and treated with chemicals to protect it in the soil. 
Please read the descriptions carefully. See the planting suggestions, page 2. They are based on practices of success- 
ful sweet corn growers and may help you to more profit. 
Best wishes, K. C._ LIVERMORE 
Credit for originating, and furnishing the inbreds for all but one of the hybrids described here goes to Dr. Donald F. Jones at the New Haven, Conn. Agr. Exp. Sta., 
to Dr. W. Ralph Singleton at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, L. I 
Exp. Sta. and to Dr. E. S. Haber at the Iowa Agr. Exp. Station, and their co-workers. 
You, Too, Can Make Money 
NOTE — Descriptions following are based on good growing conditions. Ripening 
periods are approximate for Western New York and adjacent areas as shown by 
recent trials. Near the Atlantic seaboard longer periods are required. Very early 
plantings require longer and late plantings require shorter periods. Moisture and 
temperature variations from normal affect the period. 
ADVANCED SPANCROSS. 60 days here. Still earlier and 
larger than our previous Spancross. Wilt resistant. None earlier. 
Ears. 642” to 7” x 1.6” to 1.8”, cylindrical, 10 to 14 rowed. Kernels 
medium size, very tender, good flavor. Better quality than original. 
Yields. Still better than preceding Spancrosses. Stalks 4’. 
Remarks. Cold resistance permits real early planting which wins 
those first-on-the-market high prices. High yield, fine quality and 
marketable size combined with extreme earliness make this hybrid 
one of the most profitable if planted in time for earliest markets. 
For later markets, the following pay better. 
PATRICK HENRY. 64 days here. An earlier, larger and bet- 
ter quality hybrid of Marcross type. Moderately wilt resistant. 
Ears. 7.5” to 8” x 1.8” to 2”, cylindrical, 12 to 16 rowed. Kernels 
light golden, deep, medium width, very tender, excellent sweetness 
and flavor. 
Yields. Slightly more than Marcross in both number and size of 
ears; fewer but larger ears than Washington. Stalks 4%’. 
Remarks. This hybrid brings desirable market size and top quality 
into the early group. Both market and home gardeners will be 
happy with this earlier, big eared delicious corn. 
WASHINGTON. 66 days here. Making high records in ears per 
acre and winning approval everywhere. Wilt resistant. 
Ears. 7” to 7%” x 1.7”, larger than Spancross, not as large as 
Patrick Henry or Marcross, cylindrical, 10 to 12 rowed. Kernels 
medium to large, light golden, very tender, excellent flavor. 
Yields. Usually more ears than Marcross. Stalks 4’ to 5’. 
Remarks. Washington offers more, slightly smaller ears than Mar- 
cross and better quality. Better for home gardens and direct to con- 
sumer marketing where quality counts most. 
MARCROSS. 68 days here. 
High wilt resistance. 
Ears. 7%” to 8” x 1.7” to 1.9”, cylindrical, mostly 12 rowed, uniform 
in ripening and appearance. Kernels good depth, fairly broad, light 
golden, tender, good flavor. 
Yields. Ears are large for an early corn and equal in number to 
most hybrids in its group but not as prolific as Washington. Stalks 
are 5’ to 6’. 
Remarks. Wilt resistance, vigor, ear size with good appearance and 
quality have made Marcross a profitable hybrid. 
JEFFERSON. 70 days here. Outstanding performance in ’52 
when first offered by us. A still larger eared hybrid for the early 
mid-season group. Moderately resistant to wilt. 
Ears. 7%” to 8%” x 1.9”, 12 to 16 rowed, slightly tapering, heavier 
than any of the preceding. Kernels deep, fairly broad, light golden, 
quality very good. Attractive appearance. 
Yields, Ears per acre about 10% more than Carmelcross and size of 
ears considerably greater. Stalks 5%’. 
Remarks. In station tests, Jefferson has equalled or excelled 
in size of ears and yield, most of the other early mid-season hybrids, 
including Carmeleross. It also was 1 to 3 days earlier. This is the big 
eared hybrid for this group comparable to Grant, Big Lincoln, Big 
Golden Cross, Magnagold, the kind that fill containers heaping full 
and bring premium prices on most markets. 
Scrub Seeds Waste Money 
A dandy, large eared, real early corn. 
Y., to Dr. Glenn Smith at the Indiana Agr. Exp. Sta., to J. B. Park at the Ohio Agr. 
With Quaker Hill Hybrids 
IMPROVED CARMELCROSS. 72 days here. Golden Cross 
quality but 12 days earlier. Most popular early midseason hybrid. 
Wilt resistant. 
Ears. 7” to 8” x 1.6” to 1.8”, nearly cylindrical, 12 rowed. Kernels 
like Golden Cross, light golden, tender, excellent flavor. 
Yields. High yield of ears per plant like Golden Cross, usually 10% 
to 20% more than other hybrids in its group. Stalks 54%’ to 6’. 
Remarks. Improved Carmelcross has proved excellent for commer- 
cial and home use and for early canning and freezing. It is used 
successfully for second crop and late substitute planting. Wide 
adaptability. Our new strain of seed parent for Carmelcross pro- 
duces a hybrid slightly better than most others in size, shape and 
quality of ear and in yield. 
MADISON. 74 days here. Bred for quality in early mid-season 
group. Tenderness, sweetness and flavor, rated equal to Carmel- 
cross and Golden Cross and any ripening between. Wilt resistant. 
Ears. 7” to 742” x 1.5”, cylindrical, 12 to 14 rowed. Kernels light 
golden, medium to large, good depth. Quality ratings “excellent” in 
most reports to date. Easy picker. 
Yields. Number of ears practically the same as those of Carmel- 
cross but smaller. Stalks 5’ to 5%’. 
Remarks. This is the tastier and tenderer corn for consumers who 
prize quality more than quantity. Madison will please the most 
critical of sweet corn lovers. 
EARLY GOLDEN CROSS. 75 days here. Three way hybrid 
based on early lines from original seed parent of Golden Cross and a 
more prolific line from the pollen parent. 7 to 10 days earlier than 
Golden Cross, 2 to 5 days later than Carmelcross. Wilt resistant. 
Ears. 742” x 1.7”, 10 to 14 rowed, cylindrical. Kernels light golden, 
medium depth and width. Quality excellent in all respects. 
Yields. More ears per acre than Carmelcross but slightly smaller. 
Total weights equal. Stalks 544’. 
Remarks. This is Golden Cross Bantam advanced 7 to 10 days with- 
out sacrifice of yield or quality. 
GRANT. 177 days here. Largest eared, mid-season hybrid. Offer- 
ed first by us in 1947, it won wide approval. Not fully wilt resistant. 
Ears. 8” to 9” x 1.9”, slightly tapering, 12 to 18 rowed, attractive. 
Kernels light golden, medium size, deep, very good quality. Husks 
tinged red, silks red. 
Yields. Ranks well in number of ears per acre. Outstanding in size 
of ears which are as large as most of the biggest late corn ears. 
Stalks 644’. 
Remarks. On markets demanding large ears, this hybrid will out- 
sell all others ripening as early; and where quality is desired it will 
please too. Delayed or 2nd crop plantings compete successfully with 
large eared, late varieties at close of season. 
SHERMAN, 177 days here. Half brother to Grant; similar in 
most respects but bred for greater drouth and wilt disease resistance. 
Ears. 8” to 9” x 1.8” a little smaller than Grant, cylindrical, 12 to 
14 rowed. Kernels light golden, deep, medium width, very good 
quality like Grant. Husks and silks green. 
Yields. Equal to Grant with favorable growth condition, much better 
than Grant under drouth or disease conditions. Stalks 6%’. 
Remarks. With greater wilt, heat, and drouth resistance, Sherman 
produces better than Grant in wilt areas and in hot dry seasons. Its 
big, generous, all green ears attract buyers at premium prices. Fine 
quality brings them back for more. 
Good Seeds Make Money 
