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Each year people ask us how we cross corn to make our Hybrids. We wish you could call on us some- 
time when the corn silks and tassels are coming out under the warm July sun. You would find crews 
of girls like this walking miles and miles every day removing tassels from the seed rows so as to insure 
fertilization by pollen carried by the wind from the tassel of the pollen parent to the silk of these seed 
HYBRID SWEET CORN 
Vitamins A Bc b, Pkt. will plant about 200 ft. row 
Hybrid yellow sweet corn is one of the special crops for which Each year we make many hundreds of experimental crosses, 
Robson Seed Farms has a national reputation. Our breeding looking toward new and better varieties but at the same time we 
plots and testing fields are, we believe, the most extensive in the are each year looking for opportunities to improve the hybrids 
East. Thousands of experimental hybrids are discarded in the that we already have on the market. In this way we aim to hold 
developing of a single hybrid. 
All of our hybrids are bred for the Northeast under North- 
eastern conditions, compared first in our fields with the other 
if they prove superior are 
known hybrids on the market and 
further tested at State Experiment Stations. 
testing and proven superiority that a new hybrid is named and 
offered to our customers. 
Although Seneca Dawn is only fair in quality, it is 
early, disease resistant, and produces a big ear. 
We especially recommend it as an early corn for 
the South. 
205 SENECA DAWN: 66 days. Seneca 
Dawn is noted for producing big ears extra 
early. The quality of this hybrid is not 
as good as Seneca 60 but ears are larger, 71/ 
inches long and 12 to 16 rowed., Kernels 
medium yellow, fair quality. Stalks 414 to 
5 ft., strong, upright. Seneca Dawn is ap- 
parently resistant to bacterial wilt and does 
well in areas to the South where wilt is 
prevalent. Pkt. 25¢; 14 lb. 60¢; Ib. 90¢; 
2 Ibs. $1.75. 
FOR HELPFUL 
a leading position among the sweet 
of the country. 
It is only after such 
EARLY HYBRIDS 
Early hybrids produce a shorter stalk than 
the midseason varieties and can be planted 
closer. It makes no difference whether you 
plant in hills or rows. Hills should be plant- 
ed 24 to 30 inches apart, 3 to 4 seeds in each 
hill with 30 to 36 inches between rows. We 
prefer planting in 36 inch rows, sowing two 
seeds per foot and thinning to 10 to 12 in. 
200 SENECA “60” (New High Quality): 63 
days. Earliest high quality sweet corn hy- 
brid. See full description on next page. 
210 SENECA ARROW: 76 days. An out- 
standing new early hybrid nearly equaling 
our popular Seneca Chief in quality and is 
a week to ten days earlier. See full descrip- 
tion on next page. 
212 SENECA GOLDEN: 72 days. Seneca 
Golden is an extremely uniform early strain 
of Golden Cross and fills the period between 
early and midseason varieties. Stalks 51/ ft. 
and produce two marketable ears on prac- 
tically every stalk. Ears 7 in. long with 
12 rows of deep, rich golden yellow kernels 
well filled to the tips on a small cob. Har- 
vested when ready, quality is excellent. 
Should not be used in the South where 
bacterial wilt is serious. Pkt. 20¢; 14 Ib. 50¢; 
Ib. 85¢; 2 Ibs. $1.65. 
Your special corn collection last year gave us 
sweet corn from July 20 to Oct. ist. Beautiful 
ears for such a dry year. 
Feb. 28, 1953 Virgil Phelps 
Basom, N. Y. 
corn breeders and growers 
Our breeding and testing program is costly and must be re- 
flected in the price of seed. 
quality both in our seed and the crop grown from this seed and 
find that the best seed is the best buy at harvest time. 
Our customers appreciate high 
Seneca Warrior is primarily a second-early market 
corn, but if you like Carmelcross you will like 
Seneca Warrior even better. 
209 SENECA WARRIOR: 77 days. A new 
hybrid we have developed to fill the need 
for a heavier yielding and more attractive 
hybrid in the Carmelcross season. The vig- 
orous plants, the husks and ear leaves are 
dark green. Ears are 8 in. long with 12-14 
rows of golden, medium deep kernels, well- 
filled to the tips. Eating quality is good, 
not quite equal to the flavor and sweetness 
of Seneca Arrow, however. Pkt. 25¢; 1% lb. 
65¢; lb. $1.10; 2 Ibs. $2.15. 
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