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 26, 1955 
Quaker Hill 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. Reports of these trials are published by the various experiment stations and are available 
free. 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. Also see recommendations for control of insects and diseases, a 
problem of increasing importance every year. 
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., N 
. S. Haber at the Iowa Agr. Exp. Station, and their co-workers. 
You, Too, Can Make Money With Quaker Hill Hybrids 
Exp. Sta. and to Dr. 
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. 61%” 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. 
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 
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. A dandy, large eared, real early corn. 
Wilt resistant. 
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 
ee mba 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 since 52 
when first offered by us. A still larger eared hybrid for the early 
mid-season group. Not resistant to wilt. 
Ears. 7%” to 8%” x 1.9”, 12 to 16 rowed, slightly tapering, heavier 
than any of the preceding. Kernels medium depth and breadth, 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 Carmelcross. It also was 1 to 8 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. 
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 5%’ to 6’. 
Scrub Seeds Waste Money 
Y., to Dr. Glenn Smith at the Indiana Agr. Exp. Sta., to J. B. Park at the Ohio Agr. 
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. 
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. 7%” 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. 77 days here. Largest eared, mid-season hybrid. Offer- 
ed first by us in 1947, it won wide approval. Not 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 6%’. 
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, 77 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 conditions, much better 
than Grant under drouth or disease conditions. Stalks 6%’. 
Remarks. With greater wilt, heat, and drouth resistance, Sherman 
roduces better than Grant in wilt areas and in hot dry seasons. Its 
bia generous, all green ears attract buyers at premium prices. Fine 
guality brings them back for more. 
LINCOLN. 78 days here. Outstanding appearance. Wilt resistant. 
Ears. 7%” to 8% x 1.7” to 1.9”, 12 to 16 rowed, 15% to 20% 
heavier than Golden Cross, good shape. Kernels medium depth and 
width, bright yellow, very tender, good flavor but not quite as sweet 
as Golden Cross. Large, highly attractive ears sell readily. 
Yields. Usually better than Golden Cross in number of marketable 
ears as well as size. Stalks 614’ to 744’, no suckers. 
Remarks. Has demonstrated wide adaptability and drouth resist- 
ance. Sells well on appearance. 
BIG LINCOLN. 80 days here. A larger eared, heavier yielding, 
taller Lincoln. Wilt resistant. 
Ears. 8” to 9” x 2”, 12 to 18 rowed, 10% to 20% heavier than 
Lincoln. Kernels deep, medium width, light, tender, good flavor. 
Yields. Even better than Lincoln. Stalks about 10” taller. 
Remarks. Big Lincoln meets the requirements of those markets that 
want and pay for large ears with good quality to boot. 
Good Seeds Make Money 
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