. Barnard's seeds, bulbs, shrubs 1917. Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs. SELECTED FIELD CORN—Continued Silver King or Wisconsin No. 7 Jhe best Champion Whte Pearl white dent varieties for planting in latitude of north- ern Illinois or southern Wisconsin. Of recent intro- duction, this variety has already become very popular. It has a great many merits to recommend it: Ears averaging from 8 to 10 inches in length and evenly filled out, kernels of good depth and pure white, maturing in about 100 days. Pk. 7
. Barnard's seeds, bulbs, shrubs 1917. Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs. SELECTED FIELD CORN—Continued Silver King or Wisconsin No. 7 Jhe best Champion Whte Pearl white dent varieties for planting in latitude of north- ern Illinois or southern Wisconsin. Of recent intro- duction, this variety has already become very popular. It has a great many merits to recommend it: Ears averaging from 8 to 10 inches in length and evenly filled out, kernels of good depth and pure white, maturing in about 100 days. Pk. 75 cts., bu. $, 5 bu. for $ Iowa Gold Mine This variety has everywhere IQWa VjOIQ mine received the most cordlal en- dorsement as one of the best and most profitable varieties. It is early, ripening in about 100 days, ears of good size, color a bright golden yellow; grain is very deep, cob small, and therefore dries out very quickly as soon as ripe. Seventy pounds of ear corn will make about sixty pounds of shelled corn; and in hauling to market it weighs out considerable more to the wagonload than common varieties. Pk. 75 cts., bu. $, 5 bu. for $ Iowa Silver Mine Matures in about 100 days iowa Oliver mine in the Illinois corn belt> say south of Chicago. The stalks grow to a height of 7 or 8 feet and set the ears about 3% to 4 feet from the ground. The ears measure from 10 to 12 inches in length, and often weigh iy2 pounds. They are uni- form in size and shape, with 16 to 20 straight rows of deep, pure white kernels on a very small cob. It is the heaviest yielder we know. Pkt. 75 cts., bu. $, 5 bu. for $ A pure white early corn, maturing in 90 to 100 days. Very prolific; the grain is long and wide, two of which will span the cob. The cobs are unusually small for the size of the corn, and are almost all white. The ears are medium-sized, 16- rowed, and can be planted much thicker than a large corn and yet bear full-sized ears. Makes splendid meal
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