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38. SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

Iowa Gold Mine Corn
THE BEST VARIETY OF YELLOW CORN IN THE WORLD!
Everyone who has tried it is enthusiastic in the praise of this splendid new variety which we introduced in 1892. Iowa is not called a gold mining state, but in this grand new variety farmers of this country will find a veritable mine of wealth. It has received the most cordial endorsement as the best and most profitable variety ever grown. It is early, ripening only a few days later than Pride of the North; ears are not large, but of good size and symmetrical; color a bright golden yellow, as handsome as a twenty dollar gold coin just from the mint; grain is very deep, cob small, and therefore dries out very quickly as soon as ripe. Seventy pounds of ear corn makes sixty to sixty-two pounds of shelled corn, and in hauling to market it weighs out five bushels more to the wagon load than common varieties in the same size wagon. We have shelled selected ears of this variety which produced sixty-four pounds of shelled corn and only six pounds of cobs to the bushel. This is an unparalleled record. It cannot be equaled by any other corn in the world. Thousands of our customers say that they consider it the ne plus ultra in corn; that it would be impossible to attain any nearer perfection. It matures perfectly up to the extreme northern tier of counties in Iowa. We can most confidently recommend it as the acme of perfection and stake our reputation on its pleasing everyone who tries it. One carload lot of four hundred bushels of Iowa Gold Mine corn was carefully weighed, and after shelling it was reweighed and there was just 456 bushels. Just think at it--a gain of 14 bushels to the 100!
Remember, if you want pure Iowa Gold Mine corn you must purchase it direct from us. If you purchase from your local dealer, insist on seeing that our label is in every bag, plainly marked Iowa Seed Company. It will pay you to change your seed, and don't fail to at least see a sample of Iowa Gold Mine before buying elsewhere. Notice our low prices this year. Per large package, 5c, lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 60c, postpaid. By freight, pk. 50c, bu. $1.25, 2 bu. or more at $1.00 per bu.

[image] IOWA GOLD MINE CORN. (From a photograph.)

LEGAL TENDER.--With the exception of our Iowa Gold Mine, we consider the Legal Tender the best variety of yellow dent corn for Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and the south. It is the result of about ten years' selection by a seed corn specialist in Iowa, and has taken first premium at many state and county fairs. The corn is very productive, of uniform pure yellow color, ear very large and long and a deep grain on a small cob, while the stalk does not grow too large. The introducer says: "Our ideal ear is an ear two-thirds as large around as it is long, containing sixteen to twenty rows, and small shank. The kernels are deep, the cob is small at the butt and the ear holds its bigness toward the point until near tapering off. It should be capped over and the kernels should hold their bigness toward the point and the butt run out straight and not crinkle." It matures in about 115 days, but we do not recommend it for the extreme northern portion of this state. Per peck 50c; bushel $1.25; 2 bushels or more, @ $1.00.

[image] LEGAL TENDER.

STAR LEAMING.--The Leaming corn, which originated with Mr. Leaming, of Ohio, was always a good variety, but it had some serious faults for culture in this state, and we have refrained from giving it our endorsement. A few years ago we found an extra nice lot in the hands of an enterprising Iowa farmer, who had been selecting it for many years. We were greatly pleased with it, but were not willing to offer it to our customers without still further selection. We now have a corn which is a great improvement on the Leaming, but it retains all the valuable characteristics of that variety, so that instead of giving it a new name, we call it Star Leaming to distinguish it from other strains. It will ripen in 100 days, has medium size ears, grains of good depth, and rich golden yellow color. It is very productive, and we are sure will please our customers. It can only be obtained by ordering direct from us. Peck 50c; bushel $1.25; 2 bushels or more @ $1.00.

CHAMPION WHITE PEARL.--This was undoubtedly the best variety of white corn before the introduction of Iowa Silver Mine, grows to medium height, prolific and has given splendid satisfaction to our customers. Per peck 50c; bushel $1.25; 2 bushels or more @ $1.00.
EVERGREEN FODDER SWEET CORN.--This is one of the most valuable items on the list for stock farmers and one which they should devote more land to. Last year our sale for it was fully three times that of the previous season and it has everywhere proved highly satisfactory. Our corn will yield a large quantity of fodder which is rich and nutritious. Valuable for feeding hogs and milch cows. Dairy farmers will find that our Evergreen fodder corn is fully double the value of field corn for fodder purposes. It has a good stalk filled with large, succulent leaves, which are greatly relished by stock. Per pk. 50c; bu. $1.25.
GIANT MEXICAN JUNE CORN.--A giant among corn, growing from 16 to 20 feet in height, with ears 10 feet from the ground. A grand variety for grain in the south, for the silo in the north, and a grand curiosity for every section. It is exceedingly leafy in is upper sections and this gives special value to it for the silo. A few stalks of this giant corn will make a grand sight in any garden. It is a white dent with a good sized ear. Pkt. 5c, 1/4 lb. 15c, lb. 50c, postpaid.

The seeds purchased from you produced the finest yields ever seen in our county. The Iowa Silver Mine corn yielded 188 bushels to the acre." W. A. JOHNSON, Mississippi Co., Ark.

"Your seeds were as good as any I ever planted. The Iowa Gold Mine corn is pronounced by everybody in this neighborhood to be the best corn ever raised here." WILLARD GREENLEE, Mason Co., W. Va.

"I grew 480 bushels of your Iowa Gold Mine corn on four acres last year. An average of 120 bushels to the acre." W. W. PRESTON, Warren Co., Iowa.

"Your Iowa Gold Mine was early, stood the drouth remarkably well and produced 500 bushels of good sound corn. My neighbors with as good, or better conditions, either failed entirely or had only soft corn. I never made a more profitable investment in my life." F. H. FURNEAUX, Arapohoe [Arapahoe] Co., Colo.

[image] EVERGREEN FODDER SWEET CORN.