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30. SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

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"The Farmer's Reliance Corn purchased from you has made a splendid yield.''--Herman Hunt, Iowa.

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"Your Farmers' Reliance Corn proved to be a very fine corn and I was much pleased with it."--W. A. Whitmer, Clinton county, Iowa.

FARMER'S RELIANCE CORN.
A grand novelty in field corn, introduced by the Iowa Seed Co. and it is by far the earliest variety of dent corn in existence, and also the largest eared early corn. It is earlier than Pride of the North and a much better cropper. This new variety of corn is the result of a scientific hybridization made fifteen years ago, by a practical seed corn grower and this has been followed by careful selection each year since, the object being to obtain the earliest corn in the world. The corn is of a very strong, vigorous character, growing more rapidly than any other variety from the day that it is planted. Its quick growth really surprises one with the speed with which it hurries on to make ears. The stalks usually have from 9 to 11 blades, while most ordinary corn has 13 blades. These leaves are quite broad, of dark emerald green healthy color. This corn has been planted as late as June 26th and yielded a splendid crop, earlier than Pride of the North, which was planted at the same time. We claim that it will mature any year in 80 to 85 days. The ears are much larger than Pride of the North, not as rough or hackled, thus making it easier to handle, and the yield is 25 to 35 per cent more than Pride of the North, under the same conditions. An average bushel of 70 pounds will make 60 pounds of shelled corn. It has for years been selected from stalks which set the ears three feet or less from the ground, and this has a tendency to make it earlier. Fully 40 per cent of the stalks produce two good ears. It is the farmers' reliance every year. The originator has taken the first prize for early yellow corn at every fair at which it has been exhibited. Don't fail to plant at least a small quantity, and thus obtain your seed for another season. Per lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 60c, postpaid. By freight or express, pk. 75c, bu. $2.25, 2 bu. or more @ $2.10, 5 bu. or more @ $2.00.
H. H. Connell says:--"Your Farmers' Reliance is the earliest corn I have ever seen or grown, maturing in 80 days, being ten days to two weeks earlier than Pride of the North, and yields double as much per acre."

"Last year I purchased some of your Farmers' Reliance Corn and was very much pleased with the splendid crop, as it yielded 400 bushels of ears, from three acres of ground. Your corn is all that you recommend it to be."--Mrs. Harriet Brown, Ashsabula [Ashtabula] county, Ohio.
"The Farmers' Reliance Corn yielded a big crop for me and I was much pleased with it."--Chas. Guilford, Jones county, Iowa.

Fatten Your Pocket Book
BY PLANTING OUR
IOWA SEED CORN
This Year.

I planted last season twenty varieties of your seed corn and took first premium on my exhibits at the Wisconsin Fair. Think it did exceptionally well."--I. Rezertee, Winnebago county, Wis.
Your Longfellow Dent Corn is all right and averaged this year 45 to 50 bushels per acre, producing ears 12 to 14 inches long.--J. B. H. Tapke, Dubuque county, Iowa.

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EARLY LONGFELLOW DENT CORN.
INTRODUCED BY THE IOWA SEED CO.
There is no telling when we will have a short season and early killing frost in the fall, and in such a case farmers who have their fields planted with an early maturing variety are truly fortunate. The trouble with most extra early sorts, however, is that they are too small and "nubbiny," but this new variety is of unusual length, our illustration showing an ear 15 inches long, but the average is about 12 inches. Its peculiar shape, which is different from any other sort, suggests the name. It matures fully as early as Pride of the North, is double the size and yields a far larger crop, which is ripe and hard before there is a thought of frost, thus making a variety that it will pay to "tie to." Stalks are of medium height, strong and not easily blown down. Grain is not as deep as some of our other varieties, but it is the corn of corns for selling on the market, as a wagon load of it is as pretty as a picture. We recommend it highly to customers in Northern Iowa, Minnesota, the Dakotas and other northern states, feeling sure that it will please every one. Order early, as there is sure to be a great demand. Per pkt. 5c, lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 60c, postpaid. By freight, per pk. 65c, bu. $2.00, 2 bus. or more, at $1.85, 5 bus. or more, at $1.75.

I was much pleased with your Early Longfellow Dent Corn this year. It was very early and yielded more bushels per acre than either of the other three varieties of corn that I grew. The ears were long, well filled out and solid. I consider it an exceptionally good corn for feeding hogs and prefer it to the deep grain sorts which are more apt to mildew. It also shells out better than one would expect from the looks of the ear, and is the easiest corn to husk I have ever grown.--T. J. Lee, Iowa.
"Your Early Longfellow Dent was a winner in this locality. Many stalks had two good ears and the ears were 10 to 14 inches long."--E. E. Crandall, Lenawee county, Michigan.

"I obtained seed of your Early Longfellow Dent Corn and was much pleased with the result. It was fully as early as Pride of the North and yielded fully double as much."--Stephen Harvey, Polk county, Iowa.
"I will plant most of my crop next year with your Longfellow Dent Corn as it proved so satisfactory this season."--A. A. Wagner, O'Brien county, Iowa.
"Both the Early Longfellow Dent and Mastodon purchased from you this year, were dandy varieties and will yield 50 bushels per acre this season for me."--H. C. Rittgers, Palo Alto county, Iowa.

"The Longfellow Dent Corn is a No. 1 variety and it did remarkably well for me. The seed bought of you produced large, heavy ears weighing 1 1/4 pounds."--John Osborn, Meeker county, Minn.
"Your Early Longfellow Dent Corn has done first-rate with me and is a perfectly safe corn to plant in this latitude."--J. D. Wheaton, Lyon county, Iowa.
"Last year I planted three-fourths of an acre of your Profit Corn, and it yielded 102 bushels or at the rate of 136 bushels per acre. The Early Longfellow Dent yielded 85 1/2 bushels per acre and I was greatly pleased with them."--W. T. Swartwout, Tuscola county, Michigan.

DON'T NEGLECT TO PUT IN A CROP OF PENCILARIA THIS YEAR.