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Title: Good seeds at fair prices
Identifier: CAT31285756 (find matches)
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Northrup King Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Minnesota Minneapolis Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Minneapolis, Minn. : Northrup, King & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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FIRE DRIED SEED CORN
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\X/E FIX THE GERMINATION. Our experience has taught us that seed corn put away in the fall apparently dry, before planting time frequently LOSES VERY MATERIALLY IN GER- MINATION", and not only that, but almost invariably the SPROUT is VERY MUCH WEAKER than wlien first tested. Any seed when not thoroughly dry is very sensitive to atmospheric changes. Corn is more than ordinarily so, as the natural process of drying out is very slow. Cold weather usually comes on before it is completely dried; the cob retains more or less moisture through- out the winter and spring; and the result can be nothing but impaired germination and greatly lessened vitality of the seed. For several years past this phase of the seed corn ques- tion has been a matter of serious consideration and study with us, and has resulted in the building by us this year of a kiln especially constructed for drying- corn on the ear. This kiln has a capacity of three thousand hush- els of ear corn every forty-eight hours. It is built from our own plans, and is, we believe, the only dry kiln operated hy any seed firm in the United States. Corn taken from it comes out BONE DRY and its germi- nation "STAYS." Seed corn apparently dry loses from 5 to 10% of its weight when put through this kiln. This tells the story. It will cost you 10 to 25 cents an acre more to plant our kiln dry seed than ordinary crib corn. Isn't it worth the difference? * RECOGNITION. We can consistently claim to be head- quarters on SEED CORN. The fact that every variety that is standard in the North- west to-day is of our introduction, speaks more strongly than anything we can say as to the satisfaction our seed has given. The following clipping from the editorial columns of the Feb. 15th, 1899, issue of The Farmer (St. Paul) shows that the work we have accomplished along these lines is recognized by those in a position to know the facts: "The farmers of Minnesota owe Nor- thrup, King & Co. a debt that will not soon be paid. Long before Professor Hays be- gan his remarkable experiments with corn, this firm was spending money and time in two directions, to develop varieties of corn that would produce well here, and to convince farmers that it would pay to plant corn. Last year the crop of corn in Minnesota was 50,000,000 bushels, and the State is getting into the corn belt. To Mr. Northrup's faith in corn and his persist- ence in pushing varieties like Minnesota King, is due, to a large degree, the in- creased acreage of this important grain and forage crop." SEED CORN IS SCARCE THIS YEAR. Never Have we Known a year when good Seed Corn was as scarce as it is this season. This is ESPECIALLY TRUE of NORTHERN GROWN SEED, the only seed grown that is suited to northern climates. BUY EARLY. You Will Not Regret Doing' So. 14 Northrup, King CSL Co., Minneapolis, Minn.

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