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IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 29.

[image] IMPROVED EARLY MASTODON.

IT PAYS TO THINK.
Just Consider This For a Minute.
The corn crop of Iowa averages 300,000,000 bushels, worth $75,000,000.00. If our improved varieties were grown exclusively the crop would have been fully 20 per cent more and worth 10 per cent higher market value, making a difference of $24,000,000.00.
No Matter Where You Live,
Whether in Maine or California, Canada or Mexico, it will pay you to plant Iowa Seed Co's. Choice Seed Corn
This Year.

[image] LENOCHER'S HOMESTEAD.

LENOCHER'S HOMESTEAD.--Well known in Iowa from having won the Iowa Homestead prize of $100.00, yielding 345 bushels on three acres with ordinary culture. It was also awarded a diploma at the World's Fair. This variety originated with Mr. G. F. Lenocher, one of the most practical farmers and corn growers in the state. Color dark red with light colored cap; grain deep and hackled. Ear somewhat above the average size; cob small and dries out rapidly, so that it has never been caught by frost. We believe it to be a safe corn to plant, makes excellent corn for feeding, although its color is objectionable for marketing. Our seed has been carefully selected for seed purposes by the originator. Per pk. 50c, bu. $1.75, 2 bu. or more @ $1.60, 10 bu. or more @ $1.50.

Nov. 25, 1899--Your Lenocher's Homestead Corn is out of sight. My neighbors bought all I could spare for seed purposes, and I had hard work to keep seed enough for my own use.--Frank Degnan, Seneca Co., Ill.
Nov. 24, 1899.--I was well pleased with the Lenocher's Homestead corn purchased from you last spring and shall put in a larger acreage of it next year than any other corn that I am raising. It matured ten days earlier than my other corn.--E. T. Warne, DuPage Co., Ill.
Nov. 30, 1899.--Your Lenocher's Homestead corn grew nicely with me, and I can highly recommend its drouth resisting qualities. We have always found your seeds to be good.--Oscar Janssen, Howell Co., Mo.

EARLY LONGFELLOW DENT.--For several years one of our growers has been at work originating this new sort, the object being to obtain a variety fully as early as Pride of the North, with much larger ear. He succeeded so well that we take pleasure in introducing it. The accompanying engraving was accurately made from an ear of the corn and well shows its shape, which is different from any other sort in existence and suggested its name. We recommend it highly to our many customers in northern Iowa and Minnesota as the best early corn offered. We have now been selling this variety for five years, and it has greatly pleased our customers everywhere, yielding more than most of the ordinary varieties. It is so early that the crop is perfectly matured long before there is a thought of frost, thus making it a variety that it will pay to "tie to." Stalks are of medium height, strong and not easily blown down. Ears are 10 to 14 inches long, and have 12 rows. Grain is rather shallow, but it is the corn of corns to sell on the market, as a wagon load of it is as pretty as a picture. Per pk. 50c, bu. $1.50, 2 bu. or more @ $1.35, 10 bu. or more @ $1.25.

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 Osborne, Meeker Co., Minn.

IMPROVED EARLY MASTODON.--For about fifteen years past Clark's Early Mastodon corn has been a prominent variety, owing to its wonderful productiveness and large sized ear. In the celebrated American Agriculturist's corn contest in 1889, the Early Mastodon outyielded every other yellow corn in America, Mr. Alfred Rose, of New York state, raising 213 bushels of shelled corn to the acre. It was, however, rather late, and was frequently caught and greatly injured by an early frost. For eight years past, however, one of our most careful, painstaking seed growers in central Iowa has been selecting it to obtain the earliest maturity possible and still retain its large sized ear and great productiveness. His success has been remarkable, and we now have an improved variety with mammoth ear, much smaller cob and deep grain. The butt of the ear is not so disproportionately large, it dries out quickly and ripens easily in 110 days, while it required 130 days for the old variety. Ears are quite even in size, and four of them weighing 6 3/4 lbs. took first prize at fair. Farmers who delight in a handsome, large eared variety, will be pleased with the Mastodon, and when the crop is harvested no one can fail to be delighted with the yield. The corn has a strong, rapid, vigorous growth, and is also desirable for fodder purposes. Per pk. 50c, bu. $1.50, 2 bu. or more @ $1.40, 10 bu. or more, $1.25.

Wm. Hester, of Dallas Co., Iowa, says: I consider the Improved Early Mastodon the best and most productive variety of corn to grow both for market and feeding. It produces a larger crop than any corn I ever had.

ROTARY HAND CORN PLANTER.--If you have only a small field it will pay you to use one of these. Every farmer should have one ready to use for replanting in case of failure from any cause. Each $1.50.

"HANDY" CORN SHELLER--Nice for shelling seed corn, pop-corn, etc. Each $1.50.

[image] EARLY LONGFELLOW DENT.