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10 CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, PLANTS, BULBS, ETC.

GOLDEN WEST:

The past ten years have brought out many varieties of corn and we have tested hundreds of varieties on our farm, but none answered every requirement. The one which nearest approached perfection was the Golden West, which is a new variety originated in eastern Iowa by one of the most practical seed corn specialists in the United States.

The Best Yellow Corn Ever Offered.
For six or seven years past we have been searching for a variety of corn which had the characteristics of the Iowa Gold Mine as to depth of grain and color, but which produced a larger ear and would yield a better crop. The New Golden West comes the nearest to our ideal, and we have decided that it is far superior to any yellow corn now on the market.

DESCRIPTION. Golden West is one of the most vigorous growing varieties that we know of. The stalk is of medium height, not as tall as Legal Tender, but very much thicker at the ground, short jointed and has broad leaves which help to mature the large crop of corn which it produces. It is the deepest rooted corn that we know of and therefore not easily injured by hard wind storms nor are the roots so near the surface as to be broken off and the vitality of the plant sapped and weakened in cultivating the crop.
The ears have usually eighteen to twenty rows a little larger size than Legal Tender in an ordinary season. The germ contains more nutriment than any other part of the kernel, and it should be plump and well filled out to insure good feeding value as well as vigorous growth. The ear is solid, nearly uniform in size throughout its entire length, but gradually tapering off to a blunt oval tip. It matures in about 100 days, thus making it a safe corn to plant, and we claim that it will yield a larger crop than any other yellow corn in existence.

THE BREEDER'S METHOD. Instead of having simply surface roots like other northern varieties, he has bred to obtain a deep rooted sort which would obtain its nutriment from the subsoil as well as having plenty of surface roots. In this way he has secured a better
leaf structure for the plant, which enables it to stand long seasons of drouth, hot weather and strong winds. By working with his first cross to obtain plants with unusual heavy leafage and roots, he has been enabled to build this new variety on a foundation of perfect health and vigor. It will become the leading corn for this latitude and win the confidence of all corn growers. Thousands ot farmers made money buying our Iowa Gold Mine and Iowa Silver Mine corn when they were first introduced and selling the seed to their neighbors the following season. It will pay you to follow this plan and send in your order early, as the supply is limited. Remember that a bushel plants seven or eight acres, therefore it will cost you only abont 35 cents per acre for the seed.

What the Originator Says:
The Golden West corn originated on the farm of Mr. S. S. Barr in Eastern Iowa, who has made a life study of the corn plant as well as working out his theories in a practical manner. In response to a letter in which we asked him to give, in his own language, full particulars regarding this new variety, he replies:
IOWA SEED CO., DES MOINES, IOWA:
Gentlemen-I hand you a photo of the new yellow corn, the result of many years of careful intelligent breeding, conducted on the only true method for the permanent improvement of types of corn. The stalk, leaf and manner of earing much resembles the Silver Mine, but the ears are larger. The stalk is thick at the ground, short-jointed, has very broad leaves and deep yellow ear, uniform in character. Grain is wide and thick, cobs red and velvety. The ears represented by the photograph were twenty-rowed, 11 inches long and 8 1/2 inches in circumference.
The last two seasons have been extremes; 1901 excessively hot and dry, 1902, on the contrary, cold and wet. In other words, it gave us great extremes of climatic conditions, and any new variety that passed these two seasons more favorably than the old sorts has much to its credit. This the Golden West did. It is characteristic of it to retain the leaf green after the ear is ripe and husk yellow.
Along such lines as indicated above I have worked in later years, after learning my methods by the failure of many former years, and by such methods I have produced this new variety. Perfection is not claimed, only that it is well and correctly founded, well established, and I believe, capable of adding millions to the wealth of western farmers, over what, for the most part, they now plant. Vast treasures of soil, rain and sunlight are being annually wasted by trifling with varieties of corn not capable of utiltzing them. To fill this want Golden West was planned. The Iowa Seed Company and a few other men working alone and almost unappreciated, have done great good, but the work of improvement for lasting effect has just begun.
Yours truly, S. S. BARR.

PRICE. Per pkt. 5c, lb. 30c, 3 lbs. 75c, 7 lbs. (will plant one acre) for $1.25, charges prepaid to any part of the United States. By freight, per peck, 90c; bushel, $3.00; 2 bushels or more @ $2.75; 5 bushels or more @ $2 .60.
Your Golden West is by far the best corn ever grown in this locality, and fully equal in yield to the Iowa Silver Mine. Part of my land was flooded this year and badly washed by the river, but owing to the Golden West being so deeply rooted it stood up very much better than either of the other varieties which I grew or any other sorts in this locality. It yielded a grand crop of good, sound corn in spite of the unfavorable season.-G. W. Pfeifer.

Corn Judging.-Most farmers think they know what good corn is but are unable to give the reasons why one ear of corn is positively superior to another. For the benefit of our customers we have prepared a short treatise on corn judging, including a score card and directions for its use. Fully illustrated. While a course in the Corn Judging School is the most desirable, still, few think they can afford the time or expense, and a little practice with our system will enable you to become fairly expert, and may be worth thousands of dollars to you. Ask for our Corn Judging Manual. Price 10 cents per copy, or we will send one free to any one ordering seed corn from us this year, if they request it.

"OF ALL THAT IS GOOD, IOWA AFFORDS THE BEST."
OUR SEED CORN IS NO EXCEPTION.