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IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 27.

GOLDEN WEST.
THE past ten years have brought out many new varieties of corn which we have tested on our farm but none were perfect in every respect. 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. We have watched it during the three very trying years just past, and are now satisfied that it is the
Best Yellow Corn Ever Offered.
For 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. We have also been at work trying to produce such a variety on our own place, but it is difficult to breed it up in such a way that it will hold these valuable characteristics. The New Golden West comes the nearest to our ideal and is far superior to any yellow corn now on the market. The stalk and manner of earing greatly resemble the Iowa Silver Mine, the ears averaging fully as large or larger and the grain is more solid on the cob.
Description:--Golden West is one of the most vigorous growing varieties that we know of. Stalk is of medium height, not as tall as Legal Tender, but very much thicker at the ground, short jointed with broad leaves which help to mature the large crop of corn 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. There are many ears which measure eleven inches in length and weigh one and one-half pounds, containing from twelve to fifteen hundred grains to the ear. The kernels are of such shape that they wedge in tightly and make a solid ear not only at the cap but down near the point or germ end (see cut of ear section.) This is a characteristic which is overlooked by many corn breeders, thus causing ears of ordinary varieties, which appear solid, to be of light weight. The ear is solid, nearly uniform in size throughout its entire length, but gradually tapering off to a blunt oval tip, cob comparatively small and of such nature that it dries out rapidly, thus insuring [ensuring] a well matured crop, even during unfavorable seasons. It matures in about one hundred 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 of this corn has been working on essential principles for many years, and instead of simply crossing two good varieties, he has made his cross from several varieties and selected so as to combine the best characteristics of each with an ideal in his mind towards which he was working. 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 is sure to become the leading corn for this latitude and will rapidly win the confidence of all corn growers.

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GOLDEN WEST
Exact size of standard ear

Vast Treasures
Of Iowa soil, rain and sunshine are being annually wasted by trifling with varieties of corn not capable of utilizing them. Don't plant the old worn out sorts any longer, begin right, this year, by buying Golden West. It is a new variety of wonderful leafage and vigor of growth and is sure to become the leading corn for this latitude and rapidly win the confidence of all corn growers. Thousands of farmers made money by 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 about 35 cents per acre for the seed. PRICE--Pkt. 5 cts.; pound 25 cts.; three pounds 65 cts.; seven pounds (will plant one acre) $1.25, charges prepaid to any part of the United States; by freight, per ½ peck 45 cents; peck 75 cents; bushel $2.50, 2 bu. or more @ $2.25, 10 bu. for $20.00.
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 unfavorable season.--G. W. Pfeifer.
I have just finished gathering my Golden West, and one field grown on sloping land yielded 103 bushels per acre and another field which was on low level ground and damaged considerably by overflow yielded over 80 bushels per acre.--Wm. Day, Dallas Co., Iowa.
In reference to the Golden West Seed Corn which I purchased of you this season will say this season has been very unfavorable but I can recommend the corn as in every way better than any I ever raised. Am sorry I planted my corn so thick. As usual I made allowance for some not to grow, but I was mistaken. I believe every kernel grew. The quality is unsurpassed.--Daniel Marlan, Carroll County, Iowa.
We planted ½ bushel of Golden West and it has done fine and is now (Sept. 15th) out of danger from frost, sound and bright and we are pleased with it. Also planted a bushel of the Gold Mine Seed Corn and it has also done well and is sound. Both varieties are excellent. The garden seeds we purchased of you gave entire satisfaction.--A. Van Sperren, Jasper County, Iowa.
I planted the Golden West Corn purchased of you, May 11th, and it was out of danger from frost September 8th. I am very well pleased with it and think it will come up to all you claim for it. Although we have had a very wet season to raise corn, still the seed purchased of you was far ahead of that purchased of one of your competitors.--C. A. Bonar, Adams county, Iowa.

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