QO The Big BREAKTHRU Corn! DEKALB AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION, INC., DEKALB, ILL. Commercial Producers & Distributors of OeKalb Com, Chix & Sorghum. DEKALB BRAND Kill I For Thick Planting, Combine Harvesting First of the DeKalb Hybrids adapted for populations up to 22,000. 640 has grown in popularity in Southern Penn sylvania because it responds to thick planting and high fertility with big yield increases. Adapted to shelling in the field, 640 produces shelled grain of unusually high quality. With its above-average height and extra leafiness, 640 is an excellent silage corn for Pennsylvania. Rugged mL ■ Mjtll ■ Top-Yielding JrmHi W H _ 3-Way This vigorous, well-balanced hybrid has yielded well from Pennsylvania to Colorado. Yield margins, in official and DeKalb trials, have consistently run 10 to 15 bushels above test averages. In an official 1964 Southern Penn sylvania trial, XL-361 yielded 12 bushels above the test average. XL-361 shows vigorous growth, with excellent tolerance to diseases and insects, as well as strong stalks and shanks.. BBP Uniform, SCI 11% Big-Eared H Single-Cross Bred for big yields, for large, showy ears, and excellent blight tolerance. Single-Cross 805 can make big yields at harvest-time populations of only 10,000 to 14,000. j* With a population of 12,000, 805 yielded 205.02 bushels per acre in a Sussex County, Delaware trial. Vigorous, handsome 805 grows off rapidly, and has remarkable uniformity. Its long, golden-bronze ears dry down quickly in the fall. MORE FARMERS PLANT THAN c ANY OTHER BRAND iiis “DEKALB" is a Registered Brand Name. Designations such as “640”, “XL-361” and "SOS” indicate Varieties. 5?
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