Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-03-30
MAMMOTH JAPANESE SEED CORN

'cenquering poverty. blessing ths earth,
And bidding defiance to gAunt Famine and Death.''
ME earliest, heaviest. soundest and most pro.
life variety Of Corn ever grown in A.neGiea.'
This Is the testimony OF thirteen papers, pub
lisheJ.in different States. to whom We sent email
The TTmts. of Huntsville, Texas, says: .swe
have seen specimen stalk OF this Corn hich TAD
twenty six large ears. fully matured, ON it.''
Gle needed In this country.''-7Tmss, Natchitoches
Miss !. ia supsri%F TO any other vsriety.-
QUESTION in the agricultural product of the coun
try"-GGaettt, Sulphur Spring. Texas. This
before frost. "-zndsz. warsaw, Mo :.It is highly
recommended by those who have tried it," Ohio
spoken OF by the Press.-adus, tisfT Msuiton. Ais.
ait will yield in our climate two crops a year,
Adrerti:sr Bastrop Texas. ''Itcan be successfully
grown in Canada. '-Montr.Gi tporJ. ait pecu-
arly adapted to the short seasons of the North''-
Req j. Long, Keoiz ak, iowa. SIT ia just the thing
for our amp land. DR.. Johnston. Oca la Fla
10 We have the above testomony ON flo in our
Gthce, and could produce my more ifspace would
permit Il will produce from so TO 200 bushels of
sheIled Corn to the acre on any SOIL from Florida
TO oregon. We possess sworn statements OF those
this Corn over other varieties, and which are folly
sustained by the voluntary statements of farmers
LIST. This Corn will weld from twire three
times many bnshe Is to the the same soil
and with the same culture.
2nd. The Corn ia heavier in weight has n larger
longer ear and thinner husk, and makes meal
for family use sweeter and moro nutritious aud
valuable for feeding stock
3rd. The stake grow more vigorou. nd healthy,
and sufficiently strong to produce from to 80 we'll
developed ears.
4th. The stalks bear moro foliage and ia better
for feeding.
9Th That it will grow and produce a profitable
crop on ground where other corn will not grow to
maturity.
9Th. II ripens earlier and lie not liable to be
caught by frost. :.
7th. To be green and used for feeding, II il
nifty per cent better than any other variety ofcnrn
care. tEe email end of every broken of the
balance shelled by hand.
We Warrant Every Grain of It to Grow.
The increase yield per acre the old varieties
will pay for the seed 30 times over; besides, every
farmer that piants this year will have n large de-
mand for seed at good prices.
This Corn was produced by some procured by
Consular Agent, and said to have its origin in
Japan.
TERMs.-By mail, post. paid, LOO per pound,
put up in neat packages, is packages fI- $40 so
packages for S20; 100 packa ges for $40 Elegant
Chromos, 10 by p inches. together with stalk of
"JAPAEEsE Com. having no less than
Twenty Full-Grown Ears of Corn on it,
some Of them mensuring ten and twelve inches in
length ill be- sent free of charge when or more
packages of Corn ordered at one time
Some of our Agents to whom have sent sam
pie stalks, are to day king over FIFTY DOL
LARS DAY, showing the stalks and taking
orders for the Corn.
5000 AG ENTS WANTED! No Seed sent
out e. o. D.. TEEas CASH.
Registered letters risk. Ourterms arc
all the same to Changers, Odd Fellows and COM
mon folks. Address cash orders to
E GUSTAVUS & CO..
Publishers Of .'Travels in Japan''
Holston. Washington County, Va.
February %. lS75-2m.