Jacques Picker Sheller Yield Trails 1971 Vintage Pamphlet

This is the Jacques Picker Sheller Yield Trials booklet from Jacques Seed Co. of Prescott, Wisconsin, printed for the 1971 planting season.

The covers show light wear at the edges, the pages are clean with no rips or tears, and a local seed dealer from Bay City, Michigan stamped the dealer's name and address inside, as the photos show.

The booklet answered the questions corn farmers had for 1971, like which hybrid to plant and how much fertilizer to order, with picker sheller trial tables from Minnesota farms harvested in October 1970. You also get Four-Way Crosses descriptions, a Seed Spacing for Corn chart on yellow pages, and a back cover contest to win a Rose Bowl trip with JX80 Brand Alfalfa, closing March 15, 1971.

Details

  • Item: Seed company pamphlet
  • Title: Picker Sheller Yield Trials
  • Author: None credited. Jacques Seed Co.
  • Illustrator: None credited
  • Publisher: Jacques Seed Co., Prescott, Wisconsin. Local dealer stamp from Bay City, Michigan
  • Publication Year: 1971 planting season, with trials harvested in 1970
  • Edition and Printing: Picker Sheller Yield Trials. Printing: Not confirmed from photos
  • Format and Binding: Paper, soft cover. Full color cover of shelled corn pouring into a Jacques bin. White and yellow interior pages. Trial result tables by hybrid, a seed spacing chart, and a Rose Bowl trip contest on the back cover. Local dealer stamp from Bay City, Michigan
  • Dust Jacket: None, soft cover
  • Pages: Not confirmed from photos
  • Genre: Corn hybrid yield trial booklet. 1970s farm seed advertising booklet
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: None shown
  • Dimensions: 6 x 5 x 1 inches

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

  • Graded Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use, and every flaw is named in this listing.
  • No rips or tears.
  • The cover photo keeps its bright color.
  • The trial tables are clean and easy to read.
  • The yellow chart pages are bright.
  • The back cover contest panel is complete.

Issues / Wear

  • A seed dealer's rubber stamp with name, address, and phone number inside the front of the booklet.
  • Light wear at the cover edges and corners.
  • Light toning to the page edges.

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This 1971 yield trials booklet still has its Rose Bowl trip contest on the back cover, and it suits a shelf of Jacques Seed or farm seed company advertising. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

  • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
  • Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
  • Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
  • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

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