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I't'cp oi Day. — An attractive extra early sort. Hud some smut. Not as large stalks 

 or ears as \Miite Cory, but is a quick growing corn. Ears are good sized and fairly 

 well filled at both ends. Kernels are tender, milky, and of medium quality, although 

 this variety is not a strictly sugar corn. 



Portland. — This is a tall grower, but the stalks are small; some smut. Ears are 

 good sized and fairly well filled. Kernels are small, Hat, not very milky, tough, but ol 

 fair quality. 



Sampson's Early. — Stalks large, having a little smut. Ears very large, not well 

 filled. Kernels are of fair size, narrow, deep, not milky, tough and of poor quality. 



Stabler "s Early. — This is an early sort, producing medium-sized stalks; nearly free 

 from smut. Ears are long and fairly well filled. Kernels are of fair size, narrow, 

 deep, tender, milky, and of medivim quality. 



Stowell. — Is a large grower, l)adly smutted. Ears are large and well filled. Kernels 

 are of medium size, narrow, deep, milky, tender, and medium in qvuxlity. This variety 

 is one of the older standard late sorts. 



Trucker's Favorite. — A Aery lai'ge variety, quite badly affected with smut. Ears 

 are large ar.d fairly well filled. Kernels are small, milky, tender, but of poor quality. 



White Cory (^lam.). — A good strain, free from smut. Ears are good sized and 

 well filled for an extra earlj' sort. Kernels are of good size, deep, milky and tender. 

 This variety is one of the best standard extra early kinds. 



Summary. — For a succession of corn through the season the most desirable early 

 kinds are as follows: White Corj' and Peep of Day. The latter variety was the first 

 to mature, but the quality is not equal to White Cory. 



For medium sorts. Country Gentleman and Earlj^ Evergreen are varieties tluit have 

 no superior. Sampson Early has proved a desirable medium sort in the past. ]\Iammoth 

 and Stowell can be recommended as late sorts. 



CUCUMBERS, 1900. 



Twenty-four varieties of cucumbers were planted June 8 in squares six feet each 

 way. 



The soil was prepared early in the season and worked often ujitil the time of 

 planting, when tlie seed Avas dropped in moist soil, co\ered shallow, and after the 

 plants were about two inches high they were thinned, leaving only four of the strongest 

 plants. 



Varieties. 



Seedsmen. 



Beaut>' ' Childs 



Chirago Kerry 



Cool and crisi) Ferry 



Emerald Livingston . 



Everbearing. 

 For(lhof)k I'lc 



Henderson , 



'ickling Burpee 



Ooliath Olds 



Henderson Henderson 



Hills Korring.. Vaughan. 



Japanese (liuibing Vaughan. 



Jersey Tickling Vaughan. 



LongVireen Improved Vaughan. 



Model Wood . 



Nonesuch Salz«r. 



Rockford I'ickle. 

 Siberian 



West In<lia (Iherkin. . . . 



White Oiant 



White Spine, Arlingt«)n. 

 White Spine, Ea.T\y 



White Spine, Extra Long. 



239 



4990 



4991 



liurkbee. 

 Vaughan. 



Ferry 



Vaughan 

 Vaughan 

 Vaughan 



Vaughan 



BucKbee 



U. S. Department. 

 U. S. Department. 



Pro- 

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85 

 80 

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 80 



90 

 90 

 75 

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80 

 75 

 86 

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75 

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98 

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80 

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