EXPERIMENT STATION REPORT. 407 



" Voorhees Red" S^veet Corn. 



Another season has been added to the period of testing of the 

 "Voorhees Eed" sweet corn, and the reports are very favorable, as 

 a few of the remarks given below, from some of those who have 

 grown it for years, will testify: ''The average height of the crop 

 of 'Voorhees Eed' w^as eighty-eight inches ; the yield of the whole 

 crop, per acre, was fifteen tons ; the uniformity was good and the 

 color between a red and a purple.'' ''Average height of stalks, 

 six feet ; average number of ears to a stalk was three, sometimes 

 five; sets well filled, quality very good ; with more time and more 

 selection, seems to promise to be one of the best." "The 'Voor- 

 hees Red' is a fine corn and I shall continue to grow it." '' 'Voor- 

 hees Eed' turned out well this year." "Corn was sweet and nice; 

 stalks were from five to six feet high, with two ears to a stalk." 

 "Ears good size, filled out to the end, one to two ears to a stalk ; 

 grains good size, light red to dark red in color, when fully ripe, 

 showing only a faint trace of red when fit for the table ; quality 

 sweet and good; will grow it again next season." "Seed germi- 

 nated promptly ; good stand ; stalks six to seven feet high ; first 

 planting matured in August; was away when com was ripe, but 

 neighbors who used it say it was the sweetest corn they ever ate; 

 second planting matured in September; furnished seed to two 

 neighbors, whoare pleased with the corn ; I regard it as excellent 

 and have saved seed for next year." "' 'Voorhees Eed' did very 

 well wdth us ; the grains were very nearly all of a size ; we like 

 the corn very much ; ears very sweet and tender, and two ears on 

 most stalks." "I like this corn in every way." "Ears fill out 

 lietter than ordinary sweet corn and will yield better." "Corn has 

 made a most excellent showing and is all that could be desired; 

 verv sweet and productive." "Corn is much in favor ; ears of 

 good flavor and tenderness." " 'Voorhees Eed' corn came up well 

 and grew nicely; stalks of good height; eared well, averaging 

 about six inches in length, of good size for table corn; we ate 

 some of it for a test and f oimd it veiy sweet and tender ; am so 

 well pleased with it that I saved about twenty ears for seed, part 

 of which I intend giving to some of my friends to try next year, 

 as I feel that I can recommend it for table use as a very satis- 

 factory addition to the many varieties of sweet corn." "Quality 



