48o . NEW JERSEY STATE AGRICULTURAL . 



A Second Crop of Sweet Corn. 



Mature ears were gathered upon some of the earliest varieties, 

 and a small plot of ground was planted with grains from each 

 upon July 27th. This set of quick-growing corns grew fairly 

 well through the early autumn, and had it not been for the 

 untimely frosts would doubtless have yielded returns comparable 

 with the first crop. Upon October 24th a few ears with grains 

 large enough to eat were gathered from "First of All" (32), 

 "Peep o' Day" (65) and "Landreth's Table" (87). The size 

 of the stalks and the output of marketable green ears was very 

 small, the average height of plant being two and one-half feet 

 and length of ear three inches. 



No seed matured from any variety, thlis prohibiting a test of 

 the value of a second crop for future planting. 



The Apache Corn. 



Through the kindness of Professor Fabian Garcia, Horticul- 

 turist of the New Mexico Experiment Station, a packet of com 

 was obtained last spring of a kind that has been grown by the 

 Indians of the arid regions of the Southwest for a long time, 

 and known as the "Apache" Corn. The grains, as they were 

 received, excited comment because of their peculiar bluish color. 



A small quantity of this com was planted in land adjoining- 

 the experiment plots, and where the soil had not received any 

 manure for many years. With the unfavorable conditions of 

 soil and a wet growing season, quite opposite to that of its 

 ancestors had been accustomed to, the stalks grew to the height 

 of from eight to nine feet, and produced ears averaging eight 

 inches in length and nearly two inches in thickness, with rows 

 varying from fourteen to eighteen of closely set dark grains. 



This corn may be of value as a breeder with the Eastern sorts, 

 particularly in those regions of the State where the soil is sandy 

 and ordinary com often suffers from dry spells. Its having 

 been grown for long in an arid region may have developed desir- 

 able qualities now hidden from view. 



The seed that has been grown here is ready for distribution 

 to those who may desire to make a trial of it, either alone or 

 to breed with other field varieties. 



The lower portion of Plate III. shows three ears of the 

 "Apache" corn and the comparative depth of grain and large 

 size of cob. 



