36 THE BOOK OF CORN 



OTHER GENERAL VARIETIES OF CORN 



Soft Corn — The soft corns are grown for the most 

 part in the southern portions of the United States. The 

 long season does not compel early maturity and the 

 development of the hard covering which is the case 

 with northern grown corn. This corn is not valuable 

 for storing and is more subject to insect and other 

 attacks. The freezing in northern latitudes rapidly 

 destroys the life of the germ and the vitality is easily 

 impaired. 



Sweet Com — Sweet corns were developed on 

 account of their great amount of saccharine. Having 

 a sweet taste they are peculiarly desirable for table use 

 and are grown largely by market gardeners, canning 

 concerns, and occasionally they are grown for forage. 



Pop Com is a peculiar type grown extensively in 

 America on account of its composition. By heating 

 the kernels, they pop open in a large fluffy mass. These 

 varieties are described in detail elsewhere in this 

 volume. 



