166 SWEET CORN 
Sweet corn fodder should be cut when the leaves are 
glazing and put in small shocks for curing. 
In habit of growth sweet corn is smaller than field 
corn, but otherwise its characteristics are similar. It 
requires the same soil, attention and cultivation to grow 
it as field corn. 
Like field corn, its varieties are many. The varieties 
chiefly grown for canning purposes are Stowell’s Ever- 
green, Early Evergreen, Crosby’s Early and Country 
Gentlemen, the first and last named being the leaders. _ 
While Stowell’s Evergreen has large ears, it is the 
sweetest and most valuable of all. The author’s large 
and long experience with it for canning purposes has 
convinced him that this variety gathered in the right 
stage comes nearer filling the requirements for a perfect 
sweet corn than any variety that is grown. While it is 
true that the Country Gentlemen variety has the reputa- 
tion and sells for the most money, yet Stowell’s Ever- 
green plucked at the right stage has a flavor that cannot 
be excelled. 
In the main sweet corn belt it can be planted from 
May 1 to July 1. Planting in wet, cold soils must be 
avoided, as the seed will rot. The planting of the seed 
should never exceed an inch in depth. As stated in the 
previous chapter, a poor stand of sweet corn can be at- 
tributed nine times out of ten to too deep planting of the 
seed. 
The seed must have just the right amount of heat and 
moisture to germinate it properly, yet there is no diffi- 
culty in securing a stand if one is careful in planting it 
when ground is warm and not too wet. : 
