PREFACE 



A BOOK giving detailed information re- 

 garding the culture of sweet corn has 

 been demanded by a large number of 

 people. The author of this little book has 

 tried to set forth the principles and prac- 

 tices in such a manner that the home 

 gardener can obtain, in Part I, definite 

 information. In Part II, the subject is 

 handled from the commercial end, applica- 

 ble to the market-growers in large cities 

 and the shippers of sweet corn at more 

 distant points. Part III is given over 

 entirely to the raising of corn for canning 

 and to the process of canning. It is hoped 

 that those who study this little book will 

 find much that is valuable. 



The author has obtained much of the 

 matter contained in this book from his 

 own practical experience. How^ever, he 

 has drawn upon other sources for informa- 

 tion, each source being credited for the 

 material taken. 



Albert E. Wilkinson. 



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