244 THE NEW AGRICULTURE. 



Station was in Russia looking for specimens which might 

 prove valuable to this country he found the "Malakhov" sweet 

 corn. The stalks of this corn do not attain a height of above 

 four feet, and the ears are too small to be profitable for mar- 

 ket, but it is a hardy and prolific plant, yielding from one to 

 four ears to each stalk, and its flavor is exceptionally sweet. 

 Its most remarkable characteristic, however, is its time of 

 maturity, which is so early that two crops of it may easily 

 be grown upon the same field in a single season. One of the 

 reports that came in regarding it was this: "It is two weeks 

 earlier than any other sort, a mess having been gathered from 

 it about six weeks after planting." 



Another sweet corn, the "Apache," has been sent up from 

 among the Indians of New Mexico by Prof. Fabian Garcia. 

 A recent report of a trial cultivation of this corn in New 

 Jersey tells us that it was planted in a plot that had received 

 no manure for years. "Nevertheless," the report continues, 

 "the stalks grew to a height of above 8 feet, and produced 

 ears averaging 8 inches in length and nearly 2 inches in thick- 

 ness. The rows upon the cob vary from 16 to 18, and the 

 grains, which are closely set, are of a dark color. It is be- 

 lieved that this variety will prove of especial value in regions 

 where the soil is sandy and where the corn often suffers from 

 drouth." 



The color of the "Apache" is, of course, a serious detriment 

 to its market value, just as the diminutive size of the "Mal- 

 akhov" is a detriment to its market value. Both are too new 

 to have been modified by manipulation, but there is not the 

 slightest reason to doubt that by interbreeding the undesirable 

 qualities of both may be eliminated and all the desirable quali- 

 ties may be preserved and united in one new variety. The 



