264 CALIFORNIA VEGETABLES. 



shortened either by lack of moisture or heat. Some later 

 varieties are sweeter, however, and larger in the ear, and 

 should be grown wherever possible. 



Adam's Early: hardy and very early, but not a "sweet 

 corn." 



Early Cory: very early, good-sized ear, small cob well 

 filled. 



Crosby's Early Sugar: very early, short ear, sweet and 

 productive. 



Early Minnesota: very early, good ear, white cob, ex- 

 cellent quality. 



Early Mammoth: medium early, largest ears of the 

 early verieties, cob white, large and well filled, productive 

 and of good flavor. The kind chiefly grown in California. 



Perry's Hybrid: another early variety, ears large and 

 full, grain white, cob red, plant rather tall. 



Black Mexican: ears rather short, cook white, very 

 sweet, ripe kernel black. 



Country Gentleman: large ears, very sweet, tall, very 

 productive. 



Stowell's Evergreen: a standard late variety, com- 

 mended by all, large ears, deep grain, tender and sweet, a 

 strong grower and productive. 



Sweet corn is constantly increasing in popularity over 

 common field corn both for green and cured forage for 

 cows. Late Mammonth and Stowell's Every green are 

 largely used for this purpose. In farm garden practice 

 more attention should usually be paid to the forage value 

 of the stalk. If cut and cured as each stalk is robbed of 

 its ears, it is more nutritious than if allowed to bleach i? 

 the sun until the whole field is cleaned up. 



Field and Ensilage Corn. During the last decade siloef 

 have multiplied in various parts of the State and a much 

 greater acreage of field corn has been grown than for- 

 merly. It is chiefly grown in rows and somewhat less 

 carefully than corn for grain, because the plant is not re- 

 quired to meet the strenuous requirements of grain ripen- 

 ing. Still the better the growing the better the crop. A 



