"With his soft and shining tresses, 

 With his garments green and yellow, 

 With his long and glossy plumage, 

 Stood and beckoned at the door." 



CORN OR MAIZE 



When the new world was discovered corn 

 was found under cultivation by the natives 

 from New England to Chili. The Indians gave 

 the early settlers corn when they were starv- 

 ing and gave them seed and showed them how 

 to grow it. There are three distinct varieties. 

 The field — red, white, yellow, and variegated 

 Dent or Flint corn, the white sweet corn, the 

 white and black popcorn. 

 Dent Corn. 



The Dent corn is edible if picked while the 

 corn is young. After it ripens and hardens it 

 is ground into meal and is used for fattening 

 animals and poultry. The plant is put into 

 silos, where it ferments and is fed to stock. 

 Sweet Corn. 



This corn is grown for the young ears 

 which are very sweet and wholesome, boiled 

 or roasted. Succotash is a mixture of corn 

 and lima beans. 



Sweet corn ripens quicker than field corn. 

 Corn crosses very easily and different kinds 

 should not be planted near each other unless 

 you desire to make a cross. Corn grows best 

 in the same locality it was grown in before. 

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