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tender condition from the middle of July until the cold weather 

 of autumn sets in. 



Marketing. There is a large demand for green corn in 

 every city and village. It is marketable as soon as the 

 kernels are well formed and is generally sold in the husk, by 

 the dozen or the barrel. There are several canning factories in 

 this section and many in other parts of the country that make 

 a specialty of canning sweet corn. Grown for this purpose or 

 for evaporating, it is a farm crop that may be made to pay 

 very well in some locations. Extensive tracts of land are de- 

 voted to raising it. Where the crop is marketed at canning 

 factories, the fodder is left on the farm and is in admirable 

 condition for feeding. The ears are best for table use when 

 first picked, but quickly lose in quality after gathering; if 

 they heat in piles or packages, they are of very inferior 

 quality. 



Varieties. For very early use, the Cory is a general 

 favorite and is probably earlier than any other kind. It will 

 often mature in eight weeks. Early Minnesota is a little later 



Fig. 69.— Early Cory corn. 



but a much better table variety. For second early and mid- 

 season use, Perry's Hybrid, Moore's Concord, Potter's Excel- 

 sior and Landreth's Sugar are excellent. 



For late use, requiring a long season, Stowell's Evergreen, 

 and Egyptian Mammoth are desirable. These kinds have 

 large ears and are particularly desirable for canning pur- 

 poses. The Country Gentleman is a peculiar late variety of 



