44 SWEET CORN FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE 



variety. Stalks 7 ft. Ears large, 10-13 rowed, and somewhat 

 irregular. An old variety. Qiiality, extra sweet ; above the 

 average yield. Valuable. 



36. Triumph Sugar; (Landreth). Late, white variety; 

 stalk, 7 ft., 6 in. Ear, large, 12-rowed. Average yield; old 

 variety. Good quality. 



37. KendeVs Early Market; (Livingston). A new vari- 

 ety ; large ears ; comparatively early. Fair quality, average 

 yield. Promising. 



38. Mammoth White Cory; (Ferry). Although ripening 

 a few ears early, it is not so early as White Cob (No. 14), 

 or Cory's Early (No. 6). Ear rather short; average yield; 

 poor quality. 



39. Early Orange: (Dunlap). A deep, golden-colored 

 corn. Stalk 6 feet in height, rather slender; not quite up to 

 the average in productiveness ; quality good ; 8 rowed. A 

 distinct varietv. 



40. Early Essex \ (Dunlap). Medium earlv this year. 

 Good flavor ; large ear, well-filled ; 12-16 rows, comparatively 

 small cob. Very little smut. Good yield. 



41. Squantum ; (Dunlap). Same as No. 11. 



SUMMARY 



I. Unless under the most favorable conditions, the late varie- 

 ties of sweet corn cannot be depended upon for a full crop in 

 New Hampshire. 



3. The average date of the first killing frost for New Hamp- 

 shire for the past fifty years is October 3, — the earliest, August 

 7, and latest, October 30. The killing frosts of spring are over 

 on the average May 6.* 



The dates of the first general heavy and killing frosts for New 

 Hampshire in recent years are: 1885, September 24; 1886, 

 September 21 to 25; 1887, September ^^ ' 1S88, September 6 

 and 7; 1889, September 23; 1890, September 30 ; 1891, very 

 late; 1892, very late, October; 1893, October 17; 1894, Sep- 

 tember II to 13; 1S95, September 14 to 16; 1896, Septem- 

 ber 23 ; 1897, September 22. f 



* Bailey's Principles of FruitrGrowing, data taken from U.S. Weather Bureau. 

 t U. S. Weather Bureau, New England section. — J. W. Smith. 



