GREEN CORN UNDER GLASS I i 



not too moist when the pollen is ripe. In this respect this 

 crop is little care compared with many others which require 

 usually considerable hand labor in order to set the fruit. In 

 order to insure perfect pollination one can go over a house in 

 a very short time by simply cutting a tassel here and there, 

 and dusting the same upon the silk. It is doubtful, however, 

 if this is needed. 



Time to Mattwity. — This will vary according to the variety 

 as well as the temperature and general culture given. Of the 

 three varieties under general test, all of which were planted 

 under similar conditions on April lo, the first ear of edible size 

 was from White Cob on July r. Crosby's Early came next on 

 July 4, and First of All at the same time, making for White 

 Cob 83 days, and the other two %(i days, from seed. For gen- 

 eral picking, however, July 6 was the first date, at which time 

 about all the ears of each variety were ready, making 88 days. 

 By keeping a high temperature and devoting a whole house to 

 corn, it is believed that this crop could be harvested in a much 

 shorter period. It usually takes from twelve to fifteen weeks 

 to mature lettuce from seed. While of course corn requires 

 more space in the house, it is readily seen that it can be grown 

 with as quick results ; also, were we able to produce two ears 

 per plant, an ear of corn would represent the product from 

 about the same space that a head of lettuce occupies. 



Utilizing the Space Between the Rows. — W^hile the corn 

 is young, and until it is six weeks old, at which time it aver- 

 ages 21 inches in height, the space between the rows may be 

 utilized with other so-called catch crops. After this time the 

 corn begins to shade the ground and absorb the light necessary 

 to plant growth. A number of different kinds of crops were 

 planted between and in the rows in order to determine which 

 could be grown to advantage with the corn. Those tested 

 were radishes, lettuce, spinach, bush beans, dwarf tomatoes, 

 and dwarf peas. 



The radishes were very fine, and produced a crop fully equal 

 to those grown in a bed by themselves. The varieties used 

 were the Leafless and Rapid Forcing. 



The open head Grand Rapids lettuce was found to be the 

 best adapted for forcing with the corn, although the Boston 



