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FIELD CROP PRODUCTION 



having a wrinkled or shriveled appearance, and the 

 endosperm is horny and translucent. The plants grow 

 from two to ten feet in height, with a marked tendency 

 to sucker, and to produce two to three ears on a stalk. 

 Sweet corn is grown 

 largely for cooking and 

 canning purposes, and 

 for this use is harvested 

 before it reaches matu- 

 rity. The time required 

 for it to reach the stage 

 when it is best suited 

 for this purpose is from 

 50 to 100 days, depend- 

 ing upon the variety. In 

 the New England States, 

 parts of New York, Penn- 

 sylvania and Ohio, sweet 

 corn is grown in a large 

 way and hauled direct 

 from the field to the can- 

 ning factories. Growers 

 in these regions where 

 this practice is followed 

 enter into contracts with 

 the owners of the fac- 

 tories to deliver their crops at a given 

 rate per ton. The price of course 

 varies with supply and demand, and also with the variety 

 grown, some varieties commanding a premium of as much 

 as two dollars per ton over the less desirable varieties. 

 The price is from 6 to 10 dollars per ton. The yield 

 obtained varies from two to four tons per acre, or even 



FIG. 12. 

 An ear of 

 soft corn. 



FIG. 



13. An ear 

 sweet corn. 



