CHAPTER XII 



SWEET CORN 



Sweet corn takes more room in the garden, for the 

 amount of food it produces, than any other plant 

 which the amateur is likely to cultivate. At best, 

 one cannot get more than about eight ears to a hill ; 

 and the hills need to stand at least three feet apart 

 when producing at that rate. Nevertheless, every 

 effort should be made to grow as much sweet corn 

 as the garden can possibly accommodate, for it is 

 safe to say that no one knows the real qualities of 

 this vegetable until he has eaten it fresh from his 

 own garden. Gathered while the dew is still wet, 

 and kept cool till dinner time, it more than pays 

 for the toil expended upon it and the room it takes. 



Kinds to Choose 



Golden Bantam. — It is fairly easy to choose the 

 first corn for spring sowing in the home garden, for 

 the Golden Bantam has today out-distanced all 

 competitors. There are several varieties of corn 

 which ripen earlier than the Bantam, but if one will 

 compare them as to quality, he will be only too 



