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GARDEN STEPS 



CouNTRV Gentleman Corn 



Golden Bantam is a' 

 pale yellow when ready 

 for the table, deepening 

 to an orange yellow as 

 it matures. Its flavor 

 so far surpasses that of 

 other corn, that many 

 grow nothing else for 

 the home patch, plant- 

 ing for several crops, a 

 week or two apart. The 

 stalk is short and slight 

 and bears usually two 

 ears, one good ear and 

 another rather smaller. 

 There are now many 

 strains of this corn 

 offered by seedsmen. 

 The general effort is to 

 produce a larger ear 

 which will retain the 

 flavor of the Bantam. 

 At present, it looks as if 

 this effort would be suc- 

 cessful. 



Later Varieties. — 

 After the Bantam corn 

 come many varieties, 

 which ripen in their 



