138 AMERICAN HOME GARDEN. 



CORN. 

 French, 3Iais. — Germaa, Korn. — Spanish, Mais:. 



1. CANADA. 2. SUGAR. 3. TUSCAROEA. 



BRIEF DIRECTIONS. 



Plant in rich, warm soil, in hills three feet apart, fire grains 

 in a hill, an inch deep. When well up, thin to the thi-ee or 

 four best plants. Hoe often, and dress with ashes and plaster. 



Time : from ilarch to July, according to latitude, and the 

 earlier or later period at which the crop is desired for use. 



All the varieties of corn may he raised in the garden for 

 roasting ears or green corn. I have placed the kinds named 

 above in the usual order of their ripening, though this varies 

 with stock, Imt remark that the Canada, as is common with 

 extra early vegetables, is small. The sugar, with high manur- 

 ing, may be raised of fiiir size, and is of superior sweetness. 

 It may also be kept for winter cooking, cither by being hung 

 up in Imnches by the tips of the husks, or husked and shelled 

 while soft, and gi-adually dried in an oven at a moderate heat. 



The Tuscarora has no flint, being what is called a flom- corn. 

 It yielils a fine large ear with a red cob, which slightly discol- 

 ors it in boiling. Perhaps the first two may be esteemed the 

 very best for family use, or we may add the common eight- 

 rowed white. 



Corn should be planted in very rich soil at various times 

 along tlu-ough the season, in hills three feet apart each.wav, 

 carefully thinning it at the first hoeing to the three or four 

 strongest plants. Use ash compost from time to time upon 

 them, and gradually but moderately hill up. 



In its farm cultm-e corn should lie planted at about the dis- 

 tances named, and in the com'se of its early growth should be 

 plowed at least three times each way, giving it two careful 

 hoeings, each followed with a top-dressing of plaster or ash 

 compost, and a final " hilling" after the third plowing. 



For analysis and value, see page 500. 



