1528 Tur VEGETABLE INDUSTRY IN New York STATE 
MANURE OR FERTILIZER 
Where manure is available, from ten to fifteen tons per acre 
applied broadcast is advisable. Where the soil is of a relatively 
heavy type and backward, application of fertilizer in addition to 
manure is advantageous, using two hundred and fifty to five hun- 
dred pounds ot a high-grade. Where manure is not available, a 
fertilizer containing 4 per cent. nitrogen, 8 per cent. phosphoric 
acid, and 5 per cent. potash, applied in the hill at the rate of about 
five hundred pounds per acre, will give satisfactory results. This 
fertilizer would be of greater value where a sod had been inverted 
than on bare ground. 
VARIETIES 
Canning 
In the eastern United States for an early corn the variety used 
for canning is the Improved Crosby. This is a second early corn 
with an ear of fairly large size and very choice kernels. Owing 
to its earliness the grower is practically assured of obtaining a 
crop. Stowell’s Evergreen is the standard late corn for canning. 
Very large ears and white kernels of high quality are its char- 
acteristics. However, in the last two or three years, owing to the 
early frosts in the fall and the length of season required to grow 
this corn, it has proved a failure. Country Gentleman is a good 
type of corn where shoe-peg kernels are desired. The ears are 
fairly large and the kernels deep, being placed irregularly on the 
cob. For the best results where one must consider the season, in 
order to obtain corn for canning, it would be advisable to depend 
upon early sorts rather than late. It is well to take advantage of 
improved types of seed. 
Market Gardening 
The market gardener has a long list of varieties from which 
to choose. Only a few will be given here. 
Extremely early: Peep-o’-Day, First of All, Red Cob Cory, 
White Cob Cory. 
Second early: Improved Crosby, Squantum. 
Main season: Black Mexican, Kendall’s, Country Gentleman. 
Late: Stowell’s Evergreen. 
