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farmer will average with a good stand about three tons 

 per acre. Some years the yield will be as high as four and 

 one-half tons. The price varies, but for large Evergreen 

 corn from six to seven dollars is received per gross ton 

 of corn with the husks on, and for smaller varieties the 

 price is from $7.50 to $8.50 per gross ton. Other states 

 report different yields and different prices for their corn. 

 Very much depends on the cannery, the methods em- 

 ployed, and several other factors. The above are average 

 figures. 



Besides the corn grown for the canneries under con- 

 tract, canneries often grow a large acreage of corn for their 

 own use. The work there is conducted similarly to that 

 of the men who contract with them. They plant their 

 corn at different periods, so that it may extend over a 

 long season and they may, by so planting, be able to 

 keep the factory busy throughout the season. 



MARKET SWEET CORN 



Commercial corn gro-s\'ing for consumption in the green 

 stage may be classed as : market-garden sweet corn grow- 

 ing, which embraces the extremely early and a small 

 amount of the main season crop ; and truck growing sweet 

 corn, which never embraces the extremely early crop, but 

 only the main and late crops. 



199. The market-garden crop is generally grown on 

 high-priced land near the centers of population. The 

 soil is generally in the best condition and of the typical 

 market-garden type, a sandy loam well supplied with 

 humus, and improved each year by applications of ma- 

 nure, sometimes as high as 40 tons to the acre. Besides 

 the heavy applications of manure, some market-gardeners 

 use large quantities of commercial fertilizer. The general 



