SWEET CORN 



Hiawatha. Plant 5 feet tall. The ears 

 are about 8 inches long, plump and well 

 filled with pearly white grains. The corn 

 is tender and sweet. It is ready to harvest 

 in nine to ten weeks. 



Ideal. Stalks 6 feet high. A very vig- 

 orous, stocky grower, maturing in 70 days. 

 Ears are large, rough and irregular. There 

 are usually 14 rows, the grains being large, 

 flat and short, the ears 7J to 12 inches 

 long. The flavor is good and the variety 

 prolific. A yield of 6,000 ears on less than 

 an acre has been reported. 



Kendall's Giant New Large. Ears 7 

 inches long. The grains are pure white, 

 sweet and tender. The ears are thick with 

 10 to 18 rows, most ears having 12. The 

 variety is prolific. On warm, sandy land, 

 it ripens in 60 days, and on other types of 

 soil may sometimes require as much as 72. 



Lackey'' s Early Sweet. Stalk 5^ feet high. 

 It is two or three days later than Cory 

 and requires 58 to 65 days. The ears are 

 white, one-third larger than Cory, eight- 

 rowed. 



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