28 INDIAN CORN CULTURE. 



Earliest Yellow: Ears 7 to 10 inches long, about 

 IJ inch in diametei", tip well filled; cob medium 

 to large. Kernels small to medium, golden 

 orange in color. Plants attain 6^ to 7 feet. A 

 very old variety adapted to the northern line 

 of the corn belt, as is also Canada. 



Compton's Early; also Compton's Surprise: 

 Ears 9 to 9-| inches long and about If inch in 

 diameter, pointed at tip; cob large, white. 

 Kernels medium size, light golden orange color. 

 Plants about seven feet tall. A productive, 

 good variety, widely grown. 

 ff Button: Ears 9 to 10 inches long and about 

 If inch in diameter, with rounded tip; cob 

 small, 12 rowed. Kernels large, golden orange. 

 Plants 6 to 7 feet high. Was first brought into 

 notice by Mr. Salmon Button, Cavendish, Vt., 

 about 1818. "The ears of corn from which it 

 was originally selected on an average were from 

 8 to 12 inches long and contained from 12 to 18 

 rows."* A very productive and popular variety 

 in the Northeast. A form of this known as 

 Early Button has been extensively grown. S. 

 W. Jewett saysf it is "descended from seed I 

 obtained from Jesse Buel, selecting it myself 

 from his corn crib, at Albany, about 1839." 



Eight Rowed Yellow; also Long Yelloiv : /Eslys 



* Transactions New York State Agricultural Society, 

 1853, p. 334. 

 t Country Qentleman, May 8, 1884. 



