CHAPTER XXII. 
UNCLASSIFIED ANNUALS. 
N this division of garden crops come sweet 
corn, okra and martynia, which have no 
relation to the other crops, and none to 
each other, except that they require about the 
same cultivation. They are all warm-weather 
crops and are grown for their immature fruits. 
They require “ quick”’ soil, are not usually trans- 
planted and demand little care, except good 
tillage. 
SWEET CORN. 
Although almost unknown in any other part 
of the world, in America sweet corn is one of the 
most important crops. One hardly ever sees 
even a small back-yard garden without a few 
stalks of sweet corn, while the canning industry 
has grown to such enormous proportions as to 
require thousands of acres of corn every year. 
Sweet corn cannot be grown in the South unless 
the seed is gotten from the North every year. 
It thrives best in the crisp climate of the Northern 
States and of Canada. 
This is the crop that gave rise to the famous 
joke at the “ World’s Fair” in Chicago. The 
Englishman asked the girl in charge, “ What 
do you do with so much corn?” 
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