CORN—Table Varieties 
1 quart to 200 hills; 1 peck per acre. 
Sugar Corn should not be planted until May, or when the ground is warm. 
For succession, plant about every two weeks until the last of July. All varie- 
ties may be either sown one inch deep in rows three to four feet apart, the 
seeds being placed about 8 inches apart in the rows, or they may be planted 
in hills at distances of three or four feet apart each way, allowing not more 
than 3 plants stand to a hill. The size of the variety and the richness of the 
soil should determine the distance of planting. Cultivate frequently and 
thoroughly but shallow until the tassels appear. 
, This variety can be planted earlier than any other 
First Early Neck sort; ear short, grain white. It is not a Sugar 
Corn. 
Tey , A 70-day sweet dent variety; ears 
Delicious Truckers Favorite } 0-38) yeeros lone. having 12, to 
16 rows. 
A distinct improvement over the Old 
Improved Early Adams Early annie fully as hardy; ears 
measure from 10 to 14 inches in length, with 12 or more rows to the ear. 
Grains are narrow and deep, of excellent table quality. 
td The best, largest, most saleable early market corn we 
Manns No. 56 have ever known. It can be planted extremely early 
without danger of rotting, which makes it possible to produce marketable 
ears at least five weeks ahead of Stowell’s Evergreen. Resembles sugar corn, 
an excellent shipper, and a money maker. 
, This new variety is of remarkable size considering 
Early Superior its earliness. The ears are 8 inches long and have 
16 to 20 rows of rather narrow deep grains. The quality is excellent and 
the attractive appearance of the rich, tender, well-filled ears make it a 
very desirable sort for the Market Gardener. 
, Stalks are of strong, vigorous growth 
: = : ; Howling Mob 6 feet in height; produces 2 large ears 
Manns’ No. 56—Note the low position of of sweetest quality. 
the ears, an evidence of extreme earliness. 
Ripens 10 to 12 days in advance 
Country Gentleman Very deep grains, small cob Early Evergreen of Stowell’s Evergreen, and is 
and exceedingly rich flavor. equally as good in quality. Kernels sweet and tender; cob 
Often produces 8 to 4 ears to the stalk. The grains are small, with irregular rows. 
“staggered” on the cob, leaving no signs of rows. 
The new golden yellow corn, resem- 
Golden Colonel ;; 
9 G bling Country Gentleman or Shoe 
Stowell s Evergreen Extra Selected pda S Peg in size and formation of kernels, equal if not superior 
extensively than any other; a favorite with canners and mar- /" quality. 
ret pordeners for late use. Ears of large ace, perme le ory 
eep, tender and sugary; very productive and remains for a 4 A pure white strain of the popu- 
long time in fit condition for table use. White Evergreen law Stowell's Evergreen. The care 
are very large and well filled from butt to tip with long, 
slender, pure white grains. 
GROW HYBRIDIZED VARIETIES 
OF KNOWN ADAPTABILITY 
The increased cost is only about $2.00 more per acre, but the Variety 
yield is increased 25% or more. Practically all of the larger Adams Early 
canning companies are now planting Hybrid Corn because of Bantam Evergreen 
the certainty of a better yield and much better quality. It Black Mexican 
is important, however, to plant only seed grown by an expert Country Gentleman (Shoe Peg) 
hybridist as hybrid corn is not necessarily all desirable. The Delicious Trucker’s Favorite... 
process is expensive, highly technical and requires the skill Early Evergreen 
of a plant breeder. Buy Manns’ hybridized corn; it has been Early Superior 
grown by experts and has proven profitable for this section. First Early Neck 
Please Note—It is useless to try to save seed from hybrid Golden Bantam 
varieties of corn. They must be newly developed each year. Golden ees 
Howling Mob 
° I d Early Ad 
Golden Cross Bantam (Hybrid) Pt°4=ges | jmproved Batty Adams 
8-inch ears having 10 to 14 rows of golden yellow kernels. Manns’ No. 56 
It is resistant to wilt or Stewart’s disease and is now the Narrow Grain Evergreen 20 
standard strain grown for the largest canners. As the crop Stowells Evergreen Ex. Selected .20 
matures at nearly the same time, it should be planted at Trucker’s Favorite, Early 
intervals of a week or ten days to assure a continuous Whipples Early White 
supply. Whipples Early Yellow 
White Evergreen 
Stowell’s Evergreen Hybrid ‘%° far, superior HYBRIDS 
J y to regular Stow- Golden Cross Bantam Hybrid. .$ .25 
ell’s Evergreen in yield, quality and appearance that it pays Morocossniace 50 
a much larger profit than the ordinary strains. The seed Stowells Tesreccenubecprd 50 
cost is about $3.00 per acre. Other costs, including culti- TonkGcoaa Con t Coitlemihe 95 
vating, fertilizer, etc., are all the same for either type of WY) Motus) Ey ae 
corn, but the resulting crop will pay much larger profits. 
14 J. MANNS & CO., Baltimore, Md. 
Superior Seeds 
