CORN. 



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Marketing. — There is a large demand for green corn in 

 every city and village. It is marketable as soon as the kernels 

 are well formed and is generally sold in the husk, by the doz- 

 en or by the barrel. There are several canning factories in this 

 section and many in other parts of the country that make a 

 specialty of canning sweet corn. Grown for this purpose cr 

 for evaporating, it is a farm crop that may be made to pay 

 very well in some locations, and extensive tracts of land are de- 

 voted to raising it. Where the crop is marketed at canning 

 factories the fodder is left on the farm and is in admirable 

 condition for feeding. The ears are best for table use when 

 first picked and quickly lose in quality after gathering; if they 

 heat in piles or packages they are of very inferior quality. 



Varieties. — For very early use the White or Red Cob Cory is 

 a general favorite and is probably earlier than any other kind. 



Figure 46.— Early Cory Corn. 



It will often mature in eight weeks. Early Minnesota is a little 

 later, but a much better table variety. For second early and 

 mid-season use, Perry's Hybrid, Moore's Concord, Potter's Excel- 

 sior and Landreth's Sugar are excellent.' Perhaps the Perry's 

 Hybrid is the most popular second early market sort. 



For late use, requiring a long season, Stowell's Evergreen, 

 and Egyptian Mammoth are desirable. These kinds have large 

 ears and are particularly desirable for canning purposes. The 

 Country Gentleman is a peculiar late variety of great merit. The 



