Sweet Corn Should Be on the Table 20 Minutes After It Is Cut 



SUGAR CORN for Table Use 



HYBRID VARIETIES 



Undoubtedly, the trend in Com is toward 

 hybrids. They are a great deal more resistant 

 to Stewart's disease and bacterial wilt; their 

 root system is better, which insures less 

 damage by winds and storm; and the ears 

 are larger and more unif orm These factors 

 insure larger and better crops and explain 

 its popularity among canners, market and 

 home gardeners. 



Golden Cross Bantam. (88 days.) Well 

 adapted to canners' use and excellent for 

 market gardeners. More adaptable to 

 varied growing conditions and less sus- 

 ceptible to Stewart's disease. Sturdy, 6- 

 foot stalk. Ears 8 inches long with 10 to 

 14 rows of delicious yellow buttery Corn. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; y2lb. 30 cts.; lb. 50 cts.; 

 2 lbs. 90 cts.; 11 lbs. (pk.) $4; 44 lbs. 

 (bus.) $13.50. 



Stowell's Evergreen Hybrid. (96 days.) 

 Received All-America mention for 1934. 

 Highly valuable to market gardeners and 

 canners. Sturdy, 9-foot stalks, with close- 

 growing, upright, 9 J 2-inch ears, having 16 

 to 18 rows of white, deep, uniform, tender 

 kernels. Pkt. 10 cts.; Vzlb. 30 cts.; lb. 50 

 cts.; 2 lbs. 90 cts.; 11 lbs. (pk.) $4; 44 lbs. 

 (bus.) $13.50. 



Top Cross Country Gentleman. (91 

 days.) Very desirable for whole-kernel 

 pack because of its uniform maturity. 

 Erect stalks, 9 feet high, ^•ith strong foli- 

 age. Well-filled 8-inch ears with deep, 

 white, tender kernels of fine quality. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; V2lb. 30 cts.; lb. 50 cts.; 

 2 lbs. 90 cts.; 11 lbs. (pk.) $4; 44 lbs. 

 (bus.) $13.50. 



POP-CORN 



Yellow American Giant. Large, late, and 

 yellow, with 8-inch ears having 12 to 16rows 

 of kernels. Creamy white when popped. 

 Lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 5 lbs. 75 cts. 



White Rice. An early white variety with 

 ears 6 to 8 inches long. An attractive white 

 when popped. Lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 

 5 lbs. 75 cts. 



Ctjltuke. Sugar Com may be planted in rows 3 to 4 feet apart, and the seeds placed 

 about 18 inches apart in the rows, or, planted in hills, 3 to 4 feet apart each way, according 

 to variety grown or richness of soil. Do not let more than two or three plants remain in 

 each hUl. It can be planted in this ^-icinity from the first of May to last of 

 July for succession of crop. By planting every two weeks a family may have 

 good Com throughout the whole season. Sow 1 pint to 150 feet, 6 quarts an 

 acre. One pint weighs about J/g pound; 1 quart, 1 M pounds. 



EARLY VARIETIES 



Black Mexican. (88 days.) Kernels bluish 

 black, but white at eating stage, of fine 

 quality. Ears 7^2 inches, with 8 rows of 

 kernels. Stalks 6 feet high. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 11 lbs. (pk.) $1.75; 

 44 lbs. (bus.) $5.50. 

 Golden Bantam. (80 days.) The best- 

 known and most popular early Com. 

 Stalks 5^2 feet tall. Ears 6 3-| inches long, 

 with 8 rows of broad, tender, butterj- yel- 

 low kernels. Pkt. 10 cts.; lb. 20 cts.; 

 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 11 lbs. (pk.) $1.75; 44 lbs. 

 (bus.) $5.50. 

 Golden Giant. (88 days.) Has a larger ear 

 than Golden Bantam, but with the same 

 delicious flavor. Stalks 7 feet tall. Ears 



7 to 9 inches, with 12 to 16 rows of kemels. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 

 11 lbs. (pk.) $1.75; 44 lbs. (bus.) $5.50. 



G. & T. Co.'s Truckers Early. (88 days.) 

 A verj' desirable variety for home gardeners - 

 and tmckers. The 7-foot stalks bear ears 

 8}/^ to 9 inches long, with 12 to 16 rows of 

 kemels of excellent flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 40 cts.; 11 lbs. (pk.) 

 $1.90; 44 lbs. (bus.) $6.50. 

 Howling Mob. (86 days.) A prolific, 

 popular variety for home and market. 

 Ears 8 inches, with 12 to 16 rows of clear 

 white, plump kemels. Stalks 6 to 7 feet 

 tall. Pkt. 10 cts.; lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 

 11 lbs. (pk.) $1.75; 44 lbs. (bus.) $5.50. 



MAIN-CROP VARIETIES 



Country Gentleman or Shoepeg. (93 



days.) Well known and widely used by 

 caimers and for home and market. Stalks 

 7}/2 feet and ears 7 inches, with irregular 

 deep, very sweet kernels. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 11 lbs. (pk.) $1.75; 

 44 lbs. (bus.) $5.50. 

 Early White Evergreen. (90 days.) A very 

 popular canning variety with stalks 8 feet 

 high and ears 8]/2 inches long having 16 to 

 20 rows of deep ivorj'-colored, tender 

 kernels. Also good for home and market 

 gardens. Pkt. 10 cts.; lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 

 cts.; 11 lbs. (pk.) $1.75; 44 lbs. (bus.) $5.50. 

 Golden Colonel. (91 days.) Received All- 

 America Award of Merit for 1936. A 

 golden Countrj' Gentleman with the same 

 stalk and ear characteristics, except in color. 

 Kemels buttery yellow, irregular, and very 

 tender. Pkt. 10 cts. ; lb. 25 cts. ; 2 lbs. 45 cts. ; 

 11 lbs. (pk.) $2; 44 lbs. (bus.) $7. 

 Stowell's Evergreen. (95 days.) The best- 

 known and most-used late Corn. Stalks 



8 to 10 feet tall, with 9 to 9j2-inch ears 

 having 16 to 20 rows of white, deep, broad, 

 sweet kernels. Very desirable for canners 

 and home and market gardeners. Holds 

 well. Pkt. 10 cts.; lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 

 11 lbs. (pk.) $1.75; 44 lbs. (bus.) $5.50. 



Zigzag Evergreen. (95 days.) In prime 

 condition, one of the best and sweetest late 

 Sweet Corns. Has characteristics of 

 StoweU's in size and shape, but kernels are 

 placed irregularly or zigzag on the cob. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 

 11 lbs. (pk.) $1.75; 44 lbs. (bus.) $5.50. 



OPEN-POLLENATED EXTRA- 

 EARLY VARIETIES 



Can be planted earlier than other varieties. 



G. & T. Co.'s Freestate Com. (60 days.) 

 The largest and earliest extra-early Com 

 on the market. Ears are from 10 to 12 

 inches long, vnth from 14 to 16 rows of 

 white, fairly tender grains. This Corn can 

 be planted early in April. We highly 

 recommend this new variety to home gar- 

 deners and tmckers who want extra-early 

 Corn. A G. & T. Co. introduction. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; lb. 40 cts.; 2 lbs. 75 cts.; 14 lbs. 

 (pk.) $4; 56 lbs. (bus.) $14. 



Extra-Early Adams. (68 days.) Stalks 5 

 feet tall. Ears 5 inches long, with 12 rows 

 of white kemels which are reasonably 

 tender and sweet when young. Vilb. 10 

 cts.; lb. 15 cts.; 2 lbs. 25 cts.; 14 lbs. (pk.) 

 $1.25; 56 lbs. (bus.) $4.50. 



Ideal or Big Early Adams. (73 days.) 

 Resembles Extra-Early Adams but is 

 larger and later. Stalks are 6]/2 feet tall 

 and ears 7J4 inches long, with 12 to 14 

 rows of kernels. Pkt. 10 cts.; lb. 15 cts.; 

 2 lbs. 25 cts.; 14 lbs. (pk.) $1.25; 56 lbs. 

 (bus.) $4.50. 



Truckers' Favorite. (75 days.) Stalk 6 to 

 7 feet high, vdth ears 8 inches long, ha\-ing 

 14 to 16 rows of white, moderately sweet 

 kemels. Extensively used for "roasting- 

 ears." Pkt. 10 cts.; lb. 15 cts.; 2 lbs. 25 cts.; 

 14 lbs. (pk.) $1.25; 56 lbs. (bus.) $4.50. 



CORN-SALAD 



CtTLTURE. A favorite salad plant, and very 

 hardy. If sown in August or September and pro- 

 tected with leaves during the winter, it can be 

 gathered very early in the spring. Sown in April, 

 it is soon ready for use. The leaves are sometimes 

 boiled and ser\-ed as spinach. Sow 3 ounces to 

 100 feet, 10 pounds an acre. 



Large-seeded. Strong-gro^-ing and large, 

 with gray-green leaves. Excellent to use 

 with celery stalks as a salad or good cooked 

 as greens. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Vilb. 

 40 cts.; Vilb. 65 cts.; lb. $1.25. 



WRITE FOR PRICES ON CORN IN LOTS OF 10 BUSHELS OR MORE 



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