Stokes Seed Farms Company, Moo restown ^ ^N ew Jersey 



SWEET CORN 



In offering the following varieties of Sweet Corn we have a decided feeling that 

 they are the best and most important of all varieties of Sugar Corn now on the market. 

 Our customers will find the earliest Corns thus far introduced, second-earl ies of excep- 

 tional merit, two standard midseason varieties, and two late varieties known every- 

 where as the best for late planting. The seed which we offer is especially selected, 

 and grown under the very best possible conditions. Corn is perhaps one of the easiest 

 families to improve by selecting and breeding, and our results prove that some very 

 exceptional work can be done in this direction. Our method in saving seed of the dif- 

 ferent varieties has been to form a definite standard of length, size of ear, height of 

 stalk, position of ear on stalk and other points, making the variety uniform in type 

 and ideal in quality. The inferior stalks and ears have been entirely discarded, and 

 as practically all the varieties have been grown under our own supervision, we feel 

 absolutely certain that we are offering the very best in Sweet Corn seed. 



Culture. — If a succession of Corn is desired for the home-garden, we should 

 advise planting an early, midseason and late variety at the same time, or planting 

 only your choice variety about two weeks apart. Either method will give a succession 

 from the latter part of July until the last of September. Plant in hills 3 feet apart 

 each way, with 4 to 5 kernels to the hill, and thinning out to 2 or 3 stalks to the hill. 

 The early smaller varieties may be planted somewhat thicker than this. Special care 

 should be taken in dry seasons to have them well cultivated. 



One quart will plant 200 hills; 6 to 8 quarts will plant one acre 



240 Golden Bantam 



THE SWEETEST EARLY CORN 



This variety leads all others in sweetness and eating qualities. It is also a decidedly 

 early Corn and is, perhaps, second only to Early Mayflower in this respect. The stalk 

 grows from 4 to 5 feet high and has the ear placed about half way up the stalk. Golden 

 Bantam is a rich creamy yellow which deepens into orange when ripe. The ear is 6 to 7 

 inches long, having eight rows to the ear. It is mostly well filled up to the end of the 

 ear and makes a very desirable appearance on the table. Pkt. 5 cts., V2Pt« 15 cts., pt. 

 25 cts., qt. 50 cts., V 2 pk. $1.50, pk. $2.75, bus. $10. 



242 Early Mayflower 



Early Mayflower is slightly earlier, perhaps, than Golden Bantam, but is not so 

 well known as the latter variety. It is similar to Mammoth White Cory in size and 

 shape of ear, but matures nearly a week earlier. The stalk is only about 4 feet high, but 

 the ears are exceptionally long and well filled for such an early Corn. The grains on the 

 ear are very tender and the eating quality is excellent. However, it is not so sweet as 

 Golden Bantam, described above. The ears average 7 inches in length, growing very 

 close to the stalk, and practically every stalk produces a full 7-inch ear. We cannot 

 urge our customers too strongly to become acquainted with this Early Mayflower 

 variety. Pkt. 5 cts., V 2 pt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., V 2 pk. $1, pk. $2, 

 bus. $8. 



243 Snow-Cream Table 



The chief characteristic of this variety is its exceptional hardiness. It grows very 

 large and besides this produces ears even earlier than the Golden Bantam. The ears, 

 however, are not so high in quality as either of the two previous varieties. It is an ex- 

 ceptionally heavy cropper and for market use it cannot be surpassed for an early crop. 

 It should be picked before it matures too far, as it becomes rather tough when old. The 

 stalk of this variety grows 6 to 7 feet high, and mostly produces two full-sized ears to 

 the stalk. It has a twelve- or fourteen-rowed ear which averages 7 to 8 inches in length. 

 Its early maturity and exceptional yield characterize it as the best early Corn for 

 market use. The quality of the variety keeps it from being a very desirable home-garden 

 sort. Pkt. 5 cts., y 2 pt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., V 2 pk. $1, pk. $2, bus. $6. 



Snow-Cream Table Cuts One Hundred and Sixty Baskets 



Per Acre 



The exceptional qualities of Snow-Cream Table as a Corn to basket up for market have been demonstrated by the results which 

 Mr. Howard G. Taylor, Jr., of Riverton, New Jersey, has had this past season. On 3 acres of ground he averaged 160 baskets per 

 acre, this being not only the earliest but the biggest yield of corn at any time during the season and averaging seventy-five cents per 

 basket for the run of the crop. The exceptionally large diameter of the ears is, no doubt, responsible for the results. Mr. Taylor 

 advises us that he is going into this variety even more heavily another season. 



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