32 'D. M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
CORN 
SWEET OR TABLE VARIETIES 
A rich, warm, alluvial soil is the best, but excellent sweet corn can be raised on any good, ordinary soil, if it is deeply and 
thoroughly worked before planting. In the north sweet corn may be planted as early as can be done without risking great 
loss from frosts or from rotting of the seed in the soil, but with the main crop varieties especially, it is well to wait until the 
ground has become warm as the sweeter varieties are more sensitive to cold and wet than field corn or varieties of inferior 
quality. 
If planted in rows, make the rows three to four feet apart, according to the vigor of growth of the variety, and place 
the seed twelve to sixteen inches apart in the row, covering one inch deep with fine soil firmly pressed down. 
If planted in hills, make the hills for the early varieties three feet apart each way and plant four to six kernels to the bill. 
For the later sorts the hills should -be three and one-half to four feet apart each way. Hoe frequently and when six inches 
high tain so as to leave three or four plants in the hill. Give frequent and thorough but shallow cultivation until the 
tassels appear. 
Al h The earliest sweet corn. Matures a week to ten days ahead of 
Pha Mammoth White Cory. ‘The ears average six to seven inches 
long, are uniformly eight rowed, fully equal in quality to Mammoth White 
Cory with skin a trifle more tender. The stalks are very uniform in 
height averaging about four feet. Ears are set low and close to the 
stalks. For the market grower who reaps an extra profit by getting his 
produce on the market ahead of his competitors this will be a money- 
maker; for the home gardener it will produce desirable ears for the table 
a week ahead of the next earliest variety. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c 
postpaid; 100 Lbs. $25.00 
M h Whi Cc We consider this one of the best extra 
ammot ite Cory early varieties for the market and home 
garden. The ears are very large for so early a variety. The stalks are 
about four feet high, each generally bearing two large, finely shaped 
ears which become fit for use very early. They are twelve rowed, six to 
seven inches long, very symmetrical and handsome, seldom with any 
opening between the rows at the base. The grain is large, broad, very 
Lb. 40c; 2Lbs. 70c postpaid; 100Lbs. $22.00 
This is an early sweet corn with golden yellow 
Golden Bantam grain, very tender and of excellent quality. The 
ears are eight rowed, six to seven inches long and of the medium size 
found most suitable for the table. The flavor is exceptionally rich and 
delicious. The stalks are four to five feet high. Our stock of this 
splendid home garden and market variety has been very carefully 
selected and is decidedly superior to much that is offered. Pkt. 10c; 
Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $22.00 
9 A most excellent early variety of fine quality. The 
Crosby Ss Early ears are five and one-half to six and one-half inches 
long, fourteen rowed or more, with short nearly square grains which are 
very white, sweet and tender. The stalks are about four and one-half 
feet high. This variety is desirable for the home garden and market. 
It is a sort largely grown in Maine for canning. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 35c; 
2 Lbs. 60c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $22.00 
«An early or intermediate, yellow grained sweet corn of 
Charlevoix distinctive merit. Ears about seven inches long, usually 
twelve rowed and when in condition for use are light creamy yellow in 
color. The grain is rather short, very sweet and tender and is unsur- 
passed in quality. In season it is a few days later than Golden Bantam, 
but remains in condition much longer than that variety. An excellent 
sort both for the home and the market garden. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 
2 Lbs. 70c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $24.00 
° This deservedly popular variety is one of the 
Early Minnesota best second early sorts for the market and the 
home garden. The stalks are about six feet high bearing one or two 
ears well covered with husks. The ears are about eight inches long, 
eight rowed; kernels very broad, white,sweet and tender, not shrinking 
much in drying. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $22.00 
° Remarkably large in ear for a second 
Kendel’s Early Giant early sort and es tensively grownin some 
localities for the market. The stalks are about five and one-half feet 
high. The ears are about eight to nine inches long, twelve rowed. The 
grain is white, rather broad and shallow, and the quality very good. 
Pkt. 10c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $20.00 
The ears of this second early table corn 
Early Sweet or Sugar are very long, about nine inches, slender, 
eight rowed, and the grain is white, tender and sugary. ‘The stalks are 
about six feet high, hardy and productive. Our stock is distinct and true 
and not such a mixture of all sorts of early sweet or sugar corn as has 
been often offered under this name. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c 
postpaid; 100 Lbs. $20.00 
5 This corn, when very young, cooks remarkably 
Black Mexican white, but the ripe grain is bluish black. For home 
use we consider it the best second early sort where tenderness and sweet- 
ness are the qualities most desired. It does especially well as a second 
early variety in the south. The stalks are about six and one-half feet 
high. The ears are about eight inches long and are usually eight rowed. 
CHARLEVOIX Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $22.00 
Not less than 10 pounds at the 100 pound rate. One hundred pound prices do not include transportation; 
if ordered shipped prepaid add 8c per pound to the 100 pound price. We do not put up half pounds of corn. 
white and of remarkably good quality for such an early sort. Pkt. 10c; 
