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The Garden Magazine, July, 1921 
Traae Mark Reg. U.S.Pat. Off. 
Buffalo” Portable Fencing System 
Dog Kennel No. 4 Poultry House for 200 hens — 5 units No. 3 Poultry House for 30 hens 
Convenience and economy are assured by Hodgson producing freely. Contain special features which 
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THE LIGHT BRAHMA 
FOR THE COUNTRY ESTATE 
Is the Largest and Most Beautiful of All Breeds, Unsurpassed as an Ornamen- 
tal Feature and Unexcelled as a Combination Egg Laying and a Table Fowl 
The high quality of my birds was again demonstrated at Madison Square Garden, January, 
1921, by winning 1st Cock, 2nd and 4th Hen, 4th Cockerel, 2nd Pullet, 1st and 4th Old 
Pen and 2nd Young Pen. At Philadelphia, The American Light Brahma Club National 
Meeting, I won 2nd on Cock, 1st and 4th Hen, 5th Cockerel, 1st Pullet, 1st, 4th and 5th 
on Pen, and 3 Specials, and Cups. At Syracuse, N. Y., the Premier of all state shows and 
in strong competition, they were awarded First, Second, and Third Cock; First and Second 
Hen; First, Second, and Third Cockerel; First and Second Pullet; First and Second Old 
Pen; First and Second Young Pen; Special for Best Display, and other specials. At Tren- 
ton. N. J., Hanover, Pa., and Mineola, L. I., I won more points than any other exhibitor. 
Send for folder telling about them. Stock for sale and eggs in season. 
C. W. EVERITT HUNTINGTON, LONG ISLAND 
Reference: Nassau County Trust Co.. Mineola. L. I. BulT Cochin Ranlaim — At Madison Square Garden, 
1921, I won 2nd, and 5th Cock, 1st and 2nd Hen, 2nd and 4th Cockerel, 2nd and 3rd Pullet. 
QUALITY IN SWEET CORN 
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F OR many years sweet corn having yellow- 
colored grains was an outcast, ignored or 
despised because of its suggested relationship with 
the plebeian field corn. Represented by the 1 
single variety, Golden Bantam, it was scarcely 
known and rarely appreciated. 
The introduction of yellow kinds of sweet corn 
is now assuming the proportions of a craze and ^ 
it may be opportune to inquire whether or not 
there is any intrinsic merit in color itself. Fash- 
ions in flowers may be all right, but must we have . 
fads in colors of vegetables also? How soon be- 
fore white-grained corn will be considered passed 
This revolution in gardening has resulted from 
the fact that Golden Bantam corn possessed 
certain qualities of sweetness and tenderness not 
found in any other variety. As soon as this was 
fully appreciated there was a veritable race to 
change over all the well tried and trustworthy 
varieties of sweet corn into yellow sorts. The 
excuse has been that Golden Bantam ears are too 
small and the plants are not productive enough. 
We have, therefore, many hybrid offspring from 
Golden Bantam, combined with Howling Mob, 
Evergreen, Country Gentleman and a host of 
others, having seeds of golden shade and names 
with aureate connotation. 
The size of ear desired is a matter of indi- 
vidual preference. As one who enjoys his corn 
on the cob, an ear of mammoth and ungainly 
proportions suggests to me the hog trough. 
Outside of a restaurant, I would say that small 
size of ear is more to be desired than cen- 
sured and no true gardner would ever order sweet 
corn in a restaurant anyway. Productiveness 
is another thing. What a plant lacks in size it 
may make up in numbers. However, Golden 
Bantam is deficient in yielding powers, but I 
think that this is in a measure, unavoidable. The 
tough and stringent fruits and vegetables are 
strong growers and hardy. The riotous and 
rampant flowers are usually crude in form and 
lacking in fragrance. Many would not trade the 
daintiness and perfume of the Sweet-pea for the 
bold beauty of the Dahlia. High quality goodl 
come in small packages. Some talk glibly o^ 
combining the hardiness and productiveness of 
the Ben Davis or York Imperial with the delicacy 
and flavor of a Macintosh or Snow apple, but 
they forget that the tough cell walls and low sugar 
content are essential for ability to endure un- 
favorable situations and for disease resistance! 
It is evident that high quality can be secured 
only by a sacrifice of something, usually yield. I 
So it is, I believe, with Golden Bantam sweet 
corn. That which makes it rich and tender 
prevents it from being vigorous and productive. 
1 have no unfavorable criticism for the numerous 
yellow-grained sweet corns now on the markets 
Many of them are good and deserve to be tried ' 
and grown. But to expect that their yellowt 
badge of honor alone will insure their havings 
Golden Bantam excellence is without foundation. ij 
And if the pursuit of greater size and yield causes ' 
this one really good sweet corn to be neglected, 
it will indeed be a misfortune. Probably we will 
have better varieties than theoriginalyellow sweet 
corn from the standpoint of quality, if they are 
not already in existence, but this will not come 
until size and yield are put secondary. 
D. F. Jones, New Haven, Conn. 
