CHAPTER XVII 
CORN GROWING 
Kinds and Varieties.—Just as we have different kinds 
of cattle, we have different kinds of corn. These may 
be crossed and mixed to such an extent that it is difficult 
to say which is a distinct kind of corn and a variety. 
We recognize six kinds of corn; the pod kinds, covered 
with a pod similar to wheat chaff; dent corns, the larger 
kinds of our field corn with a distinct dent in each 
grain; the flint corns, with hard smooth grains; sweet 
corn, with a wrinkled grain and a sweet sugary taste; 
soft corn, for making flour and meal; and pop corns, 
well known for “pop corn and cracker-jack.” 
These various kinds are divided into a great number 
of varieties, more than five hundred. A few of these 
are listed below. 
Dent Corn. 
Reid’s Yellow Dent. 
Boone County White. 
Hickory King. 
Bloody Butcher. 
Ferguson’s Yellow Dent. 
Mixed. 
Iowa Silver Mine. 
Learning. 
Squaw corn. 
Chisholm. 
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