NORTH R U P, K I N G & C O/S 
HYBRID SWEET CORN— (Continued) 
Golden Cross Bantam 84 days 
Developed by the Purdue Agricultural Ex¬ 
perimental Station, and is about a week 
later than Golden Bantam. Considerably 
larger in both plant and ears than Bantam. 
Ears, however, are not the true Bantam 
type. They carry from ten to sixteen rows 
and are a lighter yellow color. It is resist¬ 
ant to Stewart’s disease or bacterial wilt. 
It is becoming quite desirable for canning 
through the Central Corn belt, and for mar¬ 
ket use where a large ear type is desired. 
Kingscrost Canning Bantam 7 6 days 
A hybrid bred especially for canning. A 
few days later than ordinary Bantam, but 
retaining its true eight row type. Ears and 
plants are somewhat larger than the vari¬ 
ety. It has been yielding 25% more cut Corn 
per acre than the eight row variety and has 
been cutting about a third more cans of 
corn per ton of snapped corn. 
Kingscrost Ear Pack Bantam 
B-2 82 days 
Developed and introduced by Northrup, 
King & Co. Especially bred for those pack¬ 
ing corn on cob. We believe it is the best, 
most uniform, 8 row corn on the market to¬ 
day for this purpose. In our yield compari¬ 
sons, made during 1936 in three different 
sections, this hybrid yielded 20% more ears 
per acre and 65% more ears suitable for 
packing in No. 2 tall and No. 313 cans than 
the normal 8 row Golden Bantam. Ears 5% 
to QV 2 in., 8 row, butter yellow in color. Cob 
slender and uniform. Ears uniform in diam¬ 
eter and maturity. Plant 5 to 6 ft., slightly 
taller than normal Golden Bantam, with an 
unusual tendency to produce a large second 
ear. Does well where Golden Bantam can be 
grown. 
Kingscrost Golden Bantam 7 3 days 
(Market Gardeners Strain) 
This hybrid is our own development. It is 
from a week to ten days earlier than the 
ordinary Bantam strains, and has the true 
eight row Bantam ears. It is much more uni¬ 
form in maturity and plant characters. Foli¬ 
age is of darker green color, enabling it to 
resist drought better. It grows almost as 
tall as the variety and ears are nearly as 
large. Its quality is excellent and is a fav¬ 
orite with market gardeners who prefer the 
true eight row Bantam type. Gardeners 
usually pick the entire crop for market at 
one picking. 
Kingscrost 12 Row Bantam 
E-5 82 days 
Developed and introduced by Northrup, 
King & Co. Bred as a companion to Golden 
Cross. It matures about a week earlier and 
has the same general ear characters. Ear 
length 6 V 2 to IV 2 in., mostly 12 rowed, de¬ 
sirable yellow color. In our tests, on a two 
years’ basis, it has “cut” only slightly less 
than Golden Cross. Plant height about 6 ft. 
A good, vigorous grower. Very uniform. 
Especially desirable in sections with shorter 
growing seasons. 
Kingscrost 12 Row Ear Pack 
J-9 82 days 
This is quite similar to Kingscrost 12 Row 
Bantam E-5 except that the ears are more 
uniform and have a more slender cob. This 
makes it more desirable for whole ear pack. 
We recommend this variety for those inter¬ 
ested in packing 12 row whole ear corn as 
we feel it is the most uniform 12 row va¬ 
riety to date. 
Minhybrid 201 87 days 
An 8 and 10 row Golden Bantam hybrid 
developed at the Minnesota Experiment Sta¬ 
tion. It produces about 80% 8 row ears and 
20% 10 rowed. Ears 6 to 7 in.; color light 
yellow. Kernel and hull tender and quality 
considered as good as Golden Bantam. Plant 
5M> to 6 V 2 ft. A heavy producer in number 
of ears. 
Minhybrid 202 80 days 
Another Golden Bantam hybrid developed 
at the Minnesota Experiment Station. Ears 
5 to 6 V 2 in., color deep butter yellow. About 
80% of ears are 8 row with the balance run¬ 
ning 10 row. Kernel medium deep and good 
quality, similar to Golden Bantam. 
SWEET CORN For Fodder 
Early Sweet Fodder 
A mixture of early varieties of sweet 
corn which makes early and nutritious fod¬ 
der. It is ready for feeding at a time when 
pastures are frequently short. Stalks grow 
about 5 V 2 feet tall with plenty of ears. 
Evergreen Sweet Fodder 
Our seed is of regular Evergreen Sweet 
Corn, not of high enough quality for pro¬ 
ducing the best table corn, but very satis¬ 
factory for fodders. Stalks 6 to 7 ft. tall 
with large sweet ears. 
CRESS or PEPPER GRASS 
Curled or Pepper 
Crisp, pungent leaves, finely cut, dark 
green and ornamental in appearance. A 
dwarf, compact, fast growing variety. 
Splendid for garnishing. 
True Water Cress 
A desirable salad and garnishing plant. 
Perennial. Must be grown on moist banks 
or in water covered soil. 
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