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MICHAEL-LEONARD SEED CO. 
SWEET CORN 
Culture. Do not plant Corn in cold gronnd as the seed is liable 
to rot. About the middle of May, plant corn in hills 3 to 4 feet each 
way, dropping 8 1o 10 seeds to a hill, later thinning to 3 stalks; or plant 
in 3- or 4-foot row.s, chopping 3 or 4 seeds to the foot, later thinning 
to stand 1 foot ajiart in the rows. Seed should be covered Yz inch on 
heavy soil to 1 inch on light, sandy soil. One; pound will plant 100 hills 
or 200 feet of row and 7 to 10 pounds plant an acre. Plant every two 
weeks np tc- July 1.5th for a continuous supply. Number of days are from 
sowing seed to roasting ear stage. 
ADAMS EARLY 82 Days 
Stalk 6 to 7 feet tall, rather heavy, with a good leaf growth, leaves dark 
and medium large; ears 7 to 8 inches h/iig, slender, white, 12 to 14 rows 
of white, smooth, medium deej), medium broad kernels. Fairly tender and 
well flavored. Not a true sweet corn hut used in the south for roasting 
ears. 
BANTAM EVERGREEN 85 Days 
A cross between Gcjlden Bantam and StowelTs Evergreen. Ears 8 inches 
long, 12- to 14-rowed; grain rather broad and deep of a rich golden yel¬ 
low color. One of the best canners’ varieties. 
BARDEN’S WONDER BANTAM 74 Days 
Stalk 5 to 6 feet tall, slender, medium dark colored with a fairly heavy, 
low leaf growth, si)are at the toj); ears 8 to 10 inches long, slender, white, 
8 to 10 rows of broad, medium deep, thick, rich yellow' kernels with typical 
bantam ccdor and appearance but not so w'ell flavored although it seems 
to be as sweet. 
BLACK MEXICAN 85 Days 
Popular for home and market garden use. Ears 7 to 7j4 inches. 8-rowed; 
kernels tender, very sw'cet, w'hite at eating stage, changing to blue-black 
at maturity. 
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 90 Days 
Seed small, round, slim, pointed, shoe peg type; stalk 7 feet, medium heavy 
with a fairly heavy leaf growth uniformly up the stalk, quite dark green; 
ears 7 to 8 inches, tapered, small, white kernels (not in rows) very closely 
packed, very deep, slim, round top, pure white, very sweet and well flav¬ 
ored. Ears normally 24 to 30 inches from the ground; on good soil double 
eared stalks are the rule instead of the exception; a very heavy cropper 
on most any good soil. Main crop caniiing variety for so-called shoe peg 
canned corn. 
GOLDEN COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 90 Days 
A true-to-type-in-every-w^ay Country Gentleman in a fine, deep, golden 
yellow color. Has all the good points of Country Gentleman including 
shoe peg shape of kernel, depth size of ear and general set-up of grow'th. 
Retains the flavor and sweetness of Country Gentleman. 
EARLY MINNESOTA 83 Days 
One of the standard early sorts. Stalk 414 to .s feet; cars 8-rowcd, 9 to 
10 inches long; kernels white, fairly lender and sweet. 
EARLY EVERGREEN 83 Days 
'The ears of this corn grow 8 indies long, are mostl}- 14 to 18-row'ed; a 
magnificent kind for market gardeners and for main crop in every home 
garden. It ripens 10 days in advance of StowelTs Evergreen and is 
equally as good for all purposes. The kernels are very sweet and tender 
and when eaten from the cob break off free from husky tips so common 
to some otherw'ise fine table corns. 
