SWEET CORN 
Do not make the first sowing until the soil is warm and com¬ 
paratively dry—the middle of May is usually the earliest it is 
safe to sow Corn in this section. Plant every 2 weeks until early 
July. It can be grown in hills or in rows. Hills are placed 2 to 
3 feet apart each way, dropping about six seeds in each hill and, 
when the plants are about 8 inches high, pulling out all but the 
three or four strongest. Rows are spaced lYi to feet apart 
and the plants thinned to stand 12 to 15 inches apart in the rows. 
In planting, cover the seed about 2 inches deep, or a little deeper 
if the weather is very dry. Growing Corn requires lots of water. 
In order that the ears may develop perfectly they must receive 
plenty of pollen from near-by stalks; consequently, it is always 
best to plant Sweet Corn in several short rows, side by side, rather 
than in one or two long rows. If you want to enjoy Sweet Corn 
far sweeter and richer than any you have ever been able to buy, 
grow it yourself and pick it just before it is to be cooked. 
One quart of seed will plant 200 to 300 hills or 300 feet of row; 
6 to 8 quarts will plant an acre 
Early Varieties 
Burbank’s Bantam. ★ The ear is 7 to 8 inches long, with 12 
to 16 rows of delicious yellow kernels, and matures in 65 to 70 
days. Hpt- 20 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 60 cts., pk. $2.75, bus. $9. 
Early Mayflower. Ears 7 inches long with 8 or 10 rows of broad, 
tender, pure white kernels. Fine for first early. J^pt. 20 cts., 
pt. 35 cts., qt. 55 cts., pk. $2.50, bus. $8. 
Extra-Early Adams. Not a true Sweet Corn but extremely 
hardy and early. J^pt. 15 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $2, 
bus. $6. 
Golden Bantam. ★ Planted a week or so earlier than other 
sorts, it can always be depended on to supply the first true 
Sweet Corn of the season. Pkt. 10 cts., J^pt. 20 cts., pt. 30 
cts., qt. 55 cts., pk. $2.50, bus. $8. 
Golden Early Market. It is about as early as Golden Sunshine, 
with 8- to 12-rowed ears 6 to 7 inches long. An outstanding 
early yellow variety. J^pt. 20 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., 
pk. $2.50, bus. $8, 
Golden Sunshine. An improvement on Golden Bantam in that 
the ears are an inch longer, 12-row'ed instead of 8-rowed, and 
it matures about 10 days earlier. J^pt. 20 cts., pt. 35 cts., 
qt. 60 cts., pk. $2.75, bus. $9. 
Medium Early Varieties 
Barden’s Wonder Bantam. ★ Large yellow deep grains. Ears 
a third larger than Golden Bantam, often 8 to 10 inches long. 
Early as Bantam and equal if not superior in quality. J^pt. 
20 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., pk. $2.50, bus. $8. 
Black Mexican. The ears are of good size with broad kernels 
which are bluish white when they reach the edible stage and 
turn violet when cooked. Very sweet and tender. Hpt. 20 cts., 
pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., pk. $2.50, bus. $8. 
Early Champion. A medium-early white variety. Ears large, 
14- or 16-rowed, well filled with large, broad grains of good 
quality. J^pt. 20 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., pk. $2.50, bus. $8. 
Early Evergreen. Not quite so tall but several days earlier than 
Stowell’s, bearing large ears of typical Evergreen type and 
quality. Kpt. 20 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., pk. $2.50, bus. $8. 
Early Mammoth. ★ Coming in with Early Evergreen, it pro¬ 
duces heavy ears 9 inches long with very broad grains of deli¬ 
cious quality. Kpt. 20 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., pk. $2.50, 
bus. $8. 
Golden Giant. ★ As sweet, tender, and rich in flavor as the 
famous Golden Bantam, practically as early, more productive, 
and much larger. Mpt- 20 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., pk. 
$2.50, bus. $8. 
Howling Mob. ★ Medium-early; unusually large for so early a 
sort and not surpassed in quality by any other white Sweet 
Corn. J^pt. 20 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., pk. $2.50, bus. $8. 
Kendel’s Early Giant. Medium-early, white sort with ears 
8 to 9 inches long and 12-rowed, of good quality and very pro¬ 
ductive. J^pt. 20 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., pk. $2.50, bus. $8. 
Scott’s Early Perfection. ★ As an early main-crop white Sweet 
Corn it has no superiors for either home or market use. Pkt. 
10 cts., J^pt. 20 cts,, pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., pk. $2.50, bus. $8. 
Whipple’s Early White. 
Matures about a w'eek later 
than the small extra-early 
sorts. Ears 8 to 9 inches long 
with 16 or 18 rows of pearly 
w'hite and sweet grains. J^pt. 
20 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., 
pk. $2.50, bus. $8. 
Whipple’s Early Yellow. ★ 
Ears about twice the size of 
Golden Bantam, and of very 
fine quality. Matures in about 
85 days. 34pt. 20 cts., pt. 30 
cts., qt. 55 cts., pk. $2.50, bus. 
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