
NORTHRUP, KING & CO.'S VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 

OPEN POLLINATED SWEET CORN 
N spite of the great rise to popularity of Hybrid Sweet Corn. man i 
: y growers still pref 
| the open pollinated. Northrup, King & Co. have been breeding and growing ter aN 
since 1887 and are equipped to supply dealers with finest quality and a variety list that 
satisfies everyone’s requirements. 
Extra Early Varieties 
Banting 70 days 
A: very early yellow variety developed in 
Canada and competes in maturity with 
Golden Gem. Desirable for very early mar- 
ket garden trade and for sections with short 
gowing season. Ears are small, 6 in. in 
length and 8 rowed. Kernels tender and of 
excellent quality. Stalks are short averag- 
ing 4 to 4% ft. 
Barden’s Wonder Bantam 85 days 
An eight row yellow corn introduced by 
C. S. Clark & Sons. Ears are longer and 
slightly larger than Golden Bantam. Kernels 
are deep yellow, broad, tender and of good 
quality. The stalk is slightly taller than 
Golden Bantam. 
Early Market (White) 60 days 
Stalks often have two ears. Strong husks 
with 10 to 12 rows of clear white, tender 
kernels of good quality. Very early. 
Early Minnesota 88 days 
An early sort of excellent quality. Ears 
are long, with 8 to 10 rows of large white 
grains. A large producer and desirable for 
market, home and canning uses. 
Extra Early Golden Bantam 76 days 
This is a recombination of 15 inbred 
strains of Golden Bantam from our own 
breeding grounds. The strains used were 
inbred since 1922. 
In our trial grounds this combination has 
been ready to eat approximately a week 
before ordinary Golden Bantam. The plants 
grow fully as tall and the strain comes jnto 
eating stage more uniformly than regular 
Bantam. 
The quality, color and width of kernel is 
quite superior. “Extra Early” Golden Ban- 
tam is adapted especially to home gardens, 
where early eating corn is desired. It is 
also profitable to market gardeners. This 
recombination can be carried along by seed 
selection from the crop just as with any 
normal variety. 

Note the even growth in this field of N., K & Co.’s Sweet Corn in Southern Minnesota, 
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