After danger of frost or prolonged low tem- 
perature, harden plants and set in the field 4”’ 
to 6” apart in 2 to 4’ rows. About 2 ozs. of 
seed are needed for plants for 1 acre. 
For late plants sow seed outdoors in April 
Y% oz. per 100’ in 1’ rows. Transplant to pro- 
duction field in July. Four ounces of seed are 
needed for plants for one acre. When celery is 
full grown, blanch with boards, earth or paper. 
A brownish cross-wise cracking on the 
stalks, and curling back of the broken fibers, 
may indicate boron deficiency in the soil. If 
such conditions are found, consult your county 
agent or the Eastern States Farmers’ Exchange 
fertilizer department for recommended treat- 
ment. 
GREEN CELERY 
Fordhook Emperor (Houser) — Plants are 
20-22’ tall, dark green, with 6-7’’ stalks 
which are very thick, smooth and meaty. 
Blanches slowly to a pale cream color under 
paper or cuffs. This variety has exceptional 
table quality but must be handled very care- 
fully as it is crisp and brittle. 
Tall Fordhook — This variety is earlier than 
either Fordhook or Pascal. The plants are large 
with stalks 8 to 9”’ to the first joint; smooth 
and meaty with a full heart. It blanches easily 
to a light cream color. Not so brittle as Ford- 
hook Emperor and more erect. 
Giant Pascal (California) —This high 
quality green celery is ideal for fall and winter 
use. The plant is compact, stocky, full-hearted 
and heavy. Stalks are 8’’-9’’, thick to round, 
without stringiness and haye the typical nutty 
Pascal flavor. It should be partially bleached 
with banked soil before placing in cold stor- 
age or pitted for winter. 
Green Celery Culture 
One-quarter ounce of seed plants 100’ of 
row — 4 ozs. per acre. Sow seed outdoors about 
May 1 and transplant to field July 1 to 15. The 
soil should be deep and thoroughly prepared, 
and, if necessary, make side-dressings of avail- 
able nitrogen fertilizer. When celery is fully 
grown, blanch with boards, earth or paper. 
CHARD 
Chard is a member of the same family as 
beets but has been developed for its foliage 
rather than for an enlarged root. It is most used 
as greens but the mid-ribs may also be cooked 
as asparagus or creamed celery. It ranks high 
among vegetables in content of vitamins, cal- 
cium and iron. 
Twenty-five feet of row will supply ade- 
quately a family of 4 from early summer to 
freezing weather of fall. 
SWISS-SAVOYED 
Fordhook Giant — The heavy crumpled or 
savoyed leaves are dark green with a large 
white succulent stalk. The leaves are used for 
greens and the thick stalks are used for pickling 
or soup stock. 
Lucullus — The heavily-crumpled or savoyed 

ey Easy to grow and easy to eat as 
“sreens” is Swiss chard. 
leaves are yellowish-green and the thick, broad 
succulent stalks are light green in color. Used 
for greens, pickling or soup stock. 
Swiss Chard Gulture 
One-half ounce of seed plants 100’ of row 
— 4 to 6 lbs. per acre. Chard is easily grown. 
Plants may be started in greenhouse or hotbed 
and then transplanted to the open field or 
planted directly outdoors as soon as soil can 
be prepared in spring. Sow 2” apart, 1%4’’ deep 
in rows 2’ apart. Thin seedlings to stand 4’ 
to 6’’ apart. By breaking off and using only the 
full-grown outside leaves, a continuous harvest 
may be enjoyed throughout the season. 
CORN 
HYBRID — MIXED YELLOW 
AND WHITE 
Sugar and Gold — An extra early high 
quality sweet corn with a mixture of yellow 
and white kernels. It matures about 3 days 
ahead of Spancross 13.4 but is very susceptible 
to bacterial wilt so should only be grown north 
of Massachusetts, or for trial in western or cen- 
tral Pennsylvania or where bacterial wilt does 
not occur. 
The stalk is rather slender, about 4’ tall, with 
reddish foliage. The ear is 6-6!4’’ long with 
8 or 10 rows of tender sweet kernels, some 
yellow and some white. The husk is rather 
short and light. In areas where adapted it is a 
splendid corn for the first early planting in 
home gardens and for limited planting to sup- 
ply the first few days of a market that will 
accept high quality in spite of mixed color 
kernels. 
HYBRID — YELLOW 
Early Golden (1.13) — A new early high 
quality yellow hybrid introduced for trial last 
year and met with overwhelming favor. 
Amount of seed available for 1943 planting is 
still definitely limited. It matures only 1 or 2 
days later than Spancross 13.4 and 2 or 3 days 
earlier than Marcross 13.6. It produces a slender 
but stiff and strong stalk about 514’ tall with 
several tillers or suckers, many of which pro- 
duce marketable ears of corn. A normal ear is 
about 7”’ long, 12-rowed and nearly cylindrical 
in shape with only a little taper toward the tip. 
The husk is medium long and heavy and the 
yellow kernels are sweet and tender making it 
a distinctly high quality corn unequaled among 
the earlier varieties. It is highly resistant to 
bacterial wilt and has performed well from 
northern Maine to southern Pennsylvania. 
Spancross (13.4) — An extra early yellow 
hybrid developed by the Connecticut Agricul- 
tural Experiment Station. It is a cross between 
inbreds of Golden Early Market and Spanish 
Gold. It is resistant to bacterial wilt. It has a 
shorter ear than Marcross 13.6 but it is fully as 
thick. It is only suitable for the first planting 
since its quality is not high enough to compete 
with better later hybrids. 
Marcross (13.6) — An early hybrid from a 
cross of the Whipple inbred Connecticut 6 on 
the Golden Early Market inbred Connecticut 
13. It is the most resistant of the early hybrids 
to bacterial wilt. Ear quality good. 
Carmelcross (39.13) —A hybrid from a 
cross between Purdue 39 (Golden Bantam in- 
bred) and Connecticut 13 (inbred of Golden 
Early Market). Plants are uniform, moderately 
leafy, and highly resistant to bacterial wilt. 
Ears are large and havea thick tough husk that 
covers the tips well. Exceptional quality. 
Whipcross (27.6) —A new second early 
yellow hybrid resulting from crossing two in- 
bred strains of Whipple's Early Yellow, and 
essentially an improved Whipcross 6.2. 
The stalk is exceptionally vigorous, avet- 
aging 6)4 to 7’ tall and highly resistant to 
bacterial wilt. The ear is large — about 81% ’’ 
long with mostly 12 rows of broad kernels and 
a heavy protective dark green husk. The eating 
quality is only fair and so is not especially 
recommended for home gardens or for markets 
where high quality is the primary considera- 
tion. 
Golden Cross Bantam — A hybrid from a 
cross of two inbreds of Golden Bantam (Purdue 
51 on 39). Very resistant to bacterial wilt, very 
productive and of exceptional quality and 
flavor. It is uniform in growth and ma- 
turity and is especially adapted to canning or 
market. The ears are cylindrical with good 
husk cover affording considerable protection 
against ear worms. Plants are dark green and 
leafy. 
OPEN POLLINATED YELLOW 
Golden Bantam — A standard variety with 
cylindrical slender ears of high quality. The 
plant tillers (suckers) freely. It is susceptible 
to bacterial wilt. 
Whipple’s Early Yellow —A _ mid-early 
variety with large thick ears of good quality. 
The plants are tall and tiller freely. Susceptible 
to bacterial wilt. 
Bantam Evergreen — A high quality corn 
for midseason or late. A selection from a cross 
of Golden Bantam and Stowell’s Evergreen. It 
has the Evergreen type of ear, with deep yellow 
kernels of high quality. Plants are large and 
vigorous. 
