
Where bacterial wilt is not a problem, Sugar and Gold sweet corn provides an extra 
early variety of excellent quality. The kernels are a mixture of yellow and white. 
planted directly outdoors as soon as soil can 
be prepared in spring. Sow 2/’ apart, 14’ 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 6-614" long with 
8 or 10 rows of tender sweet kernels, some 
yellow and some white. The husk 1s 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 very early, dis- 
tinctly high quality yellow hybrid requiring 
only about 79 days from planting to roasting 
ears. The stalk is slender but stiff and strong, 
averaging about 514’ tall in central Massa- 


chusetts. Several tillers are normally produced 
by each plant. The ear is about 7’’ long, 12 
rows and nearly cylindrical in shape with lit- 
tle taper toward the tip. The husk is medium 
heavy. The kernels are sweet and considerably 
more tender than either Spancross or Marcross. 
It is highly resistant to bacterial wilt. Desirable 
for either home gardens or for early markets 
interested in high quality. 
Marcross 13.6 —A high-yielding, early, 
yellow hybrid resulting from a cross of two 
Connecticut inbreds — 13 and 6. It reaches 
roasting ear stage about 82 days after planting 
and produces ears extra large for the season, 
about 8” long with 12 to 14 rows. The eat- 
ing quality is fair and very acceptable on many 
markets. The plants grow about 5’ tall and are 
highly resistant to bacterial wilt. It is one of 
the most popular and widely used of all varie- 
ties for the main early market. It is not recom- 
mended as a first choice for home gardens 
where higher quality varieties should be used. 
Carmelcross 30.13 — This hybrid replaces 
39.13 of former years. The inbred 30 is a selec- 
tion by the Connecticut Experiment Station 
out of the inbred Purdue 39 formerly used, giv- 
ing a slightly larger ear in the resulting hybrid. 
Otherwise the characteristics are the same. 
Plants are moderately leafy, growing to a 
height of 5%4’ and are highly resistant to 
bacterial wilt. Ears are large with 12 to 16 
rows and a heavy, tough husk which covers 
the tips well. They reach roasting ear stage 
about 84 days after planting. Quality is excel- 
lent. This hybrid is very desirable for either 
home garden or market in the midseason period. 
Kernel color may be too light for a satisfactory 
canned product. 
Golden Cross Bantam — This is a cross be- 
tween two inbreds of Golden Bantam, 51 and 
39, developed for the canning trade by Purdue 
University. It is the most widely grown hybrid 
in its season for market as well as processing, 
because of its high quality and long period of 
prime condition. The hybrid offered by Eastern 
States has been improved by the use of a de- 
scendant of one of these inbreds, so that the 
improved strain produces a stiffer, more leafy 
and darker green plant, a larger ear, a higher 
percentage of 14-rowed ears and matures about 
a day later than the strain previously offered. 
The ears maturing in about 99 days are about 
8’’ long, cylindrical, with 12-14 rows of a good 
husk cover. Plants are dark green, leafy, about 
61%’ tall, highly resistant to bacterial wilt. 
This variety should supply the main crop in 
every home garden and with its great uniformity 
in growth and maturity as well as exceptional 
quality and heavy yields, it is especially adapted 
for canning, freezing or mid-season markets.* 
HYBRID — WHITE 
Narrow Grain Evergreen 14.13 — This is 
a midseason white, wilt-resistant hybrid that 
matures for eating or processing 95 to 100 days 
after planting. Plants are 7 to 8’ tall, vigorous 
and strong. Ears are 7 to 8’’ long, usually 
well tipped and with 16 to 18 rows of deep, 
white kernels of high quality. 
OPEN POLLINATED — YELLOW 
Golden Bantam — A standard variety with 
cylindrical slender ears of high quality. The 

