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SWEET CORN 
‘and yielding power. So successful have these 
new hybrids proven that the demand for seed 
has led to supplies which are sometimes of 
doubtful or unknown origin. With his crop at 
The great advances in vegetable quality, disease- 
resistance and yielding power made possible in 
recent years by the new science of genetics are 
nowhere better seen than in corn. The greatest - 
triumph of corn-breeding is in the development, 
through inbreeding and crossing, of hybrids 
stake, the grower should make sure, before plant- 
ing hybrid seed, that it was produced by breed- 
ers who have skill and experience in this work 
which accentuate the best features of both their 
parents and have amazing strength, uniformity 
and whose hybrid stocks have demonstrated their 
value and local adaptabiliiy. 

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Corn should be planted only in warm, well worked soil, either in rows or groups, commonly known 
as hills, because it was formerly the practice to hoe up earth around the stalks. If planted in rows, 
the rows should be 21%-3% ft. apart, depending on the size of the variety, planted 4 or 5 seeds per 
foot, and thinned out later to 9-12” apart. If planted in hills, the hills should be about 3 feet apart, 
sown with 5 or 6 seeds, to be thinned out to 3 or 4 plants per hill. To enable good pollination and 
well filled ears, do not plant a single row, but several short ones. . 
Hybrids 
Allegheny: 89 days. All-America Bronze Medal, Joana: 87 days. All-America Bronze Medal. 
1941. A tall, vigorous midseason variety; very 
attractive ears with long narrow kernels of me- 
dium yellow color. 
Country Gentleman, 8 x 6: 99 days. A drought- 
resistant hybrid for the Midwest. Ears large, 
with fine white kernels set irregularly. 
Country Gentleman, 5 x 10: Similar to 8 x 6, 
but higher yielding except in conditions of un- 
usual drought. 
*Golden Cross Bantam: 85 days. The best 
known and most adaptable yellow hybrid. Very 
sturdy and reliable, showing high resistance to 
bacterial wilt (Stewart’s disease). Ears 8” long, 
10-14 rows, of top quality. 
*Golden Hybrid No. 2439: 87 days. An excep- 
tionally fine variety in eastern and far western 
states especially. Strong and prolific plants, with 
large, 14-16 rowed ears having husks of good 
length to deter the earworm. 
An attractive variety, very resistant to drought 
and wilt; ears 8” long, 12-14 rows of light yel- 
low kernels. ean ah ae ee 
*Marcross C13-6: 76 days. A very good variety 
for the first corn of the season.’ Thrifty plants, 
resistant to wilt. Ears are medium large, 10-14 
rowed and of creamy yellow color. 
Pontiac: 90 days. A new Asgrow hybrid de- 
veloped for high yield. Ears trim, with 16-20 
rows of very white, narrow and long kernels. 
Spancross C13-4: 73 days. A good variety for the 
early markets. Medium sized ears with 10-12 
rows of golden yellow kernels. 
Stowell’s Evergreen 14 x 5: 93 days. All-Amer- 
ica Bronze Medal. A very valuable hybrid with 
large uniform white ears 9”-10” long, 16-18 
rowed, excellent in appearance and quality. 
Tendergold (Top Cross Sunshine). 83 days. A 
good second early yellow variety for the market 
gardener. Ears 12-16 rowed; kernels yellow, 
medium and of fine quality. 

Hybrid corn is remarkably uniform and vigorous—a field of Golden Hybrid No. 2439 
