Planted at one time, these three 
sweet corns mature in sequence — 
Lee, Golden Cross Bantam, Ioana. 
bleaching conditions. Cut heads while the 
white curd is compact and solid. Trim outer 
leaves to extend slightly beyond the curd for 
protection in handling and shipping. Side- 
dressings of nitrogen may be necessary if 
growth is slow. Set plants 20’’ x 3’ apart. 
Hollow stalks and browning of the curd, 
with or without an unthrifty condition of the 
plants, may indicate boron deficiency in the 
soil. If such conditions are found, consult your 
county agent or the Eastern States Farmers’ 
Exchange fertilizer service for recommended 
treatment. 
CELERY 
Celery — Eastern States Tall Fordhook — 
The following paragraph with permission is 
quoted from ‘‘Varieties of Vegetables for 1945” 
by Dr. Paul Work of Cornell University, 
Ithaca, New York. 
“Tall Fordhook, in its second trial year, 
confirmed the observations of 1943. It is a 
green celery with large, thick leaf stalks, of 
good length and heart and of exceptional table 
quality. The question has arisen whether or 
not this should be regarded as a synonym of 
Summer Pascal. Cornell trials suggest that its 
vigorous growth, good heart and high quality 
justify recognition as a distinct variety.” 
Stalks are 8 to 9” to first joint, smooth and 
meaty and with a full heart, blanching to a 
light cream color. Ready to harvest in 105 days 
from field setting. 
Fordhook Emperor (Houser) — Stalks 6 
to 7” long to first joint — thick, smooth and 
meaty. Blanches slowly to a pale cream color. 
Extremely brittle. Ready for harvest 120 days 
after setting the plants. 
Green Celery Culture 
One-quarter ounce of seed plants 100’ of 
row — 4 ozs. pert 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 availa- 
ble 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 tow will supply ade- 
quately a family of 4 from early summer to 
freezing weather of fall. 
*Chard — Fordhook Giant — Dark green, 
heavy crumpled savoyed leaves with a white 
succulent stalk. Very productive and high in 
food value. 

Lucullus — Similar to Fordhook Giant ex- 
cept that the leaves are yellowish-green. 
Swiss Chard Culture 
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, 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 
*Corn — Sugar and Gold — Seventy-four 
days from seeding to harvesting. An extra 
early, high quality sweet corn with a mixture 
of yellow and white kernels. It matures 5 
days ahead of Early Golden 1.13. The ear is 
6 to 6%" long with 8 to 10 rows of kernels, 
some yellow and some white. The stalk is 
rather slender and about 4’ tall. This variety 
is susceptible to bacterial wilt and therefore 
should not be planted south of Massachusetts 
except as a trial for a first early variety in the 
farm garden. Grown for market and roadside 
stand trade in certain areas north of Massa- 
chusetts. 
HYBRID — YELLOW 
*Early Golden 1.13 — Seventy-nine days 
from seeding to harvesting. An early, high- 
quality yellow hybrid with 12 rows of kernels 
on ears which are 7” long when husked, nearly 
cylindrical in shape with only a little taper 
toward the top end. Most desirable for early 
markets which appreciate high quality. Highly 
resistant to bacterial wilt. Stalk is slender but 
stiff and strong, averaging about 534’ tall in 
central Massachusetts. Husk is medium 
heavy. Kernels are sweet and considerably 
more tender than Spancross which it replaces. 
Marcross 13.6— Eighty-two days from 
seeding to harvesting — 8” ears containing 12 
to 14 rows of yellow kernels. Eating quality 
is good and very acceptable on many markets. 
Plants grow about 6’ tall and are highly re- 
sistant to bacterial wilt. Most popular as a 
main early market variety. 
*Carmelcross 30.13 — Eighty-four days 
for this excellent quality yellow hybrid with 
an 8” ear containing 12 to 16 rows of kernels 
to properly develop. A heavy, tough husk 
covers the tips well. Plants are moderately 
leafy growing to a height of 51%’ and are 
highly resistant to bacterial wilt. This hybrid 
is very desirable for either home garden or 
market in the midseason period. Kernel color 
may be too light for a satisfactory looking 
product when canned. 
Lee — A large, high quality yellow hybrid 
ready to harvest 3 to 5 days before Golden 
Cross Bantam. Ears are 8%” long containing 
12 to 14 rows of large yellow kernels which 
are covered with a tough husk. Stalk is 6% 
to 7’ tall and resistant to bacterial wilt. Our 
trials showed the avetage weight of ears to 
be 8.84 ozs., whereas those of Lincoln weighed 
7.85 ozs. Lee is two days earlier than Lincoln, 
fitting better into our program by not com- 
peting with Golden Cross Bantam which is 
highest in quality. 
*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 
6%’ 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.* 
Ioana — Ready to harvest 4 to 5 days after 
Golden Cross Bantam when planted at the 
same time. Good quality, 8” ear, 7’ stalk, 
