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COLLARDS 
A member of the cabbage family. Cultivate and use the same as cabbage. 
True Georgia (75 days)—The best known and most popular variety. Vigorous plants 
withstand heat and adverse soil conditions. Does not head. 
White Cabbage (75 days)—A cross between cabbage and collards, has hardiness of 
Sees and heading qualities of cabbage. Tender leaves can be left on plant until 
neede , 
SWEET CORN 
Golden Cross Bantam (88-89 days)—The leading hybrid for all purposes. Developed 
by Purdue University for a midwestern canner. Well proven in the Pecos Valley after 
a six year trial. Adapted to varied conditions and resistant to disease. Sturdy 
straight stalks are 6% to 7 feet high. Uniform ears, 8 inches long, have 10 to 14 
rows. Greatly improved since introduced. 
Stowell’s Evergreen 3 x 33 (99 -100 days)—-A hybrid developed from midwestern 
material. Uniform, cylidrical, straight rowed. Ears are 8 to 8% inches long with 
14 to 18 rows. Well filled tips, excellent husk coverage. 
Golden Bantam (83 days)—Still the old favorite with many home and market garden- 
ers. Ears 7 to 8 inches long with 8 rows of delicious kernels. One of the sweetest 
of all corns and of best quality. 
Country Gentleman (110 days)—Sweet, white tender kernels, are irregularly placed 
on ears that average 7 inches long and 2 inches in diameter. One of the richest 
flavored of all the late varieties. 
GARDEN CORN 
Trucker’s Favorite (82-85 days)—Resistant to ear worms which means much to the 
Pecos Valley where this corn has become popular during the past 7 years. Good 
flavor and remains in roasting ear stage for long time, also used as an early dried 
corn. Stalks are 8 to 9 ft. tall, usually bearing two ears which are 8 to 9% inches 
long and carry 10 to 15 rows. 
Hickory King (95 days)—-Used many year in the Pecos Valley for early roasting 
ears. One of the best for meal, also, a good field corn. 8 rowed, very large round 
kernels and small cob. 
DILL 
Long Island Mammoth—Plants 2 to 2% ft. high with leaves cut into thread-like divi- 
sions. Seeds very flat; of strong, bitter flavor. The stem and sometimes the seeds 
are used for flavoring, ‘especially in pickles. 
EGG PLANT 
Sow seed in hot beds early in spring, set in open field when nights are warm. Re- 
quires rich soil. One ounce produces 1, 500 plants. Excellent quality can be produced 
in the Pecos Valley. 
Black Beauty (80 days)—A medium sized, prolific, early variety. 4 to 6 fruits per 
plant, dark purple that holds well after picking. 
New York Purple Spineless (83 days)—Spreading plant bears 4 to 5 fruits, large, oval, 
deep purple and smooth. Slightly larger than Black Beauty. 
