SWEET CORN 
YELLOW HYBRIDS 
ALPHABEST (Y)—65 days Originated by Michael-Leonard Company 
EAR—9” long, 8 to 10 rows, medium yellow, excellent quality, sweet and tender 
with well filled tips, long protecting husk. 
PLANT—5!4 ft. tall, vigorous, makes good early growth, dark green, drouth 
resistant. 
USE—Canning, whole ear pack; market garden and home garden and freezing. 
A new introduction in the early class. A fine corn for the home gardener as 
well as bringing in a good early price for the market gardener. 
ALPHAGOLD (Y)—60 days Originated by Michael-Leonard Company 
EAR—7” long, 8 to 12 rows, light yellow, extra early. 
PLANT—4/4 ft. tall, scant foliage. 
USE—Home garden. 
Lead your neighborhood with the best quality early sweet corn, Alphagold Bantam. 
Rapid early growth plus nice yellow ears. Fancy edible period. Extra good re- 
sistance to drouth and smut. 
ALPINE BANTAM (Y)—57 days Originated by Michael-Leonard Company 
EAR—7” long, 8 to 12 rows, well filled tips, first early. 
PLANT-—S ft. tall, very hardy, extra fast early growth. 
USE—For first early garden use. Plant 10 days earlier than other kinds for the 
very first roasting ears. Short eating season. 
Michael-Leonard Company Sweet Corn Breeding Field at Ames, Iowa 
8 MICHAEL-LEONARD COMPANY 
