THE TESTS TELL 
IMPROVED GOLDEN CROSS. 84 days here. By Dr. Glenn 
Smith of Indiana Agr. Exp. Sta. to replace his original Golden Cross. 
Somewhat higher yield, more kernel rows, fewer suckers, taller stalks, 
ears higher from ground. Fairly wilt resistant. 
Ears. 74” x 1.8”, cylindrical, 14 to 16 rowed, excellent type for 
market, canning or freezing, fine appearance. Quality excellent. 
Yields. Ranks with best in number of ears, 3% to 5% better than 
original. Stalks 6%’. ; 
Remarks: These improvements bring Golden Cross up to date with 
other new hybrids. It still leads in its maturity group. 
BIG GOLDEN CROSS. 
Cross. Wilt resistant. 
Ears. 8” x 1.9”, cylindrical, 14 to 16 rowed. Kernels medium, ten- 
derness and flavor excellent. 
Yields. Same as Golden Cross except ears larger. Stalks 7’. 
Remarks: A little more size added to the already attractive, high 
quality Golden Cross increases its eye appeal to many buyers. 
87 days here. A larger eared Golden 
MAGNAGOLD. 90 days here. Abundant tonnage and quality. 
Wilt resistant. 
Ears. 8%” to 9” x 1.7” to 1.9”, 14 to 18 rowed, cylindrical, well filled. 
Impressively large but surprisingly tender, sweet and well flavored. 
Kernels light golden, tender, medium size and depth. 
Yields. Number of ears slightly more than Golden Cross. 
Weight 
of ears 30% more. Stalks 7’ to 8’, no suckers. 
Remarks: We regret that germination of our Magnagold seed was - 
weakened enough by freezing temperatures before harvest, to make 
it unreliable for planting. Therefor, we can not fill orders for it this 
season. We recommend substitution of Brookhaven or possibly 
Big Golden Cross or Big Lincoln. 
BROOKHAVEN. 94 days here. The heaviest yielding, largest 
eared, yellow sweet corn on the market! Wilt resistant. 
Ears. 10” x 2” average, attractive appearance, slightly tapered, 1 
to 16 rowed, placed high on stalks facilitating machine picking, tight 
husks retarding ear worm infestation. Kernels, medium size, good 
depth, light golden. Quality above average. Reporting on tender- 
ness, sweetness and flavor, 58% of our customers rated these as good, 
38% as medium, 4% as poor. Several sold at premium prices. 
Yields. In test after test, Brookhaven has ranked high in number of 
ears and highest in size of ears and tons of ears. In several tests it 
has outweighed popular late yellow hybrids by 50% to 100%. In 
most station tests Brookhaven’s quality rating equals Magnagold’s. 
Brookhaven, in its proper place, is another money maker. We re- 
commend its substitution for Magnagold. 
PRICES 
ALL HYBRIDS LISTED, except Magnagold - V4 lb. 25c; 1 lb. 35c; 
1 lb. 50c; 2 to 19 lbs. 48¢ per lb. to 5th zone; 5c higher beyond and 
to Canada, 
Not prepaid: 20 to 99 lbs. 37c; 100 lb. or more 35c per lb. Ask for 
special prices on 1000 lbs. 
MAGNAGOLD - Seed damaged by freezing. See Brookhaven. 
GRADES - Above prices are for large flat and medium flat kernels. 
Deduct 5c per lb. for large round and medium round kernels. All 
grades are equally productive. Grading facilities more uniform 
planting. _ el ea ae ee Oe les Seees 
QUANTITY PRICES - When ordering more than one hybrid, the 
price applying to the total quantity may be used for each kind of 
which 1 lb. or more is ordered. Less than 1 lb. of any kind should be 
figured at the price applying to its own weight. 
Sweet Corn Planting Suggestions 
Getting the most out of sweet corn depends considerably on 
choosing hybrids and timing plantings so as best to meet one’s par- 
ticular situation. For instance, home gardeners, roadside stand 
gardeners, and some — but not all — market gardeners should plant 
hybrids that will provide a continuous harvest from the earliest date 
possible to the very last of the season. For some markets, only the 
earliest possible corns pay well; for others, the latest; and for some, 
there are in-between periods when prices are usually highest. 
Another consideration is the kind of sweet corn one’s market pre- 
fers. In some cases the preference is for tenderness and sweetness 
regardless of size of ears but in others size of ear is more important. 
In general, the shorter the period between picking and eating or the 
more prosperous the consumers, the greater is the demand for quality 
and vice versa. 
Our series of hybrids, ripening at intervals and including top 
quality hybrids, extra large eared hybrids and heavy stalked hybrids, 
helps you plan to meet your particular situation. 
AIMING FOR THE EARLY MARKETS 
Early market prices usually are highest. To make the most of 
them, we suggest one or two small successive plantings of cold re- 
sistant ADVANCED SPANCROSS, before weather conditions are 
quite safe. Select early ground. Use our treated seed. Do not plant 
too deeply. Then when conditions are safe, plant at one time, all the 
ADVANCED SPANCROSS you can pick and sell in 4 days, PATRICK 
HENRY for another 4 days and all the WASHINGTON, PRISCILLA 
or MARCROSS you can market in 4 days. This furnishes sweet corn 
for the first 2 or 3 weeks of the season. If it is wanted for a longer 
period, make a planting of Carmelcross at the same time. If any of 
the first planting is lost, replant with any yellow sweet corn or other 
crops.. One of these plantings on the market ahead of the crowd, will 
more than repay the labor and seed lost on several. 
TO PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS SUPPLY 
For a continuous supply, make at least one planting of AD- 
VANCED SPANCROSS a few days before the safe date. Then, when 
it is safe, plant at one time equal areas of one or more hybrids from 
each maturity group following: 
Extra early :— Advanced Spancross, Patrick Henry. 
Early :— Washington, Priscilla, Marcross. 
Early midseason:— Improved Carmelcross. 
Midseason :— Grant, Madison, Lincoln, Big Lincoln, Lee. 
Late midseason:— Improved Golden Cross, Big Golden Cross. 
Late :— Magnagold, Brookhaven. 
Then at 5 day intervals, plant more MAGNAGOLD or BROOK- 
HAVEN or one from another group if you prefer, up to 80 or 90 days 
before the hoped for date of your last picking. This will give 
throughout the season as continuous a supply as can be arranged, of 
quality corn that will win and hold your customers. 
AIMING FOR THE LATE MARKETS 
If your late markets are extra good, make several plantings of 
whichever late hybrid you prefer up to 90 to 80 days before that last 
picking date. If delayed by weather or if planting after an early 
crop, use one of the earlier hybrids (except Spancross). They may 
be planted up to 75 to 65 days prior to the last picking date. 
FOR CANNING, FREEZING or ROASTING 
We rate Carmelcross, Madison, Golden Cross and Magnagold best 
for canning, freezing or drying. For roasting, Grant, Big Golden 
Cross, Magnagold and Brookhaven are fine. 
IF YOU FEED THE STALKS 
Brookhaven, Magnagold, Big Lincoln give most fodder. 
OTHER SUGGESTIONS 
These hybrids have the vigor to make fine big crops but they must 
have plant food and moisture. Fertilize liberally. Commercial ferti- 
lizer plowed under is better than shallow applications. A later side 
dressing of nitrate usually pays, especially after leaching rains. Use 
every means to conserve the winter and spring accumulation of mois- 
ture. Hybrid corn must have normal or greater spacing. If your 
stand is too thick, be sure to thin it. This is important. Tests show 
that suckering and topping usually do not pay, may reduce yields. 
Corn borer, earworm and smut can be controlled. Ask for Sweet 
Corn Pest Control folder. 
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Wilt Disease Threatens 
Stewart’s Wilt is sweet corn’s most serious disease. Early infec- 
tions destroy the plants. Late infections seriously reduce yields and 
may kill the plants. It is a bacterial disease which winters over in 
insects and is spread by them in feeding. The disease is more or less 
regularly present in areas with mild winters, that is, south of a line 
extending along the Pennsylvania- Maryland boundry westward 
through central Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and northern Missouri. Follow- 
ing a series of mild winters with relatively little ground freezing, the © 
disease has spread northward more or less periodically since its dis- 
covery in 1894, apparently in association with weather cycles. The 
last such northward movement occurred between 1927 and 1933. It 
caused serious losses to sweet corn growers as far north as Massa- 
chusetts, Western New York, Northern Ohio, Indiana, 
Illinois .and 
lowa. : 
‘No control of the disease is known except by the use of proven 
wilt resistant sweet corns, many of which have been developed since — 
the advent of hybrid corns. However, not all hybrids are resistant. 
Some of the most advertised hybrids are very susceptible. — ae ni 
_. Wilt disease was reported present last season in northern Jersey, 
Long Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Indiana. This may 
mean that another northward spread is underway. If so, it will be 
advisable for sweet corn growers in the areas likely to be affected to 
use only wilt resistant hybrids. ‘ute 
PLAN YOUR PLANTINGS FOR GREATER PROFITS 
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