SWEET CORN—Continued 
loana 87 days 
Plant—7 to 714 feet tall, vigorous, foliage 
dark green, somewhat tolerant to ear 
worm damage, suckering sparse, wilt 
resistant, tassels mostly brown, silks 
pink and yellow. 
Ear—8 inches long x 1% inches diameter, 
12 to 16 rows, light yellow, kernels 
deep and of medium width, ear type 
blocky, good quality. 
Developed by Dr. E. S. Haber at Iowa 
State College. Widely adapted and 
especially popular in the South. Very 
productive, excellent for home, market 
garden, shipping and canning whole 
kernel or cream style. 
loana 
Lincoln 83 days 
Plant—6 feet tall, vigorous, stalk sturdy, 
suckers slightly, wilt resistant. 
Ear—7% inches long x 2 inches in diame- 
ter, 12 to 16 rows, tapered to tip, 
medium yellow, quality good. 
Developed by Dr. W. R. Singleton at Conn. 
Agric Exp. Station. A large and attrac- 
tive ear popular with home and market 
gardeners in the East. 
Marcross (C6 x C13) 72 days 
Plant—5 feet tall, stalks short but sturdy, 
few suckers, wilt resistant. 
Ear—7 inches long x 2 inches diameter, 
10 to 14 rows, medium to light yellow, 
‘wide kernels, ear blocky and carried 
low, quality fair to good. 
Developed by Dr. W. R. Singleton at Conn. 
Agric. Exp. Station. An early market 
and home garden type. 
Tendergold 78 days 
Plant—6 feet tall, foliage medium to dark 
green, sturdy stalk, few suckers, wilt 
resistant. 
Ear—7%% inches long x 1% inches diame- 
ter, 10 to 14 rows, cylindrical, medium 
yellow, kernel medium wide and deep. 
A second early hybrid, popular with home 
and market gardeners. Very high 
quality. 
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Hybrid Golden Country Gentleman 
96 days 
Plant—7% to 8 feet tall, very vigorous, 
foliage dark green, sturdy stalk, no 
suckers, high ear. 
Ear—8 to 8% inches long x 2 inches 
diameter, staggered rows, medium yel- 
low, narrow deep shoe peg kernels of 
fair to good quality; high yielding. 
Developed by Dr. E. S. Haber at Iowa 
State College. Recommended chiefly for 
canning cream style pack. 
Hybrid Blend 8 Row Bantam 
70 to 80 days 
Plant—5 to 6 feet tall, Golden Bantam 
type. 
Ear—5% to 6% inches long, primarily 
8 rowed, kernels medium deep and wide. 
A popular and dependable Northrup, King 
& Co. introduction of four or more 
mechancialy blended, early 8 row 
hybrids. Especially suited to home gar- 
dens, will give best quality hybrid ears 
over extended picking period. 
Hybrid Blend, 12 Row Bantam 
80 to 90 days 
Plant—6% to 7% feet tall, vigorous, 
suckers moderately, widely adapted. 
Ear—Mostly 12, some 10 and 14 rowed. 
A formula mixture of four or more of the 
best yellow, chiefly 12 row hybrids of 
early to midseason maturity. Especially 
desirable for the home gardener as he 
can harvest choice ears for roasting, 
canning or freezing from the same 
planting over an extended period. This 
blend will give home gardeners the 
hybrid advantages of higher yield, 
better quality and disease resistance 
without all ears reaching maturity at 
one time. 
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