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—41,4 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-— 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. P 
Michael-Leonard Company Sweet Corn Breeding Field at Ames, Iowa 
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