Carrots, Danvers Half-Long 
e DANVERS HALF-LONG 
(Days to Maturity, 75) 
Uses: Leading variety for storage. Used exten- 
sively in home gardens. Adapted to freezing. 
Roots: 6 to 7 inches long, small, slender tapered 
root, bright orange. 
@ CHANTENAY 
(Days to Maturity, 70) 
Uses: Early market variety. Also used for winter 
storage and home gardens. 
Roots: 5 to 5!/> inches long, slightly tapered, 
deep orange. 
SWEET CORN 
CULTURE: Well-drained, deeply cultivated and 
well-fertilized soil is best. Do not plant until danger 
of frost is past. Late crops should not be planted 
until the ground is quite warm. Sweet corn is more 
sensitive to cold than field corn. Hills for early 
varieties should be planted 3 feet apart each way; 
for late varieties 3 to 4 feet apart each way. Plant 
4 to 6 kernels to each hill and thin to 3 or 4 plants 
to a hill when plant reaches a height of 6 inches. 
Sow 2 ounces for 100 feet; 15 pounds per acre. 
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Carrots, Chantenay 
When planting in rows, space rows 3 to 4 feet apart 
and plant seed | to I'/4 inches apart in the row. 
Hybrid corn varieties are planted and cultivated 
the same as ordinary corn except that less seed is 
used per acre. Most growers use approximately 8 
pounds per acre. Do not save your own seed from 
hybrids. Hybrid seed must be produced by crossing 
each year. Results are unsatisfactory unless this 
is done. 
e GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM HYBRID 
(Days to Maturity, 80) 
Uses: Used by canners, shippers, and market 
gardeners. Excellent for freezing. 
Stalk: 6 feet tall, vigorous, resistant to bacterial 
wilt. 
Ears: 8 inches long, generally 2 ears per stalk, 
10- to 14-rowed, uniform in size. 
Kernel: Yellow. 
e GOLDEN BANTAM 
(Days to Maturity, 70) 
Uses: Home and market gardens. Also widely 
used as canning variety. Excellent for freezing. 
Stalk: 4!/ to 5!/5 feet tall. 
Ears: 6!/5 to 7!/p inches long, 8-rowed. 
Kernel: Large and yellow. 
e STOWELL'S EVERGREEN 
(Days to Maturity, 90) 
Uses: Home, market garden and freezing. 
Stalk: 8 to 9 feet tall, vigorous, heavy foliage. 
‘Ears: 8!/5 to 9!/> inches long, rows crowded. 
Kernel: Sweet, white and large. 
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