HYBRID SWEET CORN 
Yellow Varieties (Continued) 
_ Gold Rush — A first early yellow hybrid of good 
| quality. Stalks are about 6 feet tall, well-foliated, 
sturdy, and high-yielding. Ears are 8% inches 
long, 14 rowed, well filled. Kernels are yellow, 
| tender, sweet. Recommended for canning and 
-market gardeners. 70 days. 
Iilincis No. 10 — Popular canning type in south- 
/ ern areas where this variety’s resistance to drouth 
and heat have proven important. Stalks are about 
7 feet tall, heavy-yielding, suckerless. Ears are 
uniform about 8 inches long, 14 to 16 rowed. Ker- 
/nels are medium yellow, good breadth and depth, 
| well-flavored. Quality is not as fine as Carmel- 
_eross and Golden Cross Bantam. 90 days. 
| Ioana — Very good mid-season hybrid for south- 
ern areas. Stalks are 7 feet tall, sturdy, vigorous, 
_drouth resistant. Ears are uniform, 8 inches long, 
| well filled, 12 to 14 rowed. Kernels are light yel- 
‘low, tender and deep, good quality. 85 days. 
POPCORN 
CULTURE: Grow like sweet corn. Plant in 3 foot 
| TOws. Let ears mature well before husking. 
| VARIETIES: 
| Japanese Hulless — Small white, pointed kernels 
'set in irregular, zig-zag rows on ears about 3% 
inches long. Stalk is about 5 feet tall. Kernels 
| pop white and tender. 85 days. This variety is also 
called Improved Baby Rice. 
| South American Dynamite — Popular variety for 
- all sections. Stalk grows about 7 feet tall, yields 
well. Ears are about 7 inches long with 14 rows of 
smooth, orange-yellow kernels. Pops large creamy 
'white kernels. 100 days. 
| White Rice — Old favorite variety with gardeners. 
Height of stalk is about 6 feet. Ears are about 6 
'inches long. Kernels are pointed, rice white and 
translucent. Pop white and tender. 90 days. 
| Purdue Hybrid — New yellow hybrid popcorn 
'variety of increasing popularity. Produces extra 
‘large popped corn. Stalks are about 6 feet tall, 
| heavy-bearing, sturdy. Ears are about 7 inches long. 
100 days. 
ASPARAGUS 
CULTURE: Sow in early spring in 18 inch rows 
‘about 14 inch deep in light soil. Transplant roots 
the following spring into trenches 4 feet apart and 
10 inches deep; cover with 2 inches of soil, and 
then gradually fill trench as plants grow, using 
‘rich, well-manured soil. Ready to eat the third 
spring. 
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VARIETIES: 
Mary Washington is a USDA rust-resistant variety, 
producing tall, straight, quick-growing, purple-tip- 
ped stalks which are dark green, tender, and well- 
: flavored. | 
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