SWEET CORN 
(For Field and Roasting Ear 
Corn, See Pages 38 and 39) 
Plant 10 pounds per acre. In the garden make two plantings. Plant 14 Ib. to 200 feet of row at each 
planting for a family of 3 or 4 people. a 
Culture. Plant in well-fertilized rows 24 to 3 feet apart, drop- 
ping two seeds every 12 to 15 inches in the row, leaving one 
plant to a place. Sweet corn requires three times as much 
fertilizer as does field corn. Use 1000 Ibs. per acre of a good 
commercial fertilizer mixture high in potash. It is claimed 
that potash causes the tips of the ears to fill better and greatly 
improves the edible quality of sweet corn. When corn is about 
knee high apply 200 lbs. per acre of sodium nitrate or its 
equivalent. This fertilizer practice will greatly increase the 
yield and will bring the crop into earlier maturity. Early 
plantings are made in Florida from January Ist until March. 
Ship in special corn crates, five to six dozen ears per crate. 
For control of corn ear worms see page 54. 
The two standard varieties of high yielding hybrid sweet 
corn for Florida are Golden Bantam and Ioana. These 
two varieties were the first hybrid sweet corns ever introduced, 
and are still used extensively in Florida because of their con- 
sistently high yield of attractive, high edible quality ears. 
GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM. (73 days.) Golden Cross Bantam 
is a true hybrid sweet corn that has done exceptionally well as 
a high quality, yellow-kerneled, early variety in Florida. The 
small, short stalk (5/2 to 6 feet) is very sturdy and vigorous. 
Suckers quite badly. The rather small six-inch long ears are 
10 to 14 rowed. Kernels are attractive, deeper yellow in color 
than Golden Bantam. It is more uniform, higher yielding, 
and far superior to any of the ordinary Bantam varieties. 
Especially recommended for home use, fancy local markets 
and for shipping to select markets. 
VY Wb. 20c; 1 Ib. 75c; 2 Ibs. $1.25, postpaid 
Not prepaid, 10 Ibs. $3.90; 25 Ibs. $9.50; 100 Ibs. $37.00 
CALUMET (No. 57). (76 days.) In comparative trial plantings 
at experiment stations and in commercial plantings all over 
Florida during the past three years, this new hybrid variety 
has consistently received the highest rating for yield, uniform- 
ity and attractive appearance, and appears to have same resist- 
ance to ear worm damage. This plant is of medium height, 
612 to 7 feet, slightly taller than Ioana, is vigorous, relatively 
resistant to drouth, and almost suckerless, with large, dark 
green leaves. The ears are long, averaging about 8 inches, 
cylindrical, well filled to the tips and with tight husks of good 
length. Kernels are light yellow, medium wide, very deep, 
usually in 12 to 14 rows. Very uniform in maturing and a high 
yielder. Makes a very attractive pack of from 5 to 6 dozen per 
crate usually 5 to 52 dozen. This new hybrid is one of the 
very finest of the many new ones recently introduced, and as a 
result of numerous trials in Florida we predict that it will be 
Florida’s leading variety of sweet corn. 
Y% Wb. 20c; 1 Ib. 80c; 2 Ibs. $1.40 postpaid 
Not prepaid, 10 Ibs. $4.90; 25 Ibs. $12.00; 100 Ibs. $47.00 
Calumet Sweet Corn. Note kernel covering over tip of ears. 
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Ioana Sweet Corn 
IOANA. (74 days.) This is a very productive, yellow-kerneled, 
true hybrid sweet corn, which won All-America honors. The 
vigorous plants are highly resistant to drouth. Plants are 
medium tall, 6 feet, and sturdy, with large, broad and num- 
erous dark green leaves. Ears 71 to 8 inches long, 12 to 14 
rowed, well-filled with medium wide, attractive yellow kernels 
of fine quality and flavor. Covered with a long and tough 
husk, which makes this variety highly resistant to worms. The 
husk retains its green color for a long time, making for fresh, 
attractive market appearance. This hybrid is unusually uni- 
form in plant and ear characters, and exceptionally productive. 
¥4 Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 75c; 2 Ibs. $1.25, postpaid 
Not prepaid, 10 ibs. $3.90; 25 Ibs. $9.50; 100 Ibs. $37.00 
GOLD RUSH HYBRID. (70 days.) This extra-early maturing 
hybrid makes small, short plants, 51% to 6 feet tall, which are 
sturdy, vigorous and heavy yielding, mostly two ears per plant, 
with relatively few suckers, fairly resistant to Helminthospor- 
ium leaf blight, producing medium to large size, rather short, 
averaging 71 to 8 inches, fairly thick, slightly tapering ears, 
with tight, good heavy husk coverage and with 12 to 14 straight 
rows of large, broad, medium deep, beautiful yellow kernels 
well filled to the tip, very tender, sweet, and of fine quality 
and flavor. Its earliness and beautiful ears make it a winner 
for Florida. 
V4 Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 80c; 2 Ibs. $1.40 postpaid 
Not prepaid, 10 Ibs. $4.70; 25 Ibs. $11.50; 100 Ibs. $45.00 
HURON (No. 54). (74 days.) This hybrid in numerous trial 
plantings in Florida shows much promise because of its very 
vigorous growth with heavy, dark green foliage, making it un- 
usually resistant to heat and drouth and is comparatively 
resistant to ear worm damage. It is especially desirable for a 
late spring crop in Florida, and seems to be well adapted to 
sandy loam soils. Plant is of medium height, 7 feet, and very 
sturdy, with few suckers. The ears are long, averaging 7 to 
7% inches, and slim with a very small cob, covered with 14 
rows of deep, narrow, light yellow kernels. An enormous 
yielder, and makes high yields even under poor growing con- 
ditions. On muck and rich sandy loam soils it grows too vigor- 
ously with the ears tending to protrude beyond the tip of the 
husk. 
V4 \b. 20c; 1 Ib. 80c; 2 Ibs. $1.40 postpaid 
Not prepaid, 10 Ibs. $4.90; 25 Ibs. $12.00; 100 Ibs. $47.00 
ILLINOIS GOLDEN No. 10. (74 days.) This hybrid developed 
by the Illinois Agricultural Experiment station is a heavy 
yielding main crop corn. Seems exceptionally well adapted to 
muckland production in Florida. The plants are vigorous, 
62 feet tall, with some suckers, and with large heavy, dark 
green leaves, a heavy stalk and a strong root system making 
them very drouth tolerant, and somewhat resistant to ear 
worms. A good yielder of medium long, averaging about 7 
inches, large, thick, heavy ears packing 4 to 5 dozen per crate. 
The ears are slightly tapered, covered with large, fairly tight 
husks, with 12 to 14 straight rows of large medium-yellow 
kernels. 
V4 Wb. 20c; 1 Ib. 75c; 2 Ibs. $1.25, postpaid 
Not prepaid, 10 Ibs. $4.50; 25 Ibs. $11.00; 100 Ibs. $43.00 
For Best Results Plant Kilgore’s “Bred-Rite” Seeds 
