SEED GROWERS 23 
SWEET CORN 
CULTURE. Sweet Corn produces best on fertile soil and the land should 
receive a good complete fertilizer treatment before planting. Do not plant 
corn in cold ground unless a good seed treatment is used. About the middle 
of May, plant corn in hills 3 to 3% feet each way, dropping 4 to 5 seeds 
to a hill, later thinning to 3 stalks; or plant in 3 or 3%4-foot rows, dropping 
3 seeds to the foot, later thinning to stand 1 foot apart in the rows. Seed 
should be covered % inch on heavy soil to 1 inch on light, sandy soil. 
One pound will plant 200 hills or 400 feet of row and 7 to 10 pounds 
plant an acre. Plant every two weeks up to July 15th for a continuous 
supply. Early July plantings are delicious in September. Number of days 
is from germination to roasting ear stage. 
HYBRID VARIETIES 
New and superior Hybrid varieties are rapidly replacing the open-pol- 
linated types. The performance of Hybrids in comparison to open-pollinated 
varieties is outstanding. The vigor, uniformity in maturity, disease resis- 
tance, quality, resistance to lodging and productivity is outstanding and jus- 
tifies the popularity and widespread use of Hybrids. 
ALPHABEST 65 Days 
Ear—9” long, 8 to 10 rows, medium yellow, excellent quality, sweet and 
tender with well filled tips, long protecting husk. Plant—5™% ft. tall, vigor- 
ous, makes good early growth, dark green, drouth resistant. Use—Canning, 
whole ear pack; market garden and home garden and freezing. A new intro- 
duction in the early class. A fine corn for the home gardeners as well as 
bringing in a good early price for the market gardener. 
ALPHAGOLD 60 Days 
One of the best extra early sweet corns for garden use. This uniform, 
high yielding, 10 to 12 rowed hybrid closely resembles Golden Bantam but 
is earlier than most strains now in use. The ears are well covered with a 
protective husk reducing damage from birds and ear worms so often found 
in the first sweet corn ready for eating. Plants are about 4% feet tall, fre- 
quently bear two well developed 10 to 12 rowed ears. It fills out exception- 
ally well at tip of the ear and has much less smut than most early varieties. 
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