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Corn, lochief 
IOCHIEF 
(Days to Maturity, 89) 
Uses: Ideal for canning and freezing. 
Stalk: 7 to 74 feet tall with ears set well 
up on stalk. 
Ears: 814 to 9 inches long, cylindrical. Filled 
to tips with 16 to 20 rows of very deep, narrow 
kernels. 
Kernel: Yellow, uniform in color with high 
gloss. Excellent flavor and tenderness. 
MARCROSS_ HYBRID 
(Days to Maturity, 72) 
Uses: Early market and home gardens. 
Stalk: 5 feet tall, sparsely foliaged, medium 
broad leaves, very few suckers, wilt resistant. 
Ears: 7 inches long, about 2 inches in diam- 
‘eter, plump, 10 to 14 rows, broad kernels 
tapered at tips. 
Kernel: Light yellow, fair flavor and quality. 
Pop Corn 
K-4 HYBRID POPCORN 
(Days to Maturity, 115) 
A cross of Purdue and South American 
Yellow. 
Uses: Pops jumbo white. 
Ears: 6 to 7 inches long. 
Kernel: Medium size, yellow, oval to round. 
Cucumbers 
CULTURE: Sow seed after danger of frost, in 
hills 4 to 5 feet apart each way. Sow thickly % 
inch deep and thin to 3 plants per hill. One 
ounce will plant 100 feet; 2 pounds an acre. 
PALMETTO (White Spine) 
ANEW VARIETY FOR 1954 
A downy, mildew-resistant variety developed 
by Clemson College, South Carolina, for South- 
ern areas where mildew is a threat to produc- 
tion. 
Uses: Market variety, slicer type. Good 
shipper. 
Fruit: 8 inches long, 2% inches in diameter. 
Thick flesh, small seed cavity. Dark green, slight- 
ly pointed ends. 
SOUTHERN STATES COOPERATIVE 
