HYBRID SWEET CORN 
Yellow Varieties (Continued) 
Illinois No. 10 — Popular canning type in southern 
areas where this variety’s resistance to drouth and 
heat have proven important. Stalks are about 7 
feet tall, heavy-yielding, suckerless. Ears are uni- 
form about 8 inches long, 14 to 16 rowed. Kernels 
are medium yellow, good breadth and depth, well- 
flavored. Quality is not as fine as Carmelcross and 
Golden Cross Bantam. 90 days. 
Ioana — Very good mid-season hybrid for southern 
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 yellow, 
tender and deep, good quality. 85 days. 
POPCORN 
CULTURE: Grow like sweet corn. Plant in 3 foot 
rows. 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. 
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. 
Iopop No. 5 — A white hybrid introduction by the 
Iowa Experiment Station, this popcorn is an im- 
provement over Jap Hulless. Kernels are more ten- 
der, much less hull, and this variety matures ear- 
lier. Stalks 4% to 5 feet tall, ears 4 inches long 
with slender white kernels. 83 days. 
ASPARAGUS 
CULTURE: Sow in early spring in 18 inch rows 
about 1% 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. 
VARIETIES: 
Mary Washington is a USDA rust-resistant variety, 
_ producing tall, straight, quick-growing, purple- 
_ tipped talks which are dark green, tender, and well- 
flavored. 
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