Archive image from page 30 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1933). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1933asso Year: 1933 BREEDERS AND GROWERS 27 Height of stalk feet Length of ear inches Golden Sunshine . 5 to 5J/2 64 to 7 An early yellow variety with good sized ear, particularly desirable for market garden use. Four to five days earlier than Golden Bantam. Ears 10 to 12 rowed. Kernels medium broad, golden yellow, sweet, tender, and of good flavor. Spanish Gold 5 to 6 6 to 7 An extra early yellow variety developed by Dr. D. F. Jones, and introduced by the Connecticut A


Archive image from page 30 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1933). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1933asso Year: 1933 BREEDERS AND GROWERS 27 Height of stalk feet Length of ear inches Golden Sunshine . 5 to 5J/2 64 to 7 An early yellow variety with good sized ear, particularly desirable for market garden use. Four to five days earlier than Golden Bantam. Ears 10 to 12 rowed. Kernels medium broad, golden yellow, sweet, tender, and of good flavor. Spanish Gold 5 to 6 6 to 7 An extra early yellow variety developed by Dr. D. F. Jones, and introduced by the Connecticut Agricultural Experi- ment Station in 1931. For home garden and first early market. Stalks slender, frequently bearing 2 and 3 ears; ears well filled to the tips. Kernels bright golden yellow, plump, sweet, tender, and of good quality. Days from planting to eating stage 76 72 Asgrow 10 to 14 Rowed Golden Bantam Sweet Corn Intermediate Yellow Varieties Barden's Wonder Bantam 5l/2 to 6 6J/2 to7]/2 82 Introduced by C. S. Clark & Sons. A desirable second early variety with somewhat larger ear and slightly taller stalk than regular Golden Bantam. Ears 8 rowed. Kernels broad, tender, sweet, of good flavor. Desirable for home and market gardens. Charlevoix Sy2 to 6 6 to 7 87 An intermediate sort, good for home garden and truckers. Ears 12 to 14 rowed. Kernels light yellow, tender, and of good quality. GOLDEN BANTAM, IMPROVED 10-14 ROWED Sy2 to 6 6 to 6]/2 84 Our development introduced in 1922. A selection from the original strain of Golden Bantam resulting in a larger ear with more rows and greater productivity. Ears 10 to 14 rowed, uniform and attractive. Kernels golden yellow, medium wide, deep, sweet, and of fine flavor; remain tender longer than regular Golden Bantam. Particularly desirable for canners and market gardeners. Golden Crosby 6 6 86 Our development introduced in 1929. A cross of Early Crosby and Golden Bantam, resulting in an attractive ear with small, golden yellow k


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