. The book of corn; a complete treatise upon the culture, marketing and uses of maize in America and elsewhere, for farmers, dealers, manufacturers and others--a comprehensive manual upon the production, sale, use and commerce of the world's greatest crop . oped well-fixed types,by growing for a long period under uniform con-ditions. About the only differences found in manyof these varieties are in the length and uniformity ofthe ears. The longer a variety has existed on one farmand the greater the care used in selecting the seed, themore uniform will be the ears. The white flint cornis essent
. The book of corn; a complete treatise upon the culture, marketing and uses of maize in America and elsewhere, for farmers, dealers, manufacturers and others--a comprehensive manual upon the production, sale, use and commerce of the world's greatest crop . oped well-fixed types,by growing for a long period under uniform con-ditions. About the only differences found in manyof these varieties are in the length and uniformity ofthe ears. The longer a variety has existed on one farmand the greater the care used in selecting the seed, themore uniform will be the ears. The white flint cornis essentially the same as the Improved Canada, exceptthat the kernels are a pale cream-white, and are oftenmore flinty than the yellow flints. The white flints aregrown on some farms because they are preferred formaking hominy. In the typical Improved Canada BOTANY AND VARIETIES 35 white flint the ears are firm and the kernels large;length of ear nine inches; diameter at the butt one andfive-tenths inches; ears slightly tapering and wellcapped over at the tips. The Rhode Island White Cap is one of the bestknown varieties of corn in eastern Connecticut andRhode Island. The stalks are small, rarely over sixfeet tall and commonly less. The ears are small, ker-. 307 308 3°9 Fig 13—Space Between Rows No 307, narrow; 308, medium; space 309, wide space nels very flinty and firm on the cob. The ears are fiveto seven and one-half inches in length and nearlyalways solidly capped over the tips. The diameter isabout one and one-quarter inches at the butt and tapersbut very slightly. The length of the season is one hun-dred to one hundred and ten days. 36 THE BOOK OF CORN OTHER GENERAL VARIETIES OF CORN Soft Corn—The soft corns are grown for the mostpart in the southern portions of the United States. Thelong season does not compel early maturity and thedevelopment of the hard covering which is the casewith northern grown corn. This corn is not valuablefor storing and is more subject to insect
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