. 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 . Corn. BOTANY AND VARIETIES 35 white flint the ears are firm and the kernels large; length of ear nine inches ; diameter at the butt one and five-tenths inches; ears slightly tapering and well capped over at the tips. The Rhode Island White Cap is one of the best known varieties of corn in eastern Connecticut and Rhode Island. The stalks a
. 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 . Corn. BOTANY AND VARIETIES 35 white flint the ears are firm and the kernels large; length of ear nine inches ; diameter at the butt one and five-tenths inches; ears slightly tapering and well capped over at the tips. The Rhode Island White Cap is one of the best known varieties of corn in eastern Connecticut and Rhode Island. The stalks are small, rarely over six feet tall and commonly less. The ears are small, ker-. Fig 13—Space Between Rows No 307, narrow; 30S, medium space; 309, wide space nels very flinty and firm on the cob. The ears are five to seven and one-half inches in length and nearly always solidly capped over the tips. The diameter is about one and one-quarter inches at'the btitt and tapers but very slightly. The length of the season is one hun- dred to one hundred and ten Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Myrick, Herbert, b. 1860. New York ; Chicago : Orange Judd Company
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