The Archive · 1935

Carrots Are Coming

'A further attempt will be made to introduce Ferry-Morse's " improved Tong orange carrot amongst the farm= ers, and markelegardeners. The native carrot lacks flavour, texture and productiveness per acre, and it is hoped that this new variety will quickly demonstrate its superiority over the native varieties.

It is commonly thought, that only the mountain people eat corn on the cob, but tremendous amounts of roasted or bolled corn on the cob are eaten by city, town, village and country people. Up to the present time, it has been the common field corn' variety that has supplied this need. In order to supply a better corn for human consumption, three well known and proved varieties of sweet corn will be distributed in the early Spring of 1938 amongst' the farmers and market gardeners, viz, Country Gentleman, Black Mexican and Whipple's Early Yellow.

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