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be kept st as low temperature as
can be secured without freezing

be kept st as low temperature as
eau be secured without freezing.
"3. The chief value of Indian
corn for the table is found in its
sweetness, although this must be
coupler with succulence and tender
ness. The flavor Of the naturally
sweet Indian corn can not be sue
cessfully initiated by the artificial
addition Of sugar. Hence 1t follows
that there Is some particular form
In which the sugar is combined by
nature In the corn which gives 1t its
high value, and mere sweetness, pro-
duced either by added cane sugar or
by saccharine, does not give the fine
flavor of a naturally sweet product.
-. The chief difference be-
tween the Indian corn of the ex-
trerne North and that Of the extreme
South Is found not so much In its
content OF sugar as in its succulence,
the lower temperature of the North
making the corn more tender and
edible for a longer period than the
extremely high temperatures of the
South. The season, therefore, dur
ing which the green Indian corn can
be used and kept in good condition
Is longer In the North than 1t is in
the South. In other words, the ri
pening process is not so rapidly
completed in the North. Further, al
though the Southern grown corn
was superior in sugar content II
was inferior in yield and general
physical appearance. 1t would ap-
pear, however. that. the superiority
In sugar content Of Southern corn
opens up possibility Of acclimating
the most favorable varities and by
selection and careful cultivating
greatly improve the southern-grown
product.
"5. OF all the factors of the en-
vironment which affect the edible
quality Of green Indian corn 1t ap-
pears that the amount and 6istribu-
ton of rainfall are the most impor-
tant. A moderate and well~distrib-
uted rainfall. especially during the
growing season. Is necessary to pro-
duce crop having the best qualities.
Excessive rainfall in the latter part
OF the growing season or great
deficiency during the terminating
and growing period equally inter-
feres with the excellence of the
crop. Naturally a larger rainfall Is
needed In the Southern than In the
Northern States. and in fact 1t seems
to be more important that it be
evenly distributed there. This idea
leads to the suggestion that the
very best results In the growing Of
sweet Indian corn for consumption
in the green state may be looked Tor
In the irrigated regions. where the
supply and distribution Of water are
under absolute control. The cost Of
land, however, In such localities is
SO great as to render farming more
expensive. and hence the great areas
devoted to the production Of green
Indian corn will probably continue
to be found In the northern portions
Of our country where usually the
rainfall during the growing period is
distributed In such a manner as
produces the best crop. The great
areas Of sweet corn will, therefore,
still be found on the Atlantic coast
from Maryland North and in the
northern parts Of the States border
ing the Ohio River. and even touch
Ing In some places, the Canadian
frontier.
IS. From the data which have
been recorded and from the general
summary 1t is evident that the
graphic representations of the in
nuences Of environment in the case
of green Indian corn are not so val
liable az was the case with the sugar
Deet. The curves showing variations
In temperature, latitude, and alti-
tude, the amount Of sunshine and
the quantity and distribution Of the
rainfall. can not be 80 readily COM
pared with the lines showing the
sugar content as in the case of the
sugar beet.--News and Courier.