The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-05-26
MAKE SWEET CORN LAST

MAXI SWEET OOEtN AASA
May is corn planting month. A
little planning right now will give
the home gardener the longest
possible season for putting fresh
corn On the table and plans for
putting some in the locker.
The best way is to plant three
to five good quality hybrid var
ieties all at the same time. That's
because science has developed
varieties which grow at different
rates and mature at different
times regardless of weather.
For the earliest variety plant
Spanscross which natures in 20
days. Spancross, like Marcross
and Seneca Golden, either Of
which may follow Spancross in
season, is only fair in quality.
AS a result, none of these are
varieties for freezing or canning.
A good third variety is Carmel
cross. It has better quality and
is good fresh, canned or frozen.
Next in time of maturing is the
familiar Golden Cross Bantam,
which requires IS days from
planting to reach edible stage.
Lincoln, a new hybrid, compares
favorably with it.
The last variety which might
be used in a series is Iona. This
variety, which produces large ears
with rather shallow kernels, ex-
tends the season until frost.
Besides proper varieties, some
other things are important in
stretching the corn season. One
is to plant the seed in we'll
prepared seedbed after the soil
has warmed enough to permit
good, quick growth. A third is
to plant only enough of the early
varieties to be used fresh for
table use, but Carmelcross of
Golden Cross Bantam should be
planted in quantity enough for
canning and freezing.
One of the most important
points is to plant each hybrid
or variety in a square or rec
tangu1ar block of at least three
rows to insure good pollination
and well-filled ears. Pollen is
carried by the slightest breeze,
and pollen from stalks standing
in a row is likely to fall to the
ground unless neighboring stalks
with fresh silk are standing by
ready to catch it.
SUPPORT PROPOSALS
This past week I had occasion
to discuss with two or three
farmers the purpose Of the sup.
port program. In reviewing mat
erial for these men I find that
Ralph S. Trigg, who is with the
Production Marketing admins
tration in Washington, D. c., made
this statement: Recognition that
the stability of the farm income
is in the national interest is the
basis for the whole price support
program" Principles and author
tiles Mr.. Trigg said are contained
in present legislation including
the Agricultural Act Of 1948. He
listed the following as basic
elements in support Of stabilized
farm income: Establish farm In
come or purchasing power base
below which it is not in the
national interest to permit farm
buying power to follow; provide
for extension Of definite price
supports to commodities not prev
iously covered. Those include
perishables such as milk and
meat; in supporting these perish
ables, use production payments
instead Of buying up SURPRISES
to support the market; and there
would be more definite recogni-
ton Of the relationship between
price support, conservation and
orderly marketing program. These
principles would be covered by
Secretary Brannan's new proposed
program. Producers of storable
commodities such as wheat and
cotton would notice very little
change from that now used.
BULLETINS
fabrication Ut farm equipment
! is essential for proper farm man.