put in it should be covered with an inch of soil before the seed is sown.
The climbing snap beans may be planted in the hill with the tall-growing corn, or hills of pumpkins; squashes or cucumbers may be made in every fourth hill and every third row, although the vines will be very much in the way of continued cultivation if the ground is inclined to be weedy. Sweet corn should not be planted within one hundred yards of field or pop-corn, as the pollen will be sure to mix and spoil the quality of the table corn. It will sometimes mix at greater distances, but this distance would be safe in most cases.
VARIETIES OF SWEET CORN.
The Cory.—This is the earliest variety known, and is at the same time superior in size and quality to the varieties which have been grown as extra early, before its introduction. It ripens nearly a week in advance of any other variety, while the ears
A RIPENED EAR OF THE CORY CORN.
are much larger than either the Minnesota or Marblehead. The grains are well formed to the tip of the cob, making a much handsomer car than the other early varieties, while in sweetness and quality it is also superior.
