 | Richard Lamb Allen - Agriculture - 1850 - 408 pages
...air. These grains at their exterior ends are almost flat, and grow so closely together from the cob to the surface, that they produce a greater yield than...but are less nourishing to poultry and swine. The colour of this variety is always white, unless it has been crossed with other kinds, which may invariably... | |
 | Farm buildings - 1856 - 962 pages
...kiln-dried. Grains at the extreme end are almost flat, and grow so closely together from the cob to the surface that they produce a greater yield than...those of the flint kinds, and from their softness are better feed for horses. When crossed with other grains, a small indention is seen in the ends of... | |
 | Frederick Gerhard - History - 1857 - 474 pages
...These grains, at their extreme ends, are almost flat, and grow so closely together from the cob to the surface, that they produce a greater yield than...horses, but are less nourishing to poultry and swine. This variety ripens later, though it is more productive than any other kind. 8. Early Sweet Corn. There... | |
 | Frederick Gerhard - History - 1857 - 466 pages
...These grains, at their extreme ends, are almost flat, and grow so closely together from the cob to the surface, that they produce a greater yield than...horses, but are less nourishing to poultry and swine. This variety ripens later, though it is more productive than any other kind. 8. Early Sweet Corn. There... | |
 | Frederick Gerhard - History - 1857 - 480 pages
...These grains, at their extreme ends, are almost flat, and grow so closely together from the cob to the surface, that they produce a greater yield than...the size of the ears. They contain more starch, and loss gluten and oil, than those of the Flint kinds, and from their softness they serve as better food... | |
 | Peter Lund Simmonds - 1863 - 590 pages
...grains. These grains at their extreme ends are almost flat, and grow so closely together from the cob to the surface, that they produce a greater yield than...horses ; but are less nourishing to poultry and swine. This variety ripens later, though it is more productive than any other kind. 8. Early Sweet Corn. There... | |
 | Peter Lund Simmonds - 1877 - 564 pages
...narrow grains. These at their extreme ends are almost flat, and grow so closely together from the cob to the surface, that they produce a greater yield than...those of the flint kinds, and from their softness serve as better food for horses, but are less nourishing to poultry and swine. This variety ripens... | |
 | Peter Lund Simmonds - Agriculture - 1889 - 590 pages
...narrow grains. These at their extreme ends are almost flat, end grow so closely together from the cob to the surface, that they produce a greater yield than...those of the flint kinds, and from their softness serve as better food for horses, but are less nourishing to poultry and swine. This variety ripens... | |
 | Peter Lund Simmonds - Agriculture - 1889 - 566 pages
...more -starch, and less gluten and oil than those of the flint kinds, and from their softness servo fis better food for horses, but are less nourishing to poultry and swine. This variety ripens later, though it is more productive than any other kind. 13. Early Sweet Corn.... | |
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These grains at their extreme ends are almost flat, and grow so closely together from the cob to the surface, that they produce a greater yield than any other variety in proportion to the size of the ears. They contain more starch, and less gluten and... 