Trucker's Favorite White Dent Corn
Price: $2.84
SKU: 31400911As with all field corn it is best picked in early milk stage (about 80 days) for eating fresh. A high yielding variety, it was introduced in 1899 by T. W. Wood & Sons.[1,2] In their announcement that year, they stated:
Sow seeds about 1½ to 2½ inch deep, 3 to 4 inches apart, in rows spaced 24 to 30 inches apart. Thin to 6 to 12 inches apart.
Harvest Information:
Pick the ears for dry grain or decoration when the husks are dry and the kernels are hard enough that you cannot make a dent in them with your fingernail. Many people pick the ears too early when kernels are still soft. If this is done they shrivel up and shrink and their beauty is destroyed. They cannot finish maturing once they have been picked.
Even though the ears look dry, there remains moisture deep within the cob. If you were to enclose them in a box, the moisture would cause them to sour and mold. You may let them dry longer on the plants if neither weather nor predators are damaging them. Otherwise hang them up or lay them out in the open until they are completely dry inside.
- "List of American Varieties of Vegetables for the Years 1901 and 1902," by W. W. Tracy, Jr., USDA, 1903.
- "Wood's High Grade Seeds and Guide for the Farm and Garden," T. W. Woods & Sons, 1899.
Customer Reviews:
By PAUL BATHE on May 10, 2016
I totally agree with Michael. I have grown this corn for many years and it never fails to impress and produce big. If you have long hot summers and want to grow a great corn that is very dependable and drought tolerant and will also impress your friends and neighbors with the huge size of both plant and ear, you should try 'Trucker's Favorite'. Because this is a tall corn it is a heavy feeder. You will want to put the nitrogen to it like a 43-0-0 when you plant it and at least once more when it's at knee high. Also because it is a very tall corn it should be hilled up at the same time of the knee high second feeding to bury about 12 to 18 of the stalk to increase root growth and anchor it against the winds of summer storms. :-)
By Michael Rundquist on January 6, 2016
My corn turned out wonderful. Their description is not at all what I got though. My plants stood a good 10 to 12 ft tall and I got at least one great big ear on each leafy stalk. The corn was wonderful and sweet as a roasting corn, every bit as good as my Golden Bantam. It was only about a week out past it but the yield was easily twice what my golden bantam. I liked it so good I am going to plant it instead this next year.
