Show MATURITY AFFECTS S QUALITY OF CORN Rapidly Rapid Rapid- roughness s Increases ly as Kernels Develop Prepared by tho United States Department of ot Agriculture Quality in canned sweet et corn is due du duo o 0 both factory and farm mw he conditions In the factory which the quality of the canned prod the understood says act ct are me generally United States Department of methods are fairl fairly tUL tu ure and canning well standardized Improvement in canned sweet corn com is most must likely to be brought rought about therefore by a u better understanding of the factors on the farm arm rm which make for a better quality material delivered to the of f the raw factory For several years C. C A A. Magoon and C. C W. W Culpepper of the department have ave been making a special study of ol the he growing of sweet corn to deter determine mine the factors which have a bearing n Its quality From Irom the considerable already gained It appears appears- that hat one of ot the most Important fac factors tors ors Is the tenderness or toughness toughness- Jr f r the kernel hull This they Und find fIllies to some extent with the differ but Is particularly affected af af- tnt tut varieties by the degree of maturity of ol ollie the lie corn Toughness Increases ver very toward us as the kernels kernel develop maturity being most rapid during sea sea- seaSons ons Sons of high temperature In cool I weather the thee the Increase Is much less l toughness toughness tough tough- From the standpoint of during which ness the period I corn can be packed Is Isel el very hort short natural Consistency sweetness and I flavors are likewise of Importance When corn com Is too mature the d desirable desir- desir sir du de able flavor disappears and one less able takes Its Ita place Tests rests have standard va shown that any of the If first class product yield a n canned at the th proper stage of ma ma- S |