Truckers’ Favorite Dent Corn An early season 8 inch long white dent corn with deep kernels, truck farmers embraced Trucker’s Favorite at the turn of the twentieth century as a succession corn—the second corn offered at the market in a growing season after Extra Early Adams or Extra Early Bland, the first corns to mature. The Extra Earlys were flint corns—good for hominy grits. Trucker’s Favorite was a meal corn.
ISSUE 84, SOUTHERN LANDRACE & HEIRLOOM CORN, Part 19: Truckers' Favorite
ISSUE 84, SOUTHERN LANDRACE & HEIRLOOM CORN…
ISSUE 84, SOUTHERN LANDRACE & HEIRLOOM CORN, Part 19: Truckers' Favorite
Truckers’ Favorite Dent Corn An early season 8 inch long white dent corn with deep kernels, truck farmers embraced Trucker’s Favorite at the turn of the twentieth century as a succession corn—the second corn offered at the market in a growing season after Extra Early Adams or Extra Early Bland, the first corns to mature. The Extra Earlys were flint corns—good for hominy grits. Trucker’s Favorite was a meal corn.