CHAPTER XVII 
SWEET CORN 
WEET corn is used almost entirely for human 
food, so vast quantities of it are consumed upon 
our dining tables. A favorite way of cooking it 
is to boil it on the cob, and served in this manner it is 
regarded as one of the “ courses of the most refined and 
epicurean dishes.” The great canning industry of the 
United States also consumes great quantities of it, their 
average yearly pack being over six million cases, of two 
dozen cans each. 
The sweet corn plant cut up and properly cured for 
fodder makes a valuable feed for all stock, one of the 
most valuable that can be grown on the farm. Stock 
will entirely consume it. As a winter feed for horses it 
excels in value any feed grown. It puts and keeps 
horses in good condition. It cannot be overfed, and 
horses and cattle will almost entirely subsist upon it 
through the winter season, coming out in the spring in 
fine condition. It is one of the best milk-producing 
feeds grown, producing quantities of well-tasting rich 
milk. Where dairying is carried on to a large extent 
sweet corn fodder is considered worth ten dollars per 
acre. Some even claim that one acre is equal to eight 
acres of grass, and worth more than two acres of any 
forage crop grown. 
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