CORN 



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CORN 



OUTLINE AND QUESTIONS ON CORN 



Outline 



I. History 



(1) Grown in tropical contries 



(2) The wild teosinte of Mexico 



(3) Adaptation to northern latitudes 



( 4 ) Widespread growth 



II. Varieties 



(1) Pop corn 



(a) Peculiarities 



(2) Dent corn 



(a) Commonest variety 



(b) Great production in United States 



(3) Flint corn 



(a) Grown farther north than other 

 varieties 



(4) Sweet corn 



(5) Flour corn 



( 6 ) Size of plants and ears 



III. Importance of Corn 



(1) World's crop 



(2) Where chiefly grown 



(a) United States greatest producer 



(b) The "corn belt" 



(3) Varying uses 



(a) As food 



(b) As forage 



(c) In paper-making 



(d) In manufacture of alcohol 



(e) In rubber-making 



(f) Miscellaneous uses 



IV. Method and Cost of Production 



(1) Manner of planting 



(2) Of cultivating 



(3) Most favorable soil and weather con- 



ditions 



(4) Method of harvesting 



(5) Cost of production 



(a) Small increase in cost with in- 

 creased production per acre 



V. Food Value 



(1) Of corn flour 



(2) Of green corn 



VI. Corn Club* 



(1) Purposes 



(a) To diminish trend from farm to 



city 



(b) To teach new and better methods 



(c) To introduce corn-production in 



new territory 



(d) To vitalize work in rural schools 



(2) Method 



(a) Competition 



(b) Special instruction 





Questions 



What makes pop corn pop? 



Is there any difference in the method of planting corn intended for ensilage and 

 that grown for the ears alone? 



How much alcohol could be manufactured yearly if all the cornstalks of the 

 United States were used in its manufacture? 



Have you ever counted eleven rows of corn on an ear? Are you ever likely to? 



Which has greater food value, "corn on the cob" or ^orn^ bread? 



How much time is required for corn to mature? 



Which is the correct style of corn shock, that with a broad base and very sloping 

 sides, or that which has almost vertical sides and a narrow base? Why? 



What other common plants belong to the same general order as corn? 



How large a proportion of the United States corn crop is used as forage? 



If you spoke in England of corn, what misunderstanding might arise? How 

 could you prevent this? 



What is the ordinary corn of commerce called, and why? 



If you had a sandy field and one with a rich black loam, which would you choose 

 for your corn? 



What are the three greatest corn-producing states in the American Union? 



How does Argentina's production compare with that of the United States? 



