90 HARVESTING AND UTILIZING CORN 



rubber. The residue after oil is extracted is corn oil cake and makes 

 a valuable stock feed, being very high in protein. 



Distillery products are the residue as a result of distilling alco- 

 holic beverages. These products are practically all used as stock 

 feeds. 



Pop-corn is either eaten fresh as popped or manufactured into a 

 variety of confectionery products. 



Sweet corn is commonly eaten green, from the cob, or cut from 

 the cob and canned. Canning corn is an important commercial 

 industry. 



Importance as Food. In Colonial days corn was an important 

 article of food, and generally used. However, with the development 

 of wheat culture, corn has been almost entirely superseded in all but 

 the southern States. In the South, corn bread is still used 

 extensively. 



QUESTIONS 



1. Explain the customary methods of harvesting corn. 



2. Where are the stalks generally harvested and where not harvested ? 



3. Under what conditions is it profitable to harvest corn stalks? 



4. Describe what you regard as a good method of curing and keeping corn- 



fodder. 



5. How would you determine best time to harvest fodder? 



6. Explain change in water content. 



7. What proportion by weight in the ears? 



8. What proportion of feeding value? 



9. How dry should corn be for storage? 



10. What shrinkage is expected in storage of ears? Storage of silage? 



11. Figure out what it costs to produce corn in your community. 



12. Explain the principles of silage making. 



13. How is the corn crop utilized? 



14. Name some of the important manufactured products. 



