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numbers of live stock, the corn is cut while green and 

 put into silos and fed as silage. 



Uses of corn. All parts of the corn plant, except 

 the roots, are utilized. The stalks, leaves, and husks 

 form good forage, while the grain is the best stock food 

 in the world. A small percentage of corn is used in 

 making alcohol and spirituous liquors. The part of 

 the grain left after it is malted is used for stock food. 

 Corn oil is made from the germs or embryos of corn. 

 Cobs are used for fuel, and the pith is used for pack- 

 ing. Corn is also an important human food. Many of 

 the breakfast foods are made wholly or partly of corn. 

 Hominy is the corn kernels with the outer skin removed. 

 Corn starch is made from the starchy part of the grain. 

 Sweet corn and pop corn are grown only for human 

 food. 



EARS OF CORN SELKCTKD FOR SEKD 



Seed corn. - - The selection, storage, and testing of 

 seed corn is a very important part of corn culture. In 



