1538 The Vegetable Industry in New York State 



yield 



A bushel of ears of pop corn when husked weighs 38 pounds, 

 but when cured one season the standard weight is 35 pounds. 

 There are 7 pounds of cobs in each bushel of ears, so that 2 bush- 

 els of ears (70 pounds) make 1 bushel of shelled corn (56 pounds) 

 after shelling and removing 14 pounds of cobs. Sixty bushels of 

 ears per acre is considered a good yield, although some growers 

 have bred up their seed until, with liberal feeding and careful cul- 

 tivation, they obtain between 80 and 90 bushels per acre. 



MARKETING 



Pop corn is marketed in many different ways. The western 

 grower usually raises it on contract at so much per pound shelled, 

 or sells the entire crop to one of the large dealers in the West who 

 supplies the wants of the trade throughout the country. The 

 shelled corn is sometimes packed in one-pound boxes for the retail 

 grocery trade, but for best results in popping it should be left on 

 the cob until ready to use. It seems there is always enough mois- 

 ture in the cob to keep the chit end of the kernel from becoming 

 too dry and hard. 



The eastern growers usually sell it to the grocer in nearby towns 

 at about one dollar per bushel of ears, and the grocer retails it in 

 small lots at five to eight cents per pound. Some of the larger 

 growers ship their entire crop in barrels to wholesale grocers in 

 the large cities where it is sold on account. 



