Did you know?

• The average corn plant grows seven to 10 feet tall.

• An ear of corn grows about 800 kernels in 16 rows.

• A bushel of corn weighs about 56 pounds.

• Ears of corn have an even number of rows. They can have eight, 10, 12 or more.

• The life cycle of corn is about 130 to 150 days.

• There are about 72,800 kernels in one bushel of corn.

• The tassels of an ear of corn produce the pollen.

• Corn is grown on every continent except Antarctica.

• Corn originated with Native Americans in central Mexico. Petrified corn cobs have been found in places wher they lived.

• Popcorn pops because of a tiny amount of moisture locked inside the corn kernel. The water expands when heated and pops.

• There are corn products in ice cream, hot dogs, vinegar, dry cell batteries, crayons, match heads, toothpaste, aspirin, and some disposable diapers.

• One bushel of corn can produce: 32 pounds of cornstarch; 33 pounds of corn sweetener; 2.7 gallons of ethanol; or 1.6 pounds of corn oil.

• Pilgrims used corn husks to stuff mattresses, corn cobs to burn for fuel and also for feeding livestock.

• The tallest corn plant reported in the U.S. grew to 31 feet tall.

• People first started growing corn more than 8,000 years ago.

• Soda pop contains corn.

• Corn is used 276 ways just in making cookies.

• 75 percent of all grocery items contain corn in a processed form.

• There are 28 pounds of corn starch in a ton of paper.

• The U.S. grows 48 percent of the world’s corn. We lead the world’s corn production.