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How do you make organic corn seeds?
You plant the corn. As it grows you are not permitted to use any chemicals on the ground or on the plant. Once the plant produces the crop, allow the ears of corn to dry on the plant. Then remove the dried kernels from the cob and you will have organic seed.
Why might farmers plant legumes such as peas to to improve the nitrogen levels in their soil?
legumes contain high level of nitrogen which are leeched into the soil. this allows the farmer to then plant crops such as corn that use that nitrogen
Why might farmers plant legumes such as peas to improve the nitrogen levels in the soil?
legumes contain high level of nitrogen which are leeched into the soil. this allows the farmer to then plant crops such as corn that use that nitrogen
How maize is harvested?
In the US, it's typically harvested with a machine called a combine, which pulls the mature ears off the plant, threshes them to get the kernels off the cob, and then transfers the shelled corn to a waiting truck or other conveyance to the storage location. Some farmers still use a cornpicker, which skips the threshing step, and transfers the whole ears to the cart or truck for the trip to the storage unit.
How do you use caw in a sentence?
The bird cawed when the farmers shucked the corn.
What do farmers use to harvest there crops?
For grain, they are called "harvesters" or combine harvesters, which is a huge machine that gathers the crop (be it corn, wheat, barley, oats, etc.) and goes through the process in the machine of separating the kernels or seeds from the rest of the plant. What's left over is ejected as chaff, which can be baled for straw. In the old days, threshing machines were used to separate seeds of grain from the chaff.
Is the word corn singular or plural?
The word "corn" can be both singular and plural. It is singular when referring to a single kernel of corn, and it is plural when referring to multiple kernels or ears of corn.
How do you tell the difference between sweet corn and cow corn?
Sweet corn is soft from the day it blooms. "Cow" corn is hard it's entire lifespan. Corn feed is a better way of stating it. Hard corn "corn feed" is also packaged as popcorn. Just a little better cleaning.
What tool do farmers use to cut rice?
Combine harvester with a corn header.
What is corn used for besides eating and fuel?
Corn has many uses. It is one of the world's most versatile crops. Please note that 0.7% of all the corn grown in the U.S. is sweet corn, or "veggie corn." 99.3% is field corn, also called commercial corn. You can imagine the leaves on a corn plant as solar panels. The leaves convert the sun's energy into the kernels on each ear of corn. That means that energy we cannot consume (solar energy) changes form into corn kernels. Those kernels are used in many ways. The part of the corn plant that is not harvested also has use. It can remain on the crop land and act like a mulch, protecting the land from soil and water erosion. It also composts, adding nutrients back into the soil. Consult the 2010 World of Corn at the related link below for a full report on the U.S. corn crop and its uses. In the U.S., the biggest user of corn is the livestock industry. Beef cattle, dairy cattle, hogs, and poultry all consume the corn kernels and change the form of the energy into protein, which we as humans can then consume. The next biggest user of corn in the U.S. is the ethanol industry. The corn kernels are separated into their various parts, and the starch and cellulosic parts can be turned into ethanol. The by-product of this process called DDGS can be used as a livestock feed. So making ethanol does not remove the opportunity to use that same corn kernel as livestock feed and therefore human food. A small percentage of the corn industry is used in this country for industrial purposes, like bio-degradable plastics. Basically, any product that uses petroleum can use corn derivatives instead. A small percentage of the U.S. corn crop is turned directly into a human food source like corn meal or corn oil. About 7% of the U.S. corn crop is made into HFCS, or high fructose corn syrup. HFCS is certified as a natural product by the US government. The corn kernel is refined into the sweetener. This is similar to the refining process that turns sugar beets and sugar cane into what we call "table sugar." A large portion of the U.S. corn crop is exported around the world and used for the same reasons stated above.
How do you make corn flour for tortilla chips?
1) Grow the corn. 2) Dry the corn. 3) Grind the corn into flour. Step 3 is obviously the tough one. If you are using a grindstone, or industrial equipment, you should remove the kernels from the corn before you grind it. If not, leave the kernels on, and run them up and down a stone surface to get a coarse grind, and use a mortar and pestle for a finer grind.
How come farmers use cotton to grow plants?
Not sure what you are asking. Cotton is itself a plant, so it seems you are asking how to use a plant to grow a plant.
