IF the farmer:
then he can expect to harvest 150 to 200 bushels of grain per acre.
More corn was planted in the US in 1928 than in 1998.1928 - 100,399,000 acres - avg. yield 26.3 bushels per acre1998 - 80,165,000 acres - avg. yield 134.4 bushels per acre
It depends.
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How much corn does Iowa produce? In 2005, Iowa corn farmers grew alomst 2.2 billion bushels of corn on 12.5 million acres of land. (See Harvesting Corn to find out how much corn is in a bushel!)
The amount of nitrogen fertilizer, urea being one form, applied to corn varies widely by the type of corn and the soil type to which it is applied. It can range from as little as 20 kilograms per acre to as much as 250 kg/Ac.
The typical recommendation for optimal barley yield in agricultural practices is to plant around 80-100 pounds of barley per acre.
It varies a lot depending on the condition of the corn crop, but 15 to 30 tons is common.
No, corn requires sunlight to survive, much like most plants.
about 65%
Average yield per year for the period 2005 - 2009: Field corn - 8.916 million bushels Sweet corn - 66,540,000 pounds
Yes. Corn is a form of vegetation as are pretty much all plants.
According to the USDA, one acre of corn removes about 8 tons of carbon dioxide from the air in a growing season. At 180 bushels per acre, corn produces enough oxygen to supply a year's needs for 131 people.