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Corn
Corn is a type of cereal grass that is grown and harvested for its seed for use in everything from salad dressing to corn bread to livestock feed. It is the most popular cereal grass grown in North America, and one that grows very well in hot and relatively humid environments. Ask and answer questions about corn here.
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Is corn good for reduce uric acid?
A low purine diet is important for people who have high purine levels such as in the condition known as gout. Corn is listed as a low purine food and can be eaten as part of a healthy diet.
Did Indians put fish on corn to make it grow?
The Indians put fish into the ground to help fertilize the ground the corn was growing in.
Why do some farmers remove tassels from corn?
Since tassels are the male flower of the corn plant (silk is the female part), detasseling is done to control how the corn pollinates itself before the kernels on the ear develop. When the pollen from a tassel touches the silk, a corn kernel develops, which is why detaselling is a good method of controlling how ears grow.
Typically, farmers will grow two different types of corn in one field, but only detassel one kind, leaving the other to pollinate all. The detasseled corn will then be a cross-breed (it cannot self-pollinate), which allows for custom-designed ears or produces a higher yield.
No. Corn is really a variety of grass, and grasses are wind pollinated.
Corn, fresh or dried, is NOT safe for rabbits. The hull of corn kernels is composed of a complex polysaccharide (not cellulose and pectin, of which plant cell walls are more commonly composed, and which a rabbit can digest) which rabbits cannot digest. We know of more than one rabbit who suffered intestinal impactions because of the indigestible corn hulls. After emergency medical treatment, when the poor rabbits finally passed the corn, their fecal pellets were nearly solid corn hulls! Those rabbits were lucky.
Is frog poo cylindrical or like a section of sweet corn?
It will vary from species to species. A frog's poop should be shaped like the frog's inner parts and it should be solid.
How many bushels of corn did Nebraska produce in 2009?
1,575,300,000 bushels, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
Why are you not supposed to scrap the cob when you are cutting corn off the cob?
Disregarding any regional laws I may be unaware of, there's no reason why you can't perform such action.
Who sells corn furnace with power vent?
Americas heat LMF manufacturing sells a power vent stainless steal for $350. claims that is is made for corn furnace and does not have the trouble of previous power venst for horizontal installs.
NO, not exactly the same. The traditional "Brown Hound" was normally made-to-order and used a batter made from corn meal milled from white corn. (The white corn actually browns deeper.)
As "brown-hounds" became more mass-produced and pre-packaged, it was cheaper to use meal ground from yellow corn for the batter and they were branded as "corn dogs".
Why are wheat fields called corn fields?
This puzzled me for ages...... then I found this:
Dear J.:
There's nothing I'd enjoy more than humiliating the two overrated institutions you mention, but I'm afraid you're the only target in range at the moment. "Corn" comes from the Latin word for grain (granum), and through the ages it's been used indiscriminately for whatever grain happens to predominate in a particular region.
In England, for example, corn is the word the natives apply to wheat. Up country a bit, in Scotland, the locals say "corn" when they mean "oats." Naturally, when our British forebears jumped off the Mayflower and found the welcoming committee brandishing long green stalks with funny yellow things pointing out of them, "corn" was the first word that came to mind, and the name stuck in American English.
"Indian corn," as the plant is called now and then, is a more logical and precise name (at least if you're willing to be tolerant about the "Indian" part). Better yet is "maize," the term used by thinking botanists and by English-speaking peoples outside the Americas, where the word "corn" is already spoken for.
Maize is, of course, a product of the New World. No historical evidence suggests that any European had encountered it before Christopher Columbus landed in Cuba. According to Columbus's journal for that fateful day, November 5, 1492, two Spanish scouts he had sent to explore the interior of the island came back with wild tales of "a sort of grain . . . which was well tasted, baked, dried, and made into flour." The natives, in their Taino dialect, called it mahiz, which Columbus promptly corrupted into maiz or maize.
So, getting back to Claudius, he was really expanding the harbor to accommodate more wheat, thus upping the pasta supply. Claudius would have called it granum, and the BBC scriptwriters' rendering, "corn," becomes confusing when the program is shipped over for American consumption. An even more confusing episode occurs in the Masterpiece Theater debasement of Anna Karenina: two characters are standing in the middle of what is manifestly a wheat field, making casual references to the sea of "corn" that surrounds them. If PBS is going to insist on importing all their blockbusters from England, maybe they ought to consider adding subtitles.
- Cecil Adams
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What kinds of pepper corn are there?
I'm familiar with dent corn, flint corn, sweet corn and popcorn, but I can't find any references to pepper corn. However, there are numerous references to peppercorn, all of which are various treatments of the Black pepper (piper nigrum) plant, a native of southern India. The berries from this plant can be harvested at different stages of maturity to produce white, green, or black pepper. Peppercorns are just dried whole berries that have not yet been ground up.
Yes , i have a pet corn snake and so does my brother they are very calm. my snake has tried to 'attack' me before but the only thing it really did bump its head against my hand it did not even open its mouth they are not dangerous at all . i would recommend them the only snake that is known to be calmer is the Florida king snake but they grow much bigger.
Is Bauer or Pioneer better for detasseling jobs?
Bauer detassling is great for first time jobs, especially for shy kids. Bullying is not allowed at all! Great opportunity for lots of money.
Can pregnant women eat sweet corn?
Unless the doctor said no corn, pregnant women can eat sweet corn. If she is retaining water (very swollen feet and hands) or having high blood pressure, she might have to eat it without salt.
How long do corn snakes carry there eggs?
I raised some corn snakes a while back, and even though they were in the house, the female laid eggs. The female will appear "pregnant" with developing eggs for about 4 weeks after a successful mating. As soon as those eggs have the membranous shell in place, out they come (12 - 24) and mama pretty much forgets about them. That will be the last of April or first of May, though some will not lay their eggs until June. When they hatch, about 10 weeks later, the babies are on their own.
What is the difference between a Corn and a Callus?
A Corn IS a Callus, but it's a specific type of Callus.
Corns more often appear on the toes and fingers. It's recognized by its elliptical shape, caused by a specific pattern of rubbing the thin skin. The name comes from the appearance of it under a microscope, specifically at the center of the corn itself.
Which website offers the best information regarding caramel corn?
WalMart is a store that sells many items online. You can purchase caramel corn and read reviews from WalMart and they will have it delivered to the store for free or to your home for a nominal cost.
