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Tall Corn
While reading the 1995 edition of "Best of FARM SHOW", I came across the article about tall silage corn from a company called Crop Development in Sedgwick, Kan. I thought you might be interested in another story about unusual breeds of corn.
My wife is from Mexico and each time we go down there, I bring back a c
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Tall Corn AG WORLD Ag World 19-2-36 While reading the 1995 edition of "Best of FARM SHOW", I came across the article about tall silage corn from a company called Crop Development in Sedgwick, Kan. I thought you might be interested in another story about unusual breeds of corn.
My wife is from Mexico and each time we go down there, I bring back a couple ears of corn that I pick out of their fields. They use this particular variety to feed cows and also to make hominy and corn meal for cooking. It is available in virtually all Mexican markets.
I plant a small patch in our garden each year and each plant has 3 or 4 ears and stands 16 to 20 ft. tall. The top ear matures but does not dry down. Sometimes the bottom ear has only a cob, no kernals. I've had stalks with as many as 5 ears. Our growing season in Iowa is too short for all the ears to ripen.
In Mexico, the top ear stands about 6 ft. off the ground and is picked by hand to eat like sweet corn. The next ears are used for cooking and the bad ears are generally used for livestock.
My wife's brother in Mexico says there is a taller variety in Mexico that consistently yields 4 or 5 good ears and has a stalk as big around as a man's wrist. (Marion Sex-ton, 3220 130th St., Riverside, Iowa 52327)
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