Corn

Corn — page 1 — Corn fed chickens produce eggs with yel lower yolks or

Corn — page 2 — CORN Corn is an important crop to many people and animals People eat sweet corn and pop corn Farmers use field corn to feed livestock They make the grain into cereal too Corn is an annual plant That means it must be replanted every year Corn needs fertile soil water and lots of sunlight Some people call corn maize

Corn — page 3 — The husk around an ear of corn keeps the kernels inside

Corn — page 4 — EARS OF CORN A corn plant has leaves and a thick stalk or stem Most stalks are about eight feet 2 4 m tall But they can grow much higher At the top of the stem is a group of flowers This part is called the tassel In the middle of the plant are other flowers called ears An outer covering called a husk covers each ear Inside the husk kernels grow on a cob Most kernels are white or yellow Others are blue purple or red kernel husk leaf

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