CORN SIMPLYA..MAIZE..ING

Created by Maria Scott

and Amy Lombardi

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FROM FARM

TO HOME

FROM FARM

• PRODUCTION

• CORN SEEDS ARE PLANTED LATE APRIL,

• ABOUT 25,000 PLANTS PER ACRE

• BY FALL CORN IS READY TO HARVEST.

• MOST CORN GROWN NEVER LEAVES THE FARM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHERE IS THE CORN USED

?

MOST CORN FEEDS LIVE STOCK!!!!

MORE THEN 60% OF THE CORN GROWN FEEDS LIVESTOCK!!!!

WHAT PIGS!!

PACKAGING

CORN COMES IN TO US IN ALL SHAPES, SIZES AND FORMS.

FROM CORN FLAKES TO CORN CHIPS

FORM MARGARINE TO CORN OIL

FROM SOAP TO ETHANOL

DON’T FOGET POPCORN!!!!!!!

PROCESSING

• A BUSHEL OF CORN WEIGHS 56 POUNDS.

• 77,800 KERNELS OF CORN CAN PRODUCE

• 1.6 lbs OF CORN OIL

• 2.6 lbs OF GLUTEN MEAL

• 10.9 lbs OF PROTEIN

• 31.5 lbs OF STARCH

DISTRIBUTION

• CORN PRODUCTS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CONSUMER, THROUGH GROCERIES, GAS STATIONS, ANIMAL FEED……..

• WOW, THERE ARE OVER 3000 ITEMS IN THE STORE THAT CONTAIN CORN!!!!

CORN SIMPLY A..MAIZE..ING