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corn the chief cereal crop of a district, especially (in England) wheat or (in Scotland) oats.
corn dolly a symbolic or decorative model of a human figure, made of plaited straw.
corn in Egypt a plentiful supply; from Genesis 42:2.
Corn Laws in the UK, a series of 19th-century laws introduced to protect British farmers from foreign competition by allowing grain to be imported only after the price of home-grown wheat had risen above a certain level. They had the unintended effect of forcing up bread prices and were eventually repealed in 1846.
See also
earn one's corn,
a king's chaff is worth more than other men's corn.
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Corn growth and yield under different crop rotation, tillage, and management systems.
Magazine article from: Crop Science; 7/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; Corn, grown in rotation with other crops, yields more than continuous corn (Benson, 1985). Possible explanations for the corn yield increase under crop rotation include fewer pest problems (Benson, 1985), improved soil physical properties...
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CORN: IT'S FUN TO GROW AND MORE FUN TO EAT
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 7/21/1996; 700+ words
; ...upon America in the form of the tastiest grass on earth. Corn. Corn, or maize, or Zea Mays as it is botanically classified...golden swath of late summer wheat across the Heartland. Corn has earned its place in American history better than any...
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Corn.(growing corn)
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 3/1/1999; 700+ words
; ...conditions. At first glance, flour corn resembles flint corn in size and shape, but it lacks...kernels are dried. Some flour kernel corns have an improved amino acid balance...Pearl popcorn is similar to flint corn, but the kernels are smaller...
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CORN PRODUCTION UP; SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN CORNS ACHIEVED.
Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 4/13/1999; 700+ words
; ...the productivity of corns has also increased...efforts at increasing corn production have been...Rice, Soybean, and Corns in 2001). In 1999, the acreage of corn plantation is about...the prices of such corns to remain stable. Corn imports down The...
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Corn prices take on new economics.(Special Report: 2009 Outlook)
Magazine article from: Feedstuffs; 11/3/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...economists had a model of annual average corn prices that used the ratio of ending stocks to use to explain the rise and fall of the corn market. The relationship is shown in Figure...measure of the abundance or scarcity of corn. As the ratio declines, corn become scarcer...
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Corn Reigns Tall As All-American Grain
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/2/1993; ; 700+ words
; We raise a lot of corn in this country - half the world's crop. Even after exporting...percent of that, we still eat a lot of cornflakes, cornbread, corn-on-the-cob, canned corn, popcorn, cornmeal mush and chocolate pudding (thickened...
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Corn
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 8/10/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...Even though he's up to his corns in ears, and even though he's featuring enough corn dishes on his menu to satisfy...s not corny. However, corn is an obvious ingredient in...walls have botanical prints of corn and other vegetables, and...
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Corn is no longer a bad joke
Newspaper article from: Sunday Star-Times; 1/31/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...AMERICAN author Garrison Keillor wrote: "Sex is good, but not as good as fresh sweet corn." Good news for corn lovers -- over the years, varieties of sweet corn available to the home gardener and shopper have improved. Forget the coarse, tough...
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Corn craze
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 7/5/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...season -- a time when 5,000 boxes of corn a day are delivered to stores and farmers...is time to indulge, to venture beyond corn boiled in sugar water. Throughout the...puddings and serving up a perennial favorite, corn on the cob, with flair. In San Ramon...
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CORN: THE ALL-AMERICAN FAVORITE IS BACK IN SEASON.(Living Today)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/14/1987; 700+ words
; ...table this summer as a steaming platter of fresh corn on the cob. Make sure the corn is fresh and not overcooked, so the kernels burst...butter, enough to run down your arms. In Europe, corn on the cob is considered fit only for pigs. In...
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Corn Syrup
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Corn Syrup Background Corn syrup is one of several natural sweeteners derived from corn starch. It is used in a wide variety of food products including cookies, crackers, catsups, cereals, flavored yogurts, ice cream, preserved meats, canned...
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Corn
Book article from: Plant Sciences
...for maize to exist. Modern Corn Modern corn is a single species, Zea...the endosperm . The earliest corns were popcorn types with a...soft starch are called flour corns; sugary varieties are called sweet corn, which are often eaten immature...
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Corn Shuckin’ on the Plantation
Book article from: American Eras
Corn Shuckin’ on the Plantation Sources Ritual. Corn was a truly American crop, and the task of husking, or “shuckin’,” the corn became a harvest ritual throughout the nation. In addition...
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corn
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
corn in botany. The name corn is given to the leading cereal crop of any major region. In England corn means wheat; in Scotland and Ireland, oats. The grain called corn in the United States is Indian corn or maize ( Zea mays ). The part of...
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Corns and Calluses
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Corns and Calluses Definition A corn is a small, painful...is applied. Types of corns A hard corn is a compact lump with...a smooth center. Soft corns usually appear between the toes. A seed corn is the least common type...
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