History of U.S. Corn Production . This script may be used and modified, but the copyright notice must remain intact.
Corn is the nations largest crop.
In 1998, corn was harvested on 73 million acres which produced 9.7 billion bushels. The area in corn in the United States has varied since 1900 from a high of 116 million acres in 1917 to a low of 64 million acres in 1969. The area planted to corn in 1999 was 78 million acres and 71 million was harvested. Yields Along with the marked variations in corn acreage have come dramatic increases in yields of grain, and changes in production inputs and practices. Prior to about 1930 open pollinated corn varieties were used exclusively.