Libraries Law Libraries Medical Libraries National Libraries Pres. Find out for yourself at CornCam . Frequency of the photos varies upon work being done in the field. Corn was planted in late April. The corn you eat on the cob or pop in the microwave is very different from the corn most people see growing along the interstate.
Dent corn makes up the bulk of U.S. corn production.
It's harvested when kernels are dry and hard. Sweet Corn - corn on the cob and canned corn that you buy in the grocery store are sweet corn. It contains more sugar than other corn and is harvested when the plant is still immature and the kernels still soft. These corn hybrids are grown for their specific milling characteristics. Other types of corn, such as Indian corn or broom corn, can be used for decorative purposes.