Corn?

Our family of ten harvests an acre by hand. We use buckets and bring them to the edge of field. A couple of people shuck. It takes us 4 hours per half acre. We manually shell and grind as we need it.

In NE Kans, They only saved the middle of the ear for next years seed. They didn't save the points or the butts. Or at least all that I knew of. Maybe a couple LOL.

for rounds, so I know that some did plant them. Possibly they planted rounds if/after they ran out of flats?

SOMETHING I NEVER HEARD OF, But will start doing, (If I think about it at the time).

CHECK YOUR CORN SEED AGAINST THE PLATE YOU INTEND TO USE IT WITH.

I always thought that the seed companies would make sure that when they sold sized seed corn that you could count on it being THAT size. I have never been satisfied with the plantings ive gotten with my old IHC 2 row planter. Ive always bought med flats, and used the med flat plates to plant the corn with. I thought about the next time I plant, using the large seed plate for the med flat seed, and see what happens.

That's this planter, or one just like it but with tongue and fert applicator

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You are right and wrong.
I have done all that for many years but now that I know more about better health I will not buy that feed so I haven't raised or sold any animals for at least eight years. I have been doing other things.
Now I am gearing up to start raising my own feed and selling better meat.
I will have to look at the Wapsee Valley corn.

Tell me what you think. Its sold not by Shumways, but by Green something.

Green something?
There is a challenge

Green Haven Open Pollinated Seed Group?
http://www.openpollinated.com/varieties.php

From that same page I would have picked
Kucyk Early RX 2300 (75 Days)

Shorter seasons are better up here.

Wow Paul!! That was a lot of info. Thanks a lot!!

I like Wapsee cause it a shorter growing stalk. Good grain yield.

I thought about one that was, I think 72 days. That way I could get one good cutting of haygrazer off the same land after the corn came off, BUT The yield of OP corn is less than H corn to start with, and the shorter day corn is less yet ive always heard, soo.

Did I find the right seller though for your Green something?

yup, that's it. IF you have ever planted any 100 day corn or 100+< Do you see any difference in yield between it and 70+ day corn?

You might want to think about Cutting that corn at the base very early, just after the ears have filled. Its called the black layer stage cause there will develop a black layer at the base of each Kernal ,THAT tells you that the plant has put everything into the ear it can.
If you cut it then and put it up in shucks (the round stacks ) the corn will dry and the stalks on the inside out of the sun will stay green .
It makes a tasty treat with more vitamins than downed and sun bleached plants.
If you have the barn space you can stand them INSIDE leaned against the walls in layers less than a foot thick to dry. and you will lose even LESS to sun damage.
WARNING! The right time to do this is VERY early . not long at all after the roasting ear stage!

I really do not remember how long it took for the corn of my youth.
It has been my experience that it is best to stay around 90 or less days here.
At least for things out in a field.
It is easier to cover plants in a garden or in our grow beds.

I suggest using Early Riser Corn. Supposed to be 85 day. It was a composite made of
5 different varieties. It is both dent and flint, makes very good cornbread. Chickens
eat is as whole kernals. And I live 40 miles south of the Quebec border. Has to be planted early. You can get it from Fedco Seeds OR Jack Lazor at Butterworks Farm in VT.

Dave Rogers