2. CORN SIMPLY A..MAIZE..ING Created by Maria Scott and Amy Lombardi

3. FROM FARM TO HOME

4. 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5. WHERE IS THE CORN USED ?

6. MOST CORN FEEDS LIVE STOCK!!!! MORE THEN 60% OF THE CORN GROWN FEEDS LIVESTOCK!!!! WHAT PIGS!!

7. 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!!!!!!!

8. PROCESSING A BUSHEL OF CORN WEIGHS 56 POUNDS. 77,800 KERNELS OF CORN CAN PRODUCE 1.6lbs OF CORN OIL 2.6 lbs OF GLUTEN MEAL 10.9 lbs OF PROTEIN 31.5 lbs OF STARCH

9. 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!!!!

10. CORN SIMPLY A..MAIZE..ING