Amazing Corn Facts

Corn is a versatile staple crop that acts simultaneously as a vegetable, fruit, and grain.

1. Every ear of corn always has an even number of rows on the cob.
2. An average ear of corn contains about 800 kernels arranged in 16 rows.
3. There is one individual strand of corn silk for every single kernel on the cob.
4. While typical corn plants grow to about 8 feet tall, the record for the tallest corn stalk reached over 48 feet.