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How do you know when corn is ready to eat? [Asked in early Questionnaires only]

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SILK IS BROWN3
SILK IS DRY3
SILK TURNS BROWN2
SILK TURNS DARK2
BY FEELING IT1
BY SILK1
BY SILKS1
BY THE FEEL OF THE EARS1
BY THE SILK DYING1
CASING STARTS TO TURN Y1
COLOR1
FEEL CORN THROUGH SHUCK FOR SIZE OF EAR1
GRAINS ARE FILLED AND FULL OF MILK1
IT’S IN THE MILK1
KERNELS ARE MILKY1
MASH GRAINS TO SEE IF IT HAS MILK IN IT1
MASH WITH FINGER1
MILK COMES OUT OF THE KERNELS WHEN YOU STICK YOUR FINGER IN THEM1
MILK COMES OUT WHEN YOU STICK YOUR NAIL IN IT1
MILK IN IT1
OPEN SHUCK, PINCH KERNELS1
PINCH KERNELS TO SEE IF IT’S MILKY1
PULL DOWN SHUCK AND LOOK TO SEE IF GRAINS ARE FILLED OUT1
SEPARATE TOP END–IF IT’S MILKY IT’S READY1
SHUCK IT TO SEE IF GRAIN IS SOFT AND MILK COMES OUT1
SILK BEGINS TO DRY1
SILK BEGINS TO TURN BROWN1
SILK DIES1
SILK DIES AND IT TURNS YELLOW1
SILK DRIES A LITTLE1
SILK IS GETTING DARKER1
SILK TURNS HALF-CURED1
SILK TURNS SLIGHTLY BROWN1
SILKS ARE DRY1
SILKS ARE DRY AND BLACK1
SILKS ARE DRY, DARK, AND BRITTLE1
SILKS ARE GETTING BROWN1
SILKS ARE RED1
SILKS TURN DARK1
STICK FINGER IN IT1
STICK IT WITH YOUR THUMB1
TASSEL TURNS BROWNISH1
WHEN GRAIN IS WELL FILLED1
WHEN KERNEL IS MILKY1
WHEN SILK TURNS BROWN1
WHEN SILKS TURN BROWN1
WHEN THE CORN SILK TURNS A CERTAIN COLOR1
WHEN THE SILK DIES1
WHEN THE WHITE MILK COMES OUT OF THE GRAIN IT’S IN ROASTING-EAR STAGE1
WHEN TOSSEL IS A CERTAIN STAGE1

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