I32

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

NR 29
SILK IS BROWN 3
SILK IS DRY 3
SILK TURNS BROWN 2
SILK TURNS DARK 2
BY FEELING IT 1
BY SILK 1
BY SILKS 1
BY THE FEEL OF THE EARS 1
BY THE SILK DYING 1
CASING STARTS TO TURN Y 1
COLOR 1
FEEL CORN THROUGH SHUCK FOR SIZE OF EAR 1
GRAINS ARE FILLED AND FULL OF MILK 1
IT’S IN THE MILK 1
KERNELS ARE MILKY 1
MASH GRAINS TO SEE IF IT HAS MILK IN IT 1
MASH WITH FINGER 1
MILK COMES OUT OF THE KERNELS WHEN YOU STICK YOUR FINGER IN THEM 1
MILK COMES OUT WHEN YOU STICK YOUR NAIL IN IT 1
MILK IN IT 1
OPEN SHUCK, PINCH KERNELS 1
PINCH KERNELS TO SEE IF IT’S MILKY 1
PULL DOWN SHUCK AND LOOK TO SEE IF GRAINS ARE FILLED OUT 1
SEPARATE TOP END–IF IT’S MILKY IT’S READY 1
SHUCK IT TO SEE IF GRAIN IS SOFT AND MILK COMES OUT 1
SILK BEGINS TO DRY 1
SILK BEGINS TO TURN BROWN 1
SILK DIES 1
SILK DIES AND IT TURNS YELLOW 1
SILK DRIES A LITTLE 1
SILK IS GETTING DARKER 1
SILK TURNS HALF-CURED 1
SILK TURNS SLIGHTLY BROWN 1
SILKS ARE DRY 1
SILKS ARE DRY AND BLACK 1
SILKS ARE DRY, DARK, AND BRITTLE 1
SILKS ARE GETTING BROWN 1
SILKS ARE RED 1
SILKS TURN DARK 1
STICK FINGER IN IT 1
STICK IT WITH YOUR THUMB 1
TASSEL TURNS BROWNISH 1
WHEN GRAIN IS WELL FILLED 1
WHEN KERNEL IS MILKY 1
WHEN SILK TURNS BROWN 1
WHEN SILKS TURN BROWN 1
WHEN THE CORN SILK TURNS A CERTAIN COLOR 1
WHEN THE SILK DIES 1
WHEN THE WHITE MILK COMES OUT OF THE GRAIN IT’S IN ROASTING-EAR STAGE 1
WHEN TOSSEL IS A CERTAIN STAGE 1

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