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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