Corn is a commodity. Commodities are bulk products, such as metals, grains, crude oil, and foods, that are traded by investors on a commodities exchange. Corn is traded by the bushell, and a bushell of corn is 56 lbs.
Like oil the price is subject to change daily. Last year prices reached $14 for a 50lb bag. Currently and thankfully corn has held somewhat steady in the $7-$8 per 50 lb range. We also have a new farm store in town to add to the competition. During this time of year with the extreme cold a 50lb bag of corn will last me 2.5 days.
Not only do our Swan, Geese, Ducks, Guineas, Chickens eat the corn. We have at least 100 wild ducks and at times double that or more eating corn. We have Red and Grey Squirrels, Blue jays, Doves, Deer, Mice, Crows, Chipmunks, and the list could keep going.
The average ear of corn has 16 rows of kernels and 800 kernels per row. A pound of corn is approximately 1300 kernels and a 50lb bag has 65,000 kernels.
Everyone of those kernels that I put out is eaten by something.
2 comments:
We are seeing the same thing with the grain for the deer. Prices are much different this year. Our corn is also 7.00 per 50 lb bag. I believe everyone of your creatures both small and large are grateful for those kernels. Love, Mom
I'm sitting here imagining you counting the number of rows on a corn cob....you have WAY TO MUCH time on your hands!!!
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