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PostPosted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:52 pm    Post subject: Corn on the Cob Facts Reply with quote
Each ear has about 600 kernels arranged in bands of 14 to 16.

One bushel of corn contains a total of about 90,000 kernels.

There is one strand of silk for each kernel.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
And Silver Queen corn barely exists anymore....


http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/25/dining/25CORN.html?ex=1251172800&en=9bd5aae57c0c984d&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland
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