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Student Worksheet Corn : It ’ s Feed . It ’ s Fuel . It ’ s Food . It ’ s Everything !
After reading the Colorado Reader on Corn : It ’ s Feed . It ’ s Fuel . It ’ s Food . It ’ s Everything !, complete this worksheet . Please answer in complete sentences .
1 . Locate the county you live in on the map of Colorado on page 1 . Is corn grown in your county ? If so , how many bushels are harvested per year ?
Why shouldn ’ t you tell a secret on a farm ?
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Because the corn has ears !
2 . The average yield of one acre of corn is 176.4 bushels per acre . One bushel of corn is equal to 56 pounds . How many pounds of corn can be harvested from 10 acres of corn ?
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Using the chart on page 5 , draw a complete corn plant at R1 stage and label these parts : ear , leaf collar , roots , silk , stalk , tassel .
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6 . Using the chart on page 5 , can you predict what would happen to a corn plant that was planted on May 1 if Colorado experienced a hard frost on May 19 ?
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7 . What would happen to the corn plant that was planted on May 1 if Colorado experienced a severe drought in the month of July ?
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