Friday, November 26, 2010

A little corn experiment



The other day my friend Jon stopped by the farm to drop some stuff off. Jon also works at a historic farm so we usually try to show off a bit when one of us gets something kind of neat in. This time it was Jon who was given corn from the mid 1940's. They guy who donated it said he remembered they used to have it hanging on corn dryers in a sign of patriotism during the Second World War. I know the pictures don't really do it justice but the ears are uniquely red, white and blue. After all this time it is really unlikely that the seeds will grow but I thought I would plant some in the greenhouse and give it a try. If we get some germination I will definitely let you all know.