Wed 27 Feb 2008
Corny math
Posted by Jeff under Agriculture
-An ear of corn averages 800 kernels.
-800 kernels fill up about 16 rows of corn on an ear.
-1,300 kernels make up about one pound of corn.
-7,280,000 kernels make up about 100 bushels of corn.
-It takes about 910 bushels to fill one semi truck.
-It takes about 2,800 bushels to fill a “jumbo hopper” rail car.
In the U.S., corn production measures more than 2 times that of any other (legal) crop.
