Up From the Cotton and Corn Fields of Mississippi
- ...ger than the corn's sweeter cousin, and the individual kernels have distinctive dents along their sides, which led to the common name.
- The corn is often dried for processing, and is available for sale in a number of different formats including whole cobs, individual kernels, and ground flours. It may also be further refined to extract an assortment of useful compounds..
- Animal fodder often includes this type of corn as a source of nutrition, and since it grows cheaply and readily, it is often used to bulk up fodder for feedlot raising. Since the firm kernel has a variety of uses, it is very important economically, especially in some regions of the United States..
- It grows best in regions with long, warm summers which allow the ears of corn to fully mature, and when processed properly, they can be stored for up to two years..
- Consumers rarely interact directly with whole kernels of dent corn, but they indirectly consume or handle many products that depend on it every day..