. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. MAIZE MAIZE 421 preventing full growth, especially of the ears. The loss resulting from this one disease is esti- mated as about two per cent of the corn crop of the entire country. There is no known remedy that is entirely satisfactory. [See page 414.] Insects.—In Virginia and other southern states, the corn worm (Heliofhis anniger) is a serious pest and makes the growing of popcorn in some sections an impossibility. Wireworras and corn root-worms sometimes affect the plant, but not more seriously than they do the ordinary field corn. [Se
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. MAIZE MAIZE 421 preventing full growth, especially of the ears. The loss resulting from this one disease is esti- mated as about two per cent of the corn crop of the entire country. There is no known remedy that is entirely satisfactory. [See page 414.] Insects.—In Virginia and other southern states, the corn worm (Heliofhis anniger) is a serious pest and makes the growing of popcorn in some sections an impossibility. Wireworras and corn root-worms sometimes affect the plant, but not more seriously than they do the ordinary field corn. [See pages 413, 414.] Marketing. Popcorn is marketed in many different ways. The western grower usually raises it on contract at so much per pound shelled, or sells the entire crop to one of the several large dealers in the West who supply the wants of the trade throughout the country. In this case he ships it on the ear in barrels or shelled in bags, or packed in one-pound boxes for the retail grocer trade. At first the small boxes were very popular, as there was no waste for the grocer who had it on his shelves, instead of in a ba.'^ket on the floor; it was soon learned, however, that it dried out too much in the boxes and would not pop so well as when left on the cob until wanted for popping. It seems that there is always moisture enough in the cob to keep the chit end of the kernel from becoming too dry and hard. The eastern growers usually sell it to the gro- cers in their near-by towns at about one dollar per bushel of ears, and the grocers retail it out in small lots at five to eight cents per pound. Some of the largt r growers ship their entire crop in barrels to wholesale grocers and commission mer- chants in the large cities, where it is sold on account. Manufacture. The bulk of that which goes to the large cities ev?ntually finds its way to the confectionery manufacturers, where it is made into sugared pop- corn balls, popcorn squares, prize packages and numerous othe
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