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Went past a mans house last week and saw him cutting the tops off all of his corn stalks right above the ears. Just wondering if any of you folks ever seen this done? I been around folks growing corn my whole life and that's a first for me. I cut 2 out of 7 of my rows gonna see if the corn grows any bigger on the ones I cut.

When I was a kid my second favorite crop we raised was corn...first was Maize on account all work was done with powered equipment...but we cut the tops off of the corn stalks right above the last ear of corn...we did this right after the kernel's started to mature...we used hand made machete's that my father made from and old timey cross cut saw...If I remember correctly it was for the corn to dry quicker...first to market and the price is higher...not only that but maturing quicker and getting it to the barn before a big rain or a hurricane were other good reasons...I never asked but that was my thinking on it...

I was told by a old man long time ago that it made the corn plump and sweeter but I am no farmer so idk that just what he told me

    new one on me dave , maybe it's a sweet corn thang I know the boy's that plant feed corn don't top them  .

After the rain and wind storm we had today about all that's still standing of my corn are the two rows of corn I topped to experiment with. Wishing I had topped it all now. I may have found something i may do from now on if it produces just to keep the wind from blowing it all down.

Hope the weather wasn't too bad. Had about two and a half inches, but the lighting was baaaad!

Don't cut the top too early or no Will find any grains

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