Yes the farmer plants yellow corn for his stock and to put in a silo.
When the ears are just going - before harvest time - that is their
sweet corn and for a few days it is harvested. Sometimes a small square
of white or shoe is planted if the family has a plot for themselves.

Martin

On 11/3/2010 11:33 PM, Steve W. wrote:
TwoGuns wrote:
On Nov 3, 10:24 pm, wrote:
Number 2 yellow field corn IS what is fed to the animals we eat. A LOT
of it.
It IS the same stuff that goes into ethanol.

Pete Stanaitis

Otherwise referred to as "dent" corn. Sweet corn is the common table
fare at BBQ's etc.
DL

Dent corn is also what is used to make flour, grits, corn meal, high
fructose corn syrup, and many other human consumed items.

Sweet corn is what you eat as frozen corn, corn on the cob, and creamed
corn.

It's also the corn that you see on the trade and futures markets as
"exported corn"

Using it to make a fuel additive which causes a LOT of problems is
stupid. BUT it does keep those politicians in the corn belt in office...