The Sweet Corn Industry of Maine

the list, with the value per ton approximately twice that of any of the other states. In a comparison of the production of the other sweet corn states with that of Maine, they may be divided into three groups: first, Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois, producing from 2.5 to 4.5 times as much corn as Maine, but only canning .05 to 3 times as much; second, Maryland, Ohio, and Indiana, producing from 2 to 2.3 as much corn as Maine, but canning approximately the same amount; third, New York which produces approximately the same amount of corn, but cans less, and Wisconsin which produces less and cans from one-third to one-half of the Maine total. Thus, although Maine is low on the list as far as total acreage and production are concerned, the quality of the Maine sweet corn, as indicated by a price approximately twice that of the corn from other states, is higher, and a large proportion of the total production of the Maine crop goes into the canneries. The growing of sweet corn in Maine

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