U.S. Department of Agriculture · Farmers' Bulletin 553

Pop Corn for the Home

The United States Department of Agriculture, in 1913, on how to grow, store and pop your own corn — and why every farm home should.

Planting Pop Corn

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Planting Pop Corn

In order to succeed best with pop corn for home use it should not be left until the field and truck crops have been planted, but should be…

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