Yellow Corn Cob Husks Cornsilk Good Harvest Postcard
A textural detail photo artwork of a partial ear of corn, bright yellow corn kernels, golden brown dried corn husks and corn silk. Good harvest! Corn is more accurately known as maize, and was originally domesticated as a cereal crop and cultivated by people in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. Before this, corn was very small, with cobs around one inch long, and only one per plant. Today, maize production outnumbers that of wheat and other grains, but corn has numerous uses beyond consumption by humans. It's raised as animal feed, and starch from maize can also be made into plastics, fabrics, adhesives, and other chemical products. Maize is also used in the production of ethanol fuel and is seen as a source for biofuel. It is a tradable commodity on the stock market. The classic corn cob pipe is made from an ear of corn. Corncob pipes were first manufactured in the United States in 1869. Maize is used to make corn whiskey which can be distilled to 160 proof or 80% alcohol; and also used to make bourbon whisky and sometimes beer. As people food, kernels are eaten from the cob or made into foods such as cornmeal, polenta, hominy grits, creamed corn, popcorn and corn flakes. Corn or maize is an integral part of any harvest festival. Some colored species are raised for ornamental purposes. This photo artwork was created at harvest time, and has been treated with a posterizing filter post-process. Original work by M Sylvia Chaume. Happy Day!
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