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Celebrating 30 Years of Sunday Morning with CBS:
Bloomsbury Farm offers a 10-acre corn maze where thousands
of people from the Midwest come to
enjoy this unique experience. This year's 10 acre maze celebrate CBS' 30th year of Sunday Morning and includes an interactive program for cell phone users, sending clues for making your way through the maze. Bring your family for a day trip or corporate team
members for a team-building experience unlike any other.
If 10 acres is too much for you, enjoy the CBS local affiliate KGAN maze, offering 4 acres of fun for anyone!

Corn Maze Facts:
- 4 miles of pathway in a typical Bloomsbury
Farm corn maze!
- 200,000 planted corn seeds on 10-acre corn
maze.
How big is a bushel?
- A bushel of corn is measured in weight: 56
pounds (shelled corn after the husks and cobs are removed).
How many kernels are
on one ear?
- The number of kernels can vary from 500 to
about 1200, but a typical ear would have about 800 kernels.
How tall is a corn
plant?
- A plant can be anywhere from 5 to 12 feet tall.
Under good growing conditions, plants are usually 8 feet tall
in mid-summer. A healthy corn plant's root system will reach 6
1/2 feet into the ground.
Why are there silks
on corn?
- Silks help pollen from the tassels fertilize
the plant. Each silk will carry pollen to one site on a developing
ear of corn. That makes it possible for that site to develop.
If it's a hot summer, the silk can dry before all the sites on
a corn cob fertilize, and there will be gaps on that ear of corn.
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