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Past Corn Mazes:
Orange County Choppers Corn Maze - 2007

94.1 KRNA Corn Maze - 2007

Mediacom Corn Maze - 2007

Cedar Rapids Kernels' Mr. Shucks Corn Maze - 2006

Quaker Oats Corn Maze - 2005

Alliant's Renewable Energy Corn Maze:
The corn is growing and the 10-acre maze is being sculpted.

Bloomsbury Farm offers a 10-acre corn maze where thousands of people from the Midwest come to enjoy this unique experience. This year's maze is sponsored by Alliant Energy and includes an interactive experience on renewable energy making it fun and educational for everyone. Bring your family for a day trip, or corporate team members for a team building experience unlike any other.

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.