Now that bring back memories, my dad planted Dekalb Seed Corn. 1957 was the last year he planted. I planted in 1968 because he'd had a heart attack. Every year the State gets surplus seed corn from commercial seed corn companies. Likely it's leftover inventory. Then they give it to those of us who plant wildlife food plots. This year it is Dekalb. Certainly the current Dekalb Company is mixture of companies that have merged or been bought out. I didn't look at the labeling, don't look a gift horse in the mouth, to see maturity date or when the germination was tested.
Along with the bags of corn came bags of sorghum, pheasants like sorghum even better than corn, and brood mix. "The brood mix is an annual mixture of cover crop species designed to flower from spring through fall and then produce seed for wildlife forage during the winter months. By flowering, the brood mix provides pollinator habitat that traditional corn/sorghum food plots lack. Pollinating insects, such as bees, leaf hoppers, butterflies, moths and ants thrive in areas with flowering, broadleaf plants. Insects comprise nearly 100 percent of a pheasant chick’s diet, making habitats for pheasant chicks to forage a key component of pheasant production." SD Game Fish and Parks
Purchased commercially these bags would have cost hundreds. They are given to encourage wildlife conservation. Likely the corn was commercial surplus given to the state by the seed corn company. "Landowners receive free brood plot mix, corn or sorghum seed to plant, plus receive a payment to help offset planting costs." GFP
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