# Dead/Unharvested Crops

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 18, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-unharvested-crops/514230 "2009-10-18T17:47:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-unharvested-crops/514230/21 "2009-10-20T01:22:15Z")

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> They let it dry out and then harvest it once it’s good and stiff. That’s usually early Nov. Meanwhile it looks pretty well dead because it is. It’s called “dent corn” because after the kernals dry & shrink a bit, each one has a dimple, or dent, in the top of it. If you drive by after the harvest you’ll be able to stop & find a few cobs laying on the ground so you can see how dry & dented it gets. I tried eating one; darn hard & not real tasty.

I just like the fact that you’ve tried eating it. I’d probably do the same. For some reason I imagine a solitary guy in a white lab coat walking out into a field, picking up a lone cob, taking a bite, and checking off the box next to “Darn Hard & Not Real Tasty” on his paper.

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