2014 Corn Maze Answer Key #2
The EVEN numbered questions are answered on THIS page. The ODD numbered Questions are answered on the previous page.
"A lie can travel halfway across the planet in the time the truth is still putting on its trousers." Winston Churchill
Often the media and popular culture will latch onto a sensational story and run with it even if the facts are skewed or misrepresented. At Swore Farms, our purpose in having questions in the maze is to give you a light-hearted educational experience. We take no political stand, but do offer you the chance to challenge some of your long time misconceptions about agriculture. We encourage you to follow the links and do your own reading on any fact or answer that surprises you. Most of all, we hope you had fun!
(#2) Earwigs get their names from the way they… love ears of corn
Earwigs would much rather be crawling around in the corn, munching on aphids and greens than be stuck in some nasty human ear. The idea that they seek out human ears is a wives tale perpetuated by Hollywood. There's no need to fear the little beasties.
(#4) How much of our food and fiber do large corporate farms now produce?  6%

(#6) DDT caused the near-extinction of Bald Eagles. False

This is a perfect example of popular culture run amuck. There are songs and all sorts of things propagating this myth.


You can read a longer explanation here , but this is the short-ish version: Dr Dewitt (the man who studied egg shell thinning) withheld calcium from the birds who ingested DDT. Since ALL egg layers require calcium, the egg shells thinned. When wistle-blowers demanded he redo the tests while keeping calcium the same, there was no indication of egg shell thinning. Also, bald eagle populations had already bottomed out and were on the rebound before DDT was ever used--even in Europe. There is no correlation between DDT use and Bald Eagle populations. So why does the myth persist? Because the book, "Silent Spring" made it such a popular political card, that the actual truth was ignored.
(#8) Araucana chickens are special because they... lay blue and green eggs

(they are also known as the Easter egg chickens)
(#10) Brown eggs are more nutritious than white eggs. False

The color of the egg is determined by the breed of the hen that laid the egg. (The color of the shell she uses to coat the egg) The color of the egg (be it blue, green, blue, brown, or spotted...) does not change the nutritional value of the egg inside. 


That said, the color and flavor of the yoke can be affected by what the hens eat. A free range egg will typically be far more orange than a regular hen's egg.

color of the egg is determined by the breed of the hen that laid the egg. (The color of the shell she uses to coat the egg) The color of the egg (be it blue, green, blue, brown, or spotted...) does not change the nutritional value of the egg inside. 


That said, the color and flavor of the yoke can be affected by what the hens eat. A free range egg will typically be far more orange than a regular hen's egg.


The color of the egg is determined by the breed of the hen that laid the egg. (The color of the shell she uses to coat the egg) The color of the egg (be it blue, green, blue, brown, or spotted...) does not change the nutritional value of the egg inside. 


That said, the color and flavor of the yoke can be affected by what the hens eat. A free range egg will typically be far more orange than a regular hen's egg.


The color of the egg is determined by the breed of the hen that laid the egg. (The color of the shell she uses to coat the egg) The color of the egg (be it blue, green, blue, brown, or spotted...) does not change the nutritional value of the egg inside. 


That said, the color and flavor of the yoke can be affected by what the hens eat. A free range egg will typically be far more orange than a regular hen's egg.

#12 Who makes chocolate milk? People

Cows only make WHITE milk. People take white milk and mix it with sugar and cocoa to make chocolate milk. (BTW there are no pink cows making strawberry milk either)

#14 People in northern China eat more of this grain than any other… Wheat

They eat noodles, dumplings, and other wheat products as staple foods. They do eat loads of rice, but they eat MORE wheat than rice.

#16 Chickens are like worms because… They both have gizzards

Worms and chickens don't have teeth so they use gravel inside their bodies to grind up the food they eat. A gizzard is the place where they hold the gravel inside their digestive track.

Worms and chickens don't have teeth so they use gravel inside their bodies to grind up the food they eat. A gizzard is the place where they hold the gravel inside their digestive track.
#18 Humans cause all soil erosion.  False
Ever heard of the Grand Canyon? Soil erosion is a naturally occurring phenomenon. We can all do our part to help curb it, but it takes place with or without us.
#20 42 ears is how many… ears of corn per minute that our main picker, Wendy, can pick
Actually, that is her average. If she's going as fast as she can, she can do 58 ears in a minute.
#22 Nationwide, what is Idaho’s rank in food-sized trout production? 1st

Idaho produces 72% of our nation's food-sized trout. Yep, Idaho rocks.
#24 Soy oil-based hydraulic fluid is used… in the Statue of Liberty

Even lady liberty is getting in on renewable fuel sources. 

Read more about it here.
#26 How many bees does it take to make 1 teaspoon of honey?  12

It takes a bee's entire natural lifespan to create 1/12th of a teaspoon. 
#28 People are starving in the world today because we cannot grow enough food for everyone. False
The real issue is distribution. There is enough farms right now to feed everyone, but political issues, wars, and economics make it difficult to get the food to people who need it.
#30 Cows can… drink a bathtub full of water every day
That's about 35 gallons of water a day.
#32 Mature turkeys have more than… 3500 feathers
#34 Ears of corn sometimes grow a grey, globular fungus called Smut which is... A culinary delicacy in Mexico
#36 The average dairy cow produces… 4600 glasses of milk a year
#38 The largest segment of American agriculture is... Raising Beef
#40 One pound of wool can make… 10 miles of yarn
10 miles of yarn is enough yarn to make 20 medium sized sweaters
#42 Milk cows must give birth to a calf in order to produce milk. True
#44 How many feet of wool yarn are in a baseball? 450
#46 Lettuce is a member of the sun flower family. True
#48 Americans eat 30 pounds of lettuce every year. True
#50 The bright orange color of carrots… Vitamin A
#52  Asparagus is a member of the Lily Family. True
#54 Native Americans used pumpkin seeds… for food and medicine
#56 Pumpkin contain... potassium and Vitamin C 
#58 As bell peppers mature, they turn from green to red and they become sweeter. True
#60 Boise National Forest is known for… the world’s highest fire outlook
#62 For every $1 spent on food, farmers make… about .12
#64 A subsistence farmer grows… enough food for themselves and their families
#66 The first seed planter was invented in… 1701
#68 Vegetables can be used to run cars. True