Field of Corn

Now that I’ve talked about irrigation here is something that hasn’t needed a drop of water since 1994. The Field of Corn in Dublin, Ohio – a small town located just northwest of Columbus.

This is an art project commissioned by the Dublin Arts Council as a tribute to Sam Frantz, who actually grew corn on this piece of land, and as a proud reminder of Dublin’s agricultural history (Source – Wikipedia). Mr. Frantz was both a farmer and an inventor, and created several hybrid corn species. The type of corn used to create the molds for this display is Corn Belt Dent Corn, a double-cross hybrid.

Each ear is 6′ 3″ tall and weighs 1,500 pounds!

There were actually 3 molds made and when they were installed they were each rotated slightly so it would appear that each was unique. I would have never noticed…

There are 109 ears on the property, plus two rows of Osage Orange trees, the purpose of which is unclear to me. I didn’t read all the signage and wasn’t aware that there was more to it than corn. The artist, by the way, is Malcolm Cochran. He is from Columbus. The project was finished in 1994.

As my friend Shawn likes to say when I drive across Iowa and Nebraska – “Corn, corn, corn, town, corn, corn, corn, corn…”