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Sugar corn to sweet corn keeps pleasing palates in Frederick County
In Frederick County the sweet corn trade grew from a 1900s era canning boom with Buckeystown factories and local stands. Farmers like the Burtner family supply fresh corn daily, while historical notes recount miles of acreage, canning volumes, and prices from 1917 to 1984. The legacy links modern growers to a long, profitable wartime and postwar industry.
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Country Gentleman Magazine
Frederick County
Carroll Burtner
Frederick
Baughman’s Lane
Sr. Burtner
Mike
Jim
Mike Burtner
Burtner
Barber’s
Eloise Main
Margaret Edmonds
Packeron
EEL
Carroll Burmer
Mrs. Edmonds
Mr. Burmer
Eloise
William Fouche
Brunswick
Buckeystown
Merril Cromwell
Nancy Willmann Bodmer
Cromwell
Lloyd W. Burtner
Ross and Staley
Jenkins Brothers
George Leicester Thomas Jr
Adamstown
Gail Catshall
Woodsboro
Walkersville
Maryland
Carroll Homann
Agricultural Statistical Department
Ken Wisner
Frederick County Agriculture Extension
Jenkins Canning Factory
Wisner
Homann
Bob Ogle
Creagerstown
Thurmont
Elvin Long
Tennessee
Mr. Ogle
Lou Plumer
Mr. Plumer
Frederick Canning Factory