玉蜀黍在中国是不被重视的农产品,但在美国却占到很重要的位置,说起来甚至和他们的文化有密切关系。当他们的祖先移殖到北美洲的时候,就提倡种植玉蜀黍作为粮食;后来,由于农艺家、化学家和工程家等的努力,玉蜀黍不但成为工业上的一种重要原料,并逐渐发展而成为玉蜀黍工业的独立部门,对于美国甚至世界经济上占到了重要的位置。据说目前美国玉蜀黍的年产量竟超过其他任何农产品,而1946年所产玉蜀黍的总 Corn is an agricultural product that is not valued in China, but it occupies a very important place in the United States and, speaking of it, is even closely related to their culture. When their ancestors colonized North America, they advocated the cultivation of maize as food. Later, due to the efforts of agronomists, chemists and engineers, corn was not only an important industrial raw material, but also gradually developed into The independent department of the maize industry has taken an important economic position in the United States and even in the world. It is said that at present, the annual output of the United States maize is more than any other agricultural products, while the total amount of maize produced in 1946