Other corn sources I've used: 

a) Purchased from a local pet store as both whole cobs and as cracked 
corn. These are sold as squirrel and bird food. 

b) donated by a local stable. They generously filled a covered quart-sized 
plastic container for me and this lasted quite a while. I only put out a 
little corn at a time and it lasted quite a while. 

As for corn varieties...the kind purchased fresh is low in starch and high 
in sugar. Some of these sugars will convert to starch as it dries but this 
will vary depending on the variety. Some of these newer sweet corns are 
bred to hold their sugar for a long time. Field corn, aka feed corn, is 
high in starch and is meant to be consumed (by pigs, horses, or people) 
dry and processed. You'll probably have better luck grinding this corn. 
The stuff sold for squirrels and birds is field corn. 

Good luck
Diane "College in Iowa taught me a lot of useless stuff" Gutenkauf
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On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 12:10:25 -0600, Kari Carlisle <[log in to unmask]> 
wrote:

>Does anyone have a mano and metate they let people use? What do you use
>for corn? Popcorn, feed corn? I need a cheap source, and don't tell me
>to grow it - the bunnies ate it all!
>
>Kari Carlisle
>Museum Curator
>Fremont Indian State Park and Museum
>(435) 527-4631
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