Today's mysteries

(1) How are we meant to pronounce "Great Kneighton"?

(2) Why are there lots of fields full of maize that doesn't seem to bear any ears of corn?

1. The area used to be called "Great and Little Kineton" in the 13th century, which was later combined into Great Kneighton". See: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/cambs/vol8/pp248-267

Based on the historical origin I would suppose it is pronounced "Ki-neh-ton", though I've heard planners at work call it "Naay-ton.

2. The truth is out there.

2. Perhaps they are growing it for maize mazes?

But why wouldn't you just grow the normal stuff that actually produces corn?

Isn't it special (castrated ) corn to feed cattle?

It may well be, that sounds quite plausible. Do cattle not like corn on the cob, then?

Wiki tells me that cows are often fed corn, it is a high energy food used to fatten them up. So it seems very odd to grow special maize which doesn't have corn for them.

Could it be some sort of subsidy thing? The farmer needs to grow a crop to rotate the field, but doesn't want a food surplus? I don't really understand it, but perhaps it could be something like that?

Amaizing?

Biofuel?