CORN BELT, a name applied to that region of the United States where Indian corn is the chief crop. The belt, which ex tends westward from central Ohio, includes, besides the western portion of that State, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, the southern third of Minnesota, eastern Nebraska, the south-eastern corner of South Dakota, the northern three-fourths of Missouri and the north eastern end of Kansas. A deep soil, an abundant rainfall and hot summer nights make this region peculiarly adapted to the culture of Indian corn. The nine States above named produce annually about 65% of the total corn crop of the United States; in 1925 it was 7o% and in 1926, 62%. While every State in the Union produces some corn, it is from this area that most of the com mercial crop is shipped.