seed corn

There was little work to be done since the seed corn had not been planted.

"In a few years, I would have been eating my seed corn."

For no matter how hungry the people may become the seed corn must not be eaten.

Not a big gain, and it's a bit like eating your seed corn.

They have to plant the crops rather than eat the seed corn.

"Where I come from in farming country, we call that eating our seed corn."

Americans have become like starving farmers who eat their seed corn.

"We have enough seed corn, but it would draw down our stocks."

In fact, it's only my guess that this was the seed corn of the Arthur legend.

Investment - the seed corn for future growth - has fallen at an annual rate of 4.8 percent since 1980.

Not a single cow, and certainly no seed corn.

"It steals your seed corn from investment and basic infrastructure."

There was more than enough agricultural machinery and tons of seed corn.

Seed corn and soybean are among the grains produced by the city.

"The firms are protecting the seed corn for the next upturn."

Will there be any seed corn left by spring?"

By making prescription drugs "affordable" today, we are eating our seed corn.

The political commercials, which had been crowding out the seed corn ads, were finally off the air.

"They'll be paying out their seed corn" if the dividend stays at that level for long, he said.

By the mid-1960s nearly all seed corn was produced with this gene.

"We have the tools, the seed corn, and much ammunition.

A wise nation does not consume its seed corn through excessive current consumption.

"As successful farmers know, you can't eat your seed corn.

For many years Waterloo was the world's largest producer of vine and seed corn.

By dipping into this personnel bank, some recruiting officials said, the Army is eating its seed corn.