1.   Entire families are busy planting corn and beans just as their ancestors did.

2.   A man taking a break from planting corn near Davenport, Neb., thought the bomb in its plastic bag was an advertising gimmick.

3.   It persuaded rural Guatemalans to switch from planting corn and beans for themselves to growing exotic crops for North Americans.

4.   Lower world corn prices have discouraged farmers from planting corn, causing many to forego the grain this season in favor of higher-priced soybeans.

5.   Lumber sales will give villages quick infusions of cash and newly-opened fields will offer fresh topsoil for planting corn and beans.

6.   Mud has kept many farmers from planting corn.

7.   Planting corn means uprooting the coffee plants and chopping down the larger trees that shade them.

8.   Planting corn means the beginning of the end for coffee in these mountains.

9.   They left planting corn and beans in Mexico to give their children more opportunity.

10.   Many farmers opted to plant soybeans when planting corn was deemed impossible.