Corn Farming Merit Badge History

Earned through 198169,932

Best year19744,343 earned

All-time popularity#159official, as of 2020#167by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1928. Peak year 1974 with 4,343. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

1928139 earned#80 of 88

1929415 earned#75 of 89

1930569 earned#73 of 92

1931706 earned#78 of 96

1932691 earned#75 of 98

1933654 earned#81 of 101

1934643 earned#81 of 101

19351,722 earned#62 of 101

1936513 earned#84 of 101

19371,986 earned#54 of 102

1938743 earned#80 of 105

1939626 earned#85 of 106

1940559 earned#86 of 106

1941531 earned#90 of 106

1942486 earned#87 of 110

1943719 earned#82 of 112

1944847 earned#85 of 111

1945852 earned#82 of 111

1946739 earned#84 of 111

1947701 earned#80 of 111

1948710 earned#78 of 111

1949869 earned#78 of 111

19501,270 earned#74 of 111

19511,465 earned#74 of 111

19521,771 earned#78 of 120

19531,506 earned#73 of 105

19541,879 earned#73 of 103

19551,892 earned#74 of 100

19561,916 earned#76 of 100

19572,118 earned#75 of 100

19582,003 earned#77 of 101

19591,913 earned#80 of 101

19602,074 earned#78 of 100

19612,126 earned#77 of 101

19622,007 earned#78 of 101

19631,760 earned#86 of 102

19641,834 earned#83 of 107

19651,766 earned#82 of 109

19661,627 earned#87 of 110

19671,607 earned#90 of 112

19681,578 earned#90 of 112

19691,579 earned#94 of 113

19701,372 earned#101 of 113

19711,500 earned#94 of 113

19721,776 earned#100 of 124

19732,402 earned#94 of 122

19744,343 earned#85 of 121

19753,513 earned#93 of 128

19761,561 earned#117 of 130

1977779 earned#123 of 130

1978555 earned#122 of 131

19796 earned#128 of 132

19802 earned#132 of 132

198112 earned#129 of 134

"#129 of 134" means the badge was number 129 of the 134 merit badges earned that year. The 2025 all-time place is an estimate, because the counts for 2021 to 2025 are worked out from each year's official ranking and the total number of merit badges earned that year.

1928139#80 of 88

1929415#75 of 89

1930569#73 of 92

1931706#78 of 96

1932691#75 of 98

1933654#81 of 101

1934643#81 of 101

19351,722#62 of 101

1936513#84 of 101

19371,986#54 of 102

1938743#80 of 105

1939626#85 of 106

1940559#86 of 106

1941531#90 of 106

1942486#87 of 110

1943719#82 of 112

1944847#85 of 111

1945852#82 of 111

1946739#84 of 111

1947701#80 of 111

1948710#78 of 111

1949869#78 of 111

19501,270#74 of 111

19511,465#74 of 111

19521,771#78 of 120

19531,506#73 of 105

19541,879#73 of 103

19551,892#74 of 100

19561,916#76 of 100

19572,118#75 of 100

19582,003#77 of 101

19591,913#80 of 101

19602,074#78 of 100

19612,126#77 of 101

19622,007#78 of 101

19631,760#86 of 102

19641,834#83 of 107

19651,766#82 of 109

19661,627#87 of 110

19671,607#90 of 112

19681,578#90 of 112

19691,579#94 of 113

19701,372#101 of 113

19711,500#94 of 113

19721,776#100 of 124

19732,402#94 of 122

19744,343#85 of 121

19753,513#93 of 128

19761,561#117 of 130

1977779#123 of 130

1978555#122 of 131

19796#128 of 132

19802#132 of 132

198112#129 of 134

Grand total through 1981:

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Corn Farming: workbook data

Printings (32)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	HC
c	1928		3B	back-3			3341
	1929	not made
x	1930	June	3B	back-3			3341
	1931	not made
	1932	not made
x	1933	April	3B	back-3	1M		3341
	1934	not made
	1935	not made
x	1936	March	3B	back-3	1M		3341
	1937	not made
x	1938	May	3B	back-3	1M		3341
	1939	not made
	1940	not made
x	1941	April	3B	back-3	1M		3341
	1942	not made
	1943	not made
x	1944	May	5A	back-5a	1M		3341
x	1945	March	5B	blank	1M		3341
x	1946	January	5B	blank	1M		3341
	1947	not made
x	1948	April	5B	blank	2M	1948	3341
	1949	not made
	1950	not made
x	1951	June	5B	back-6a	1M	1948	3341
c	1952	August	6	back-6a-1	1M	1948	3341
c	1953	January	6	back-6a-1	1M	1948	3341
x	1953	December	6	back-6b-1	1M	1948	3341	HCI
x	1954	July	6	back-6b-2	1M	1948	3341
x	1954	November	6	back-6b-2	1M	1948	3341
	1955	not made
x	1956	February	6	back-6b-2	2M	1948	3341
x	1957	March	6	back-6b-2	2M	1948	3341	HCJV1
x	1958	October	6	back-6c-2	2M	1948	3341	HCJV1
	1959	not made
x	1960	February	6	back-6c-2	2M	1948	3341	HCJV2
	1961	not made
x	1962	March	6	back-6f	2M	1948	3341	HCJV2, HCP
x	1963	December	6	back-6g	1.5M	1948	3341	HCK
	1964	not made
x	1965	January	6	back-6h	1.5M	1948	3341	HCK
x	1965	September	6	back-6i	1.5M	1948	3341	HCK
x	1966	December	7	back-7	1.5M		3341	HCP
	1967	not made
x	1968	April	7	back-7	1.5M		3341
x	1969	September	7	back-7	1.5M		3341
	1970	not made
x	1971	January	7	back-7	1.2M		3341
x	1972	January	7	back-7	1.3M		3341
x	1973	July	8	back-8a	1M		3341
x	1973	December	8	back-8a	1.5M		3341
x	1974	June	8	back-8b	2M		3341	HCT

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1928	139	80	88
1929	415	75	89
1930	569	73	92
1931	706	78	96
1932	691	75	98
1933	654	81	101
1934	643	81	101
1935	1,722	62	101
1936	513	84	101
1937	1,986	54	102
1938	743	80	105
1939	626	85	106
1940	559	86	106
1941	531	90	106
1942	486	87	110
1943	719	82	112
1944	847	85	111
1945	852	82	111
1946	739	84	111
1947	701	80	111
1948	710	78	111
1949	869	78	111
1950	1,270	74	111
1951	1,465	74	111
1952	1,771	78	120
1953	1,506	73	105
1954	1,879	73	103
1955	1,892	74	100
1956	1,916	76	100
1957	2,118	75	100
1958	2,003	77	101
1959	1,913	80	101
1960	2,074	78	100
1961	2,126	77	101
1962	2,007	78	101
1963	1,760	86	102
1964	1,834	83	107
1965	1,766	82	109
1966	1,627	87	110
1967	1,607	90	112
1968	1,578	90	112
1969	1,579	94	113
1970	1,372	101	113
1971	1,500	94	113
1972	1,776	100	124
1973	2,402	94	122
1974	4,343	85	121
1975	3,513	93	128
1976	1,561	117	130
1977	779	123	130
1978	555	122	131
1979	6	128	132
1980	2	132	132
1981	12	129	134