Growing Sweet corn, also corn,maize

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28 Oct 10 Merlijn (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I grew corn for the first time from seedlings. The cobs are now still very small but the silky threads have gone brown. So I pulled a cob off thinking it must be ripe, but there are only a few corn kernels on the cob. Have I left them too long? How do I know if they are ready for picking?? They've had plenty of water (we've had a wet spring in Brisbane!) Any ideas??
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