I have corn stalks in my front yard

[Kaufarmer]

With only 5 stalks you won't get many kernels on your ears unless you hand pollinate. Corn is a wind pollinated crop,thus the reason for close dense planting so that the pollen is assured to fall onto the ear silks. But you can take bits of the mature top tassel and shake and rub it all over the ear silk in order to transfer the pollen. I use a paintbrush, which works well,