My own opinion is to steer clear of wood stuff. I have been of the understanding that the wood decomposition process requires a lot of nitrogen and your goal is more nitrogen, not less. Get someone with a tractor driven rototiller to till in your corn stalks ASAP after the ears are gone. That is terrific for the soil. If you spaced on a 30" or so center, they can till two rows at a time and it takes two passes or so to chop it up. Tilling is hard on earthworms so if you could moldboard plow the stalks in that would be better. Rotate ground next year.
Research your corn for next year and you should plant a bi-color with maybe a 70 or so day maturity. Names like Butter and Sugar or Sugar and Gold come to mind. Research it. Find one with good cold soil emergence and get treated seed for your cold and damp conditions. If you want Silver Queen, do a small amount and plant in June after the soil has warmed. I think SQ is a 93 day maturity and requires warm soil to germinate properly. You'll be eating that around Labor Day or later. Maybe earlier because of the coast.
