What kind of a question is that? Hmmm,....What's the point of putting out corn? If you're planning to hunt over it, it's bait. If you need to think of waysto justify what you're doing, and ways to convince the wardens that you're not baiting then you probably are.

If you don't know what baiting is either read the book (comes with the license)that explains all the rules, or call the NY DEC and ask.