When was it published?

August 12, 1843 in The Cecil Whig

Domestic News August 12, 1843

The Cecil Whig

Q: What keywords are associated?

Heavy Rains, Oats Crop Damage, Rotting Fields, Stacked Grain, Local Farmers

Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland

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What is this article about?

Heavy and continued rains have devastated other sections of the country but left the local county comparatively unharmed, with the main loss being in the oats crop where thousands of bushels are rotting in fields and stacked grain is injured. Col. Hollingsworth has 40 acres affected.

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The Rains.--While the heavy and continued rains have been committing such lamentable devastations in several sections of our country, they have left our county comparatively unharmed. Almost the only loss our citizens have or will experience is in the oats crop. Thousands of bushels of this grain is rotting in the fields. One of our townsmen (Col. Hollingsworth) has 40 acres out, and almost every farmer in our vicinity has more or less in the fields, some in shock, and some in swathe. The excessive and soaking rains have also injured much that is stacked.

What sub-type of article is it?

Weather Agriculture

What keywords are associated?

Heavy Rains Oats Crop Damage Rotting Fields Stacked Grain Local Farmers

What entities or persons were involved?

Col. Hollingsworth

Domestic News Details

Key Persons

Col. Hollingsworth

Outcome

thousands of bushels of oats rotting in fields; stacked grain injured; 40 acres affected for col. hollingsworth; losses for local farmers.

Event Details

Heavy and continued rains caused devastations elsewhere but left the local county mostly unharmed except for damage to the oats crop, with grain rotting in fields (some in shock, some in swathe) and injury to stacked portions.