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March 8, 1862
West Jersey Pioneer
Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey
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In early January, a grand rat hunt in Ross County, Ohio, killed 5484 rats, which would have consumed over 8500 bushels of corn worth $3000 in a year, enough to feed 108 families.
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Great Rat Hunt
A grand rat hunt occurred in Ross county, Ohio, in the early part of January, which resulted in the death of 5484 rats. These stretched out in single line assuming to take up one foot space would reach more than a mile. Allowing each rat to eat and waste on an average, one quart of corn per week, this army must have consumed the past year, more than 8500 bushels of corn, which at four cents per bushel is worth more than $3000.
This at a bushel and a half a week would have kept 108 families of five persons each, for an entire year. We have no vermin more destructive than rats.
A grand rat hunt occurred in Ross county, Ohio, in the early part of January, which resulted in the death of 5484 rats. These stretched out in single line assuming to take up one foot space would reach more than a mile. Allowing each rat to eat and waste on an average, one quart of corn per week, this army must have consumed the past year, more than 8500 bushels of corn, which at four cents per bushel is worth more than $3000.
This at a bushel and a half a week would have kept 108 families of five persons each, for an entire year. We have no vermin more destructive than rats.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Nature
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Rat Hunt
Ross County
Corn Consumption
Vermin Destruction
Ohio
Where did it happen?
Ross County, Ohio
Story Details
Location
Ross County, Ohio
Event Date
Early Part Of January
Story Details
A grand rat hunt killed 5484 rats, equivalent to over a mile in length, consuming 8500 bushels of corn worth $3000 annually, enough to feed 108 families for a year; rats are highly destructive vermin.