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Domestic News
September 30, 1809
Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
Lancaster, Pa., Sept. 19: Slight frosts have injured corn crops; farmers urged to harvest tops quickly to ripen ears and use blades as valuable fodder for cattle and horses, preservable with salt amid hard times.
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LANCASTER, (Pa.) Sept. 19.
CORN.-We have already had several slight frosts. In some places the corn has been injured ; and a single sharp frost would be highly destructive. As this is to be feared, our main object should be to dry and ripen the corn with all expedition, by cutting off the tops, and exposing the ear to the sun and air by which they will harden in a few days, and be safe from injury.
The tops and blades of corn make the best of fodder for cattle, and particularly for horses.
They purify the blood, prevent humors of the eyes, are a sovereign antidote against the hives, and a preventative of the yellow water. If carefully dried and packed in sheaves, and a very little salt scattered among them, they may be preserved a whole year.
In these hard times, a prudent farmer should let nothing be wasted, more particularly so valuable a fodder as corn blades and tops.
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CORN.-We have already had several slight frosts. In some places the corn has been injured ; and a single sharp frost would be highly destructive. As this is to be feared, our main object should be to dry and ripen the corn with all expedition, by cutting off the tops, and exposing the ear to the sun and air by which they will harden in a few days, and be safe from injury.
The tops and blades of corn make the best of fodder for cattle, and particularly for horses.
They purify the blood, prevent humors of the eyes, are a sovereign antidote against the hives, and a preventative of the yellow water. If carefully dried and packed in sheaves, and a very little salt scattered among them, they may be preserved a whole year.
In these hard times, a prudent farmer should let nothing be wasted, more particularly so valuable a fodder as corn blades and tops.
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What sub-type of article is it?
Agriculture
Weather
What keywords are associated?
Corn Frost
Farming Advice
Fodder Preservation
Livestock Feed
Where did it happen?
Lancaster, (Pa.)
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Lancaster, (Pa.)
Event Date
Sept. 19.
Outcome
corn injured in some places by slight frosts; potential for high destruction from sharp frost; advice to prevent waste and preserve fodder.
Event Details
Advice on drying and ripening corn by cutting tops to protect from frost; corn tops and blades recommended as fodder for cattle and horses, with benefits for health and preservation methods using salt; emphasis on prudence in hard times.