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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1875
Page
7
Grasshoppers prove blessings for cattle and corn yields
The grasshoppers that ravaged Kansas and Nebraska forced a late replant but resulted in a bountiful corn crop. In Kansas City stock yards, more cows and heifers appeared, as pastures recovered, boosting beef supply and prices. Cattlemen fear overexpansion but gain ready funds to restock without starting anew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Nebraska
Kansas City Times
City
Grasshopper
Cin. Com
Corn and Wheat Prices Favor Fall Sale for Farmers
A Baltimore American correspondent notes drying losses reduce corn by one fifth and wheat by one fourteenth. It is estimated unshelled corn sold in fall at 75 cents is more profitable than $1 in summer, and wheat at $1.25 in December equals $1.50 in June. Potato losses from rot and shrinkage may reach at least 33 percent between October and June.
Man Falls From Washington Monument in Baltimore
An unidentified man fell or jumped from the Washington Monument in Baltimore, landing on the granite base 180 feet below and was crushed. No identification was found. a note with a sentimental verse addressed to Miss Cobb was the only readable item recovered. A willow grown from a slip of Napoleon’s grave tree was blown down in Cambridge and replanted by Rev. Thomas B. Gannett’s family. Various moral reflections on friendship and thinking appear, with a brief note about Donaldson, the last aeronaut, planned to lecture on aerial navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Monument
Baltimore
Miss Cobb
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Napoleon
St. Helena
Thomas Gannett
Thomas B. Gannett
Washington City
Manson
Darang
Wu. H. Crook
U. S
HeLevensTine & Bently
Washington, D. C
Bently
United States
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LEGAL
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Ohio
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