Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1911 — BURN CORN, NOT COAL. [ARTICLE]

BURN CORN, NOT COAL.

Crop Loss Due to Rot to Be Decreased by Illinois Farmers. Mattoon, 111., Nov. s.—While the farmers of Coles and adjoining counties, and, in fact, throughout the entire corn belt in Illinois, will be heavy losers because of the large amount of rotten corn in the fields, due to the excessive rainfall, «many of them have decided to use the corn that is spoiled and will shift a portion of their loss to the shoulders of the coal man by using the corn for, fuel during the winter months. There have been various estimates made as to the amount of corn in the fields that is rotten, and while they vary widely, the fact remains that the amount is larger than ever before in the history of the Illinois corn belt.