Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1917 — FROST WAS QUITE DAMAGING [ARTICLE]

FROST WAS QUITE DAMAGING

Caught the Corn at the Critical Stage of Its Growth. Farmers who have made a careful examination of the corn since the recent frost are of the opinion that more damage was done than has been generally admitted. Chief among these is Henry Paulus, who is a recognized authority oh corn. Mr. Paulus states that the frost caught most of the corn on both high and low lands at a critical stage of its growth, "and instead of hastening maturity, as has been said, caused the grain to develop a watery condition, which will take much time and warm weather to dry so as to be beyond injury from future frosts. Should another severe frost come before this watery condition has been relieved, there can be but one ultimate result —a great deal of soft corn regardless of future weather conditions. (Fortunately the area covered by this frost in Indiana only extends through the extreme northern part of the state, and over about Remington, Goodland and Kentland no damage whatever was done.