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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 2029"><p>With dairy or any cattle operation, care has to be given to feeding drought stressed corn, because of aflatoxin concerns.</p><p></p><p>> May be what we now call prussic</p><p>> acid poisoning. Another</p><p>> possibility, though probably not</p><p>> in the 1880's, would be nitrate</p><p>> poisoning. Do a google search on</p><p>> those terms and you'll be able to</p><p>> read about them. Some years ago</p><p>> several farmers in my area that</p><p>> essentially lost the corn crop to</p><p>> drought considered baling the</p><p>> stalks. But prussic acid and/or</p><p>> nitrate poison was way too high so</p><p>> it could not be safley fed to</p><p>> cattle. Happens in drought</p><p>> stressed plants in the plant</p><p>> family that includes corn, milo</p><p>> (sorghum), sudan,</p><p>> Haygrazer,johnson grass, etc. I</p><p>> think, but am not certain, that it</p><p>> can also happen when plants have</p><p>> been growing in heavily overcast</p><p>> conditions, for many days without</p><p>> sunshine.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:hudds@cctc.net">hudds@cctc.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 2029"] With dairy or any cattle operation, care has to be given to feeding drought stressed corn, because of aflatoxin concerns. > May be what we now call prussic > acid poisoning. Another > possibility, though probably not > in the 1880's, would be nitrate > poisoning. Do a google search on > those terms and you'll be able to > read about them. Some years ago > several farmers in my area that > essentially lost the corn crop to > drought considered baling the > stalks. But prussic acid and/or > nitrate poison was way too high so > it could not be safley fed to > cattle. Happens in drought > stressed plants in the plant > family that includes corn, milo > (sorghum), sudan, > Haygrazer,johnson grass, etc. I > think, but am not certain, that it > can also happen when plants have > been growing in heavily overcast > conditions, for many days without > sunshine. [email=hudds@cctc.net]hudds@cctc.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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