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Moon claims unfounded in frost myths and Iowa farming notes
Iowa Weather and Crop Service director D Reed rejects moon phase as frost cause citing May 9 freeze explains dryness and wind kept frost away, notes strawberry and fruit resilience. The column also covers Teacher Placement Bureau activity, Des Moines school census gains, owl incidents in Strawberry Point, Mexican and Italian labor notes, bluegrass seed harvest, Burke and Kardes with Wall Street linkage, tax and seizure totals, and cattle feeder purchases by Iowa Farm Bureau Federation.
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