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Frosts Hit Crops and Local Gardeners Encounter Damage
The region faced a sudden May frost damaging corn on river bottom land and lowland near creeks, with tomatoes and beans in gardens heavily affected. Some soybeans remained to be planted while Locustdale reported milder impact on beans and tomatoes. Temperature dropped to 33 in Des Moines on May 21, and 4-H club activities and community visits filled the local schedule amid farming updates.
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Jasper
Locustdale
Locustdale Farm
Des Moinés
Nora de Reus
Julia Deia
Shirley Shilling
Barbara de Haas
Marla’ Heemstra
Debbie Méyer
Carolyn Mohler
Knoxville Senior High School
Gwen Jones
Ireland
International Farm
Mary Regan
American Dairy Association of Iowa
Don de Reus
Charles Reeder
Ruth
John Walter
Waco
Texas
Des Moines
Walter van Doorninck
Bob Pennington
Kenneth van Berg
Mark
Eric
Ankeny