Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1907 — JACK FROST WAS HERE. [ARTICLE]

JACK FROST WAS HERE.

Visited Us Thursday Night But Did No Great Damage While a slight frost was reported to have fallen in some localities Sunday night, it was not until Tuesday night that the frost was general. Wednesday morning frost was everywhere, and while it is reported on good authority to have frozen ice in hog troughs and puddles of water in different sections of the county, it does not seem to have done much damage anywhere unless it is in the north part of the county and the very low lying lands. It is claimed that the frost does little damage in the light of the moon, and this must be the reason for the small amount of damage reported, as it certainly was quite a hard frost. Even tomato and cucumber vines about Rensselaer show little or nb effects from it. While a great deal of ths corn is practically out of the way of frost, yet farmers say that there are a good many ears in the most advanced that are stil soft; that corn has been very uneven all season and is ripening unevenly. It is likely there will be considerable soft oom, for it is not possible to hope that a damaging freeze will bold off much longer. Another frost came Wednesday night, but it, too, did little damage. Thursday evening a steady rain started in which continued all night and a good share of the day yesterday.