Cole Roper, owner of Cole’s Sweet Corn, surveys a field of late-planted corn that never grew above waist high. “This two-acre field is a total loss,” he said. “We’ll just bushhog it down.” Drought conditions since Memorial Day cut Roper’s sweet corn season three weeks shorter than normal. (Photos by Eavenson)
By Charlie Eavenson
Staff Writer
For years, many Franklin County citizens have gotten fresh corn from Cole’s Sweet Corn farm in Sand...
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