Rain destroys sweet potato crops; farmers get help from Miss. legislature

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The state Senate has passed a bill to establish a fund to provide loans to sweet potato farmers, many of whom lost much of their crop last year because of the unusually heavy rains during harvest time. ? ? Under the bill, passed Thursday, a sweet potato …

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