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Drought Pushes Coke County Farmers Toward New Ventures
The Texas A M Agricultural Economics unit reports Coke County farms dropped from 838 in 1930 to 419 in 1954 with average size rising to 1304 acres. Livestock fell 34 percent since 1930 and income on most farms was under 2500 dollars in 1954. Authors urge new enterprises and better management as County readers study census trends and look to future articles detailing local farm families who succeed in tough years.
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Department of Agricultural Economics
Texas A & M
Texas
Coke County
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