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Droughts seen as potential relief for struggling farmers
A Boone Iowa tour profile shows farmers facing rising costs and low grain prices despite record harvests. The piece notes evolving income trends from 1968 to 1971, the Nixon administration’s relief pledges, and farm policy debates with quotes from Leon Todd, Earl Butz, and Missouri Farm Bureau president C. K. Johnston. It highlights a shrinking farming population, a wage emphasis for low income farmers, and diverse views from individuals like E B Gee Sr and Donald Crane as the 1972 election looms.
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America
Don Randall
Don Kendall
Boone, Iowa
Leon Todd
Todd
Nixon
Earl L. Butz
Butz
Senate
Associated Press
C. K. Johnston
Missouri Farm Bureau
Cleo Stone
Tifton