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Extra session urged by Farmer-Labor leaders in Minneapolis
Farmers and party figures led by Shipstead and Magnus Johnson urged President Harding to call an immediate extra Congress to address agricultural woes. Discussion centered on wheat prices, production control, marketing, storage, and freight rates, with emphasis on diversified farming and better farm organization. Local weather and crop notes followed, including alfalfa and corn prospects amid rain and harvest slowdowns.
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Minnesota
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Iowa
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