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Farm marketing receipts rise in early 1958 totals
For the first seven months of 1958 farmers received 166 billion dollars from marketings, up 11 percent from 1957, with prices 7 percent higher and marketings 4 percent larger. Cash receipts from livestock and products reached 106 billion, up 11 percent, led by cattle, hogs, eggs, and broilers. Crop receipts totaled 60 billion, up 12 percent due to gains in wheat, corn, citrus, fruits, and potatoes.
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