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Farm purchasing power rises 25 percent in nine months
Washington reports farm income plus benefit payments raised purchasing power about 25 percent above the 1932–33 period after costs. From August 1933 to April 1934 cash income reached 4.199 billion dollars, 38 percent above the prior year, with benefit payments contributing about one-fifth.
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L. H. Bean
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Mr. Bean
Department of Agriculture