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Georgia Farmers angry at Carter rewarded with loans mix
Washington Merry-Go-Round notes Georgia dirt farmers winning temporary relief from high crop prices with a $20.4 million loan to Sumter County and a total Georgia payout of $385.5 million. Yet farmers remain wary of federal aid and blame higher costs and price controls as well as processing firms taking profits. The Bacon County protests a year ago foreshadowed ongoing tensions as loans stave off bankruptcies and farmers seek parity pricing amid political bitterness toward President Carter.
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