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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1985
Page
4
Kansas State University farm economist writes a prophecy style song about hard times in agriculture. Eric Allen recalls his satirical piece from 1973 predicting today’s farm crisis as farmers face high costs and poor prices. He notes the line about bin fullness and rent strain as accurate reflection of current troubles.
Allen, a Kansas farm economist, writes a biting protest song about farm bankruptcies and foreclosures. He pens Let the Whole Crop Rot and creates a poster showing a doomed farmhouse amid a mountain of grain, reflecting chaos in the Corn Belt and Capitol Hill.
A 42 year old Wyoming farmer facing foreclosure on the family farm killed himself this week. Friends say Floyd Morgan sank into a deep depression after losing the land and being refused an operating loan. He told a rally he could not sustain payments and feared greater losses if he stayed.
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