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Wheat Acreage Rise Sparks Debate Over New Deal Policy
Washington dispatch reports the AAA approved a 5.2 million acre increase in wheat planting for 1936, signaling a policy reversal. The move aims to reassure domestic consumers amid high meat and grain prices, while critics blame drought and the crop-control program for price spikes, highlighting a broader clash between farmers and urban shoppers.
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