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Government orders 440 tractors for borers fight
Washington Dispatch reports Waterloo industry to supply 440 farm tractors to the Agriculture Department for the $10,900,000 campaign to eradicate the corn borer pest. John Deere confirms delivery. other firms receive contracts for motorized gear, trucks, and equipment as shipments begin within days. The program covers 140,000 farms totaling 2,500,800 acres across the US and Canada as the pest spreads westward.
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