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Cotton: Its Troubles Attract National Attention
A detailed look at cotton's central role in the U S and the South in the 1930s, tracing its rise, decline, and the political push for production controls and subsidies. It notes the 1937 crop, foreign competition, World market share shifts, and Secretary Wallace's Memphis discussions proposing a middle way to stabilize prices and consumption amid surpluses and loans.
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