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Herbert Hoover: The price levels of our major agricultural commodities are, in fact, higher than those in other principal producing…

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The price levels of our major agricultural commodities are, in fact, higher than those in other principal producing countries, due to the combined result of the tariff and the operations of the Farm Board.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Hoover discusses the price disparities of agricultural commodities in the United States compared to other countries.

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