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They want assurance against another year like 1932 when they made good crops but had to sell them for prices that meant ruin just as surely as did the drought.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “They want assurance against another year like 1932 when they made good crops but had to sell them for prices that meant…”
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Roosevelt reflects on the farmers' need for assurance against economic ruin despite good crop yields.
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