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FDR: The objective is to increase the carry-over of wheat this time; but, if that carry-over is going to be too high again…

On the recordMay 12, 1937
The objective is to increase the carry-over of wheat this time; but, if that carry-over is going to be too high again this year or next year, the objective will be to cut down that carry-over of wheat.
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