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Teddy Roosevelt: Long ago overproduction would have checked the marvelous development of our national agriculture, but for the steadily…

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Long ago overproduction would have checked the marvelous development of our national agriculture, but for the steadily increasing demand of American manufacturers for farm products required as raw materials for steadily expanding industries.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He attributes the growth of national agriculture to the demand from manufacturers for raw materials.

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