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Calvin Coolidge: The most effective means of dealing with surplus crops is to reduce the surplus acreage.

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The most effective means of dealing with surplus crops is to reduce the surplus acreage.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

He suggests that reducing surplus acreage is the most effective way to manage excess agricultural production.

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