AMERICAN DROUGHT.
EFFECT ON WHEAT YIELD. CHICAGO, June 25. Abnormally high temperatures, with a continued absence of rain in the north-west grain producing areas, have greatly increased the drought menace. According to Department of Agriculture officials, tho combined spring and winter crop will not exceed 650,000,000 bushels, or just about enough to satisfy domestic requirements. The hope recently expressed that America would soon re-enter the wheat export trade appears to be doomed.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 177, 27 June 1936, Page 7
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72AMERICAN DROUGHT. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 177, 27 June 1936, Page 7
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