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Word: dition (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1924-1924
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...prices have led to considerable curtailment of the farmers' plantings. This year's cold and rainy Spring has had the further important effect of considerably retarding the crops, and in consequence the Government's condition estimates are placed at very low figures. For Winter wheat, con dition is estimated at only 74% - the lowest since 1917 when the figure of 70.9 was reached. Even worse is the estimate of condition of Spring wheat at 82.3-lower than any year for twelve years, and considerably under the 88.2 figure of 1916. Acreages have also been reduced sharply; that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Wheat Forecast | 6/23/1924 | See Source »

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