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Prairie farmers chuckle quietly when they talk about a sudden drop in official figures for the amount of surplus wheat on their farms. Much of it has been bootlegged and books rigged, they say
Prairie farmers chuckle quietly when they talk about a sudden drop in official figures for the amount of surplus wheat on their farms. Much of it has been bootlegged and books rigged, they say

Prairie farmers chuckle quietly when they talk about a sudden drop in official figures for the amount of surplus wheat on their farms. Much of it has been bootlegged and books rigged, they say

Date1/16/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Prairie farmers chuckle quietly when they talk about a sudden drop in official figures for the amount of surplus wheat on their farms. Much of it has been bootlegged and books rigged; they say.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019625F
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