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HUGE CROP DAMAGE SEEN SEENWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C May 30 Millions of dollars in crop damage was forecast yes ¬ terday by agricultural experts as blistering temperatures baked farm areas east of the Mississippi river and heavy rains washed out planting areas in the West and South As the eastern part of the United States exper ¬ ienced its worst drought in a decade Secre ¬ tary of Agriculture Wickard revealed that the government is experiencing difficulties filling British requests for dairy products Paradoxically some parts of the West are so drenched with moisture that it has been impossible to plant rice
