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“But regrettably,” Robinson added, “no payments have yet been made in some of our hardest-hit counties. Most offices report they are swamped with work and behind in processing farmers’ claims. Wilson Leggett of the state ASCS office points out that this is understandable, since Seventh District crops were damaged more severely than in any other part of the state.
“This has meant our hardpressed ASCS personnel have had more programs to administer, more paperwork to compile, and more field appraisals to conduct than at any time in years, if ever,” Robinson said.
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