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Summary:THE CROP THAT NEVER FAILS: EXPLAINS HOW THE REGULAR PURCHASE OF U.S. SAVINGS BONDS GIVES FARMERS PROTECTION AGAINST FUTURE HARD TIMES: FLOODS, DROUGHT, DUST, DISEASE, GRASSHOPPERS, INFLATION, DEPRESSION.
PLENTY OF FOOD. FARMING, CROPS, TRUCKS FILLED WITH GRAIN. THRASHERS HARVEST WHEAT. ORANGE GROVE. GRAIN WAREHOUSE. SHIPPING SACKS PICKING POTATOES CORN CROP. GRAINS POUR OUT CASH REGISTER. WOMEN LEAVE STORE WITH GROCERIES. FOOD MIXER. FIELD. MAN READS PAMPHLET ABOUT NEW FARM MACHINERY. TRACTORS SHIPPED ON FLAT BED TRAIN CAR. GRASSHOPPERS EATING CROPS. DUST STORM IN 1936. DUST BOWL. DROUGHT. ROOSEVELT DAM RESERVOIR. 1937 FLOOD IN THE OHIO VALLEY. GRAPH. FARMER. FARM UP FOR AUCTION. QUESTIONING THE ECONOMIC FUTURE. GIRL AND MOTHER LOOK THROUGH BOOK. SAVINGS BONDS U.S. TREASURY BUILDING. MAN AT BANK WINDOW, CASHING IN BOND. FIELDS. TEEN GIRLS LOOK AT PHOTO ALBUM. DAD SEALS ENVELOPE. BOY, GIRL AND DOG AT TOP OF HILL POINT TO THE DISTANCE.