Her hands hold 'worthless' wheat

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Her hands hold 'worthless' wheat

Date1/16/1970

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Ross, Fred (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Her hands hold 'worthless' wheat. Widow Erna Moorhead and son gambled against wind; rain and frost to grow some of the best wheat in Saskatchewan - but now they can't sell it. A glut of grain has forced prices to an 8-year low; raising the spectre of disaster for many Prairie farmers. There's even talk of separatism if Ottawa doesn't do something fast. Other farmers have started a price-cuting war.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0023142F

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