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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2015
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Drought and water hot
topics at Farm Fair
Farm Fair
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By GEORGE PLAVEN
Staff Writer
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY DENISE MEDLOCK
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