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- ↑ "YEARLING PRICES REACH LOW FIGURE; Slump Caused by Repressive Legislation, According to Gerry and Field. 1933 TOTAL IS $525,630 Sum for State Far Below Previous Two Years -- Breeding Bureau to Continue". The New York Times. 24 December 1933.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
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