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Show FARM EMPLOYMENT DECLINE Total farm employment at pres ent is estimated at 10,867,000 persons by the Agricultural Marketing Mar-keting Service a decline of 1 , 170,000 workers from ahe July 1 estimate. A year ago farm employ ment totaled 11, 058,000 persons, including both hired and family labor. The decline in fam employ ment during July was slightly more than the usual seasonal drop for that period, placing the index of total farm employment at 90 percent of the 1910-14 average, av-erage, compared with 100 percent a month ago, and 92 percent a yea ago. |