The Texas Seed Bill was a 1887

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to deliver $10,000 of aid to purchase seed grain for farmers after a major drought in Texas. The law was vetoed by President

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.Kepfield, Sam S. "" They Were in Far Too Great Want": Federal Drought Relief to the Great Plains, 1887-1895." South Dakota History 28 (1998): 244-270. https://www.sdhspress.com/journal/south-dakota-history-28-4/they-were-in-far-too-great-want-federal-drought-relief-to-the-great-plains-1887-1895/vol-28-no-4-they-were-in-far-too-great-want.pdf In his veto message, Cleveland argued:

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