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In Lake County Tennessee, agriculture drives the economy. Bettye Lee, president of Ridgley’s Bancorp South branch, say every dollar spend by a farmer is magnified seven times, making the trickle down effect critical to citizens in this rural community.
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Sixteen Lake County residents work full-time at John Lindamood’s farm. Those salaries, along with farm expenditures, contribute greatly to the economy of these rural communities.
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Ed Sumara, manger of Lake County’s Royster Clark, knows first hand the importance of agriculture to small town business.
