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Rains cheer SE farmers, but deluge late for some 

Farmers in the drought-stricken Southeast halfheartedly celebrated downpours from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay last month, when several inches of rain took the edge off a potentially disastrous season. . . .

The rains were a mixed blessing for farmers growing North Carolina's top crop, tobacco. It won't help the amount of tobacco grown, but the quality should improve, said North Carolina State University crop science professor Loren Fisher.

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