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own expense and risk. Buyers were unwilling to pay reasonable prices for their
properties because they were fully aware of the fact that a sale would have to be made, at
any price, if the owner wanted to receive some kind of profit from it. Many buyers took
In addition, the use of land and crops, previously owned by the Japanese in
America, underwent some changes as a result of the evacuation of Japanese owners,
farmers, and labor. Evacuee farmers were in the worst bargaining position possible.
Even though Japanese Americans were allowed to continue their farming activities,
farming was a disadvantage of the evacuees. One reason for this was the fact that
farming operations required payment for sprays, fertilizers, labor, and other farm
necessities. Unfortunately, because of the evacuation, Japanese farmers did not have
these resources and made it impossible to harvest crops. This led to the destruction of
their crops. "Landlords, creditors, and prospective purchasers were read
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