Farming and Agriculture in the 1930s

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Farming and Agriculture in the 1930s By Mrs. Amos, Taquito, Whisk, and Ginger Ale

What? Difficult to be a farmer in the 1930s Drought and low food prices Main crops: cotton, cattle, corn and dairy Many families lost their farms Government programs were created to help farmers Farmers were paid to grow less food Electrification projects

When? Problems for farmers started in the 1920s The Stock Market Crash Drought and low food prices The Stock Market Crash Families bought land when it was expensive, then lost value Many foreclosures--banks took back land The Great Depression The Dust Bowl People in the midwest had to abandon their farms

Where? The Midwest California The dust bowl Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico California Migrants from areas affected by the dust bowl came West Growing center of agriculture in the U.S.

Who? All farmers affected by the worsening economy Small family farms were hit the hardest Government had to respond to help: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Took office: Great Depression Created Agricultural Adjustment Act

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