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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. Sources
Ganzel, Bill. “Farming in the 1930s.” Web. 4 September 2016.
History.com staff. “Dust Bowl.” Web. 4 September 2016.
Romer, Christina D. and Richard H. Pells. “Great Depression.” Web. 4
September 2016.
“The Dust Bowl: Legacy.” Web. 4 September 2016.