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The dust bowl was caused by drought, over plowing, and poor soil conditions. Although the drought may not have been avoidable, smarter farming techniques such as crop rotation and leaving areas of natural vegetation to hold soil could have prevented much of the soil loss.

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It's the fact that farmers have to change their practices to prevent history from repeating itself. That means incorporating more no-till practices on the fields, not gathering up any residue left from crops (I know, sounds crazy), contour-plowing, and, for livestock, not overgrazing any pastures or rangelands. The Dirty '30's was actually more of a result of too much prairie land being converted to dirt and left that way, as well as intensive overgrazing on the grasslands. This, of course, has definitely changed, with way more producers aware about stocking rates and carrying capacity of their pastures and rangelands than they were in the past.

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the main reason it happened was because the farmers pulled up all the prairie grasses. these same grasses, with long roots,held all the dusty soil down, and kept the dust from blowing in the enormous storms.

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by planting trees as the top soil began to dry up and disappear, they hold water which they can re-release into the soil plus they are holding to the soil so that it wouldn't have blown away plus it would have helped to give back to the soil

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The government helped sponser classes for farmers so they would learn how to plant without lifting up all of the soil. The government also had trees put in so that the wind wouldn't be as strong when it came to pick up the dust. Those are just some of the things that helped prevent another one. I hope that helped! :)

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1.The Govt.should have taken steps to minimize the use of agricultural lands

2.The farmers and landowners should have thought about ill effects of cutting grass from marshy ,agricultural lands which uphold the soil.

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They used many different farming techniques such as till farming to deplete soil erosion

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They go a bunch of sprinklers and watered the entire Midwest.

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Till farming ,natural rain fall

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What Dust bowl?

The dust bowl was in the "Great Depression". It was a nick-name for dust storms because the storms were like "rolling black smoke".


What was dust-bowl?

The dust bowl was in the "Great Depression". It was a nick-name for dust storms because the storms were like "rolling black smoke".


Which state was not in the dust bowl?

No, it is not considered a Dust Bowl state. Though heavy droughts led to the the Dust Bowl, not every state experiencing a drought also experienced severe dust storms. States that are considered to have experienced these severe dust storms are Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Iowa, however, is listed as a state experiencing a drought during the Dust Bowl era, it is just not classified as having severe dust storms.


How did the storms in the dust bowl contribute to economic problems?

The Dust Bowl contribute to economic problem by how dangerous it is.


What was dust bowls?

The dust bowl was in the "Great Depression". It was a nick-name for dust storms because the storms were like "rolling black smoke".


Who won the Dust Bowl?

First off, the Dust Bowl wasn't a football game. It was a period of severe dust storms in the ninteen thirties that ruined agriculture.


When does the dust bowl effect happen?

The Dust Bowl occurred during the Great Depression that followed the Stock Market Crash of 1929. This was a period of severe dust storms that ruined agricultural production. As a result, many migrant workers and farmers suffered economic hardship during the Dirty Thirties.


What name was given to the great plains of the US after is experienced serve dust storms in 1930?

The Dust Bowl


How did they go to school during the dust bowl?

where did children go to school during the dust bowl


Was Kansas in the dust bowl?

Yes. The worst of the "Dust Bowl" storms were in Nebraska, and the worst poverty and migrations were from Oklahoma. Kansas is between those two states.


What happened to pets during the dust bowl?

During the dust bowl, Your fat mother ate them all.


Did grasshoppers damage crop during the dust bowl?

Big time. They were basically the most major pests during the dust bowl and there are house pests like millipedes during the dust bowl.