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Mono-culture and tilling contributed to the Dust Bowl by depleting the soil of essential nutrients and reducing its organic matter. Farmers primarily planted wheat in vast fields, leading to a lack of crop diversity that could help preserve soil structure. Additionally, extensive tilling disturbed the soil, making it more susceptible to erosion by wind. When drought struck in the 1930s, the exposed and nutrient-poor soil easily blew away, resulting in the devastating dust storms characteristic of the Dust Bowl.

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