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It would cost them more to get their products to market than they would receive for selling them.

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In addition, farmers destroyed crops and livestock to comply with the policies of the New Deal administration, especially the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933, which was designed to raise and stabilize farm prices, conserve soil, and control production. It can be argued -- and has been argued -- that FDR's economic policies backfired, solving no problems and prolonging the Great Depression.

As regards the cost-effectiveness of producing and transporting farm products, we are facing the same problem today, as the rising price of diesel fuel erodes the farmers' profits, making farming a marginal business.

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