The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted through the late 1930s, characterized by high unemployment, deflation, and widespread poverty. During the Dust Bowl, which coincided with this period, many farmers faced devastating consequences, including the loss of crops due to severe drought and soil erosion. This compelled numerous families to abandon their farms and migrate in search of better opportunities, particularly to California. Additionally, the economic strain worsened their financial instability, leading to increased foreclosures and poverty.
During the Great Depression, great plain plains farmers were severely affected by drought, dust storms, falling crop prices, and inability to repay debts. Many farmers lost their land due to foreclosure, while others struggled to make a living. The combination of economic challenges and environmental disasters led to widespread poverty and displacement in the region.
Before the days of the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression, the area was rich, fertile farmland. During the Dust Bowl, most of the irreplaceable topsoil blew away essentially removing farming as a viable vocation in the area.
That was the Dust Bowl.
There is an excellent article on what the Stock Market fall in 1929/1930 did to wheat prices, but it wasn't the price of wheat in the 1920's that caused farmers a problem. It was the great drought and dust bowl conditions that would not let the farmers get any crops planted and harvested. See the related link for further information. Go to TABLE 2, and read above it about surplus's and prices of agricultural products.
"The Worst Hard Time" by Timothy Egan is a book that vividly describes the impact of the Dust Bowl on farmers in the Great Plains during the 1930s. It explores the environmental devastation, economic hardships, and human resilience of those who lived through this challenging period in American history.
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Farmers were not doing good during the Great Depression.
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President Roosevelt helped farmers during the Great Depression by giving financial assistance to them. The Tennessee Valley Authority was also launched in 1933.
The Grapes of Wrath is about a family of farmers during The Great Depression who are forced to survive through the Dust Bowl as economic hardships mount for them.
Many farmers left the great plain because the dust bowl caused droughts and that was really bad for agriculture or farming
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During the 1920s the farmers' debts increased as a result of the crash of the stock markets. This is the period in history which was known as the Great Depression.
the government did not pay farmers for anything