Migrant farmers were individuals or families who moved from one location to another, often seasonally, in search of agricultural work. They typically traveled to areas with labor shortages during peak harvest times, particularly in crops like fruits and vegetables. This group often faced challenging conditions, including low wages, poor living conditions, and limited access to social services. Their mobility was driven by economic necessity, as they sought better opportunities to support themselves and their families.
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They were farmed by day laborers or migrant workers. Apex
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They are called farmers. However sometimes farmers hire temporary workers called farm hands. If the farm hands travel from job to job, they are called migrant workers.
Kenneth Swindell has written: 'The strange farmers of the Gambia' -- subject(s): Peanut industry, Employees, Migrant labor
The "Okies and Arkies" were migrant farmers moving from Oklahoma (Okie), Arkansas (Arkie), and Texas to California during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl.
They were farmed by daylaborers or migrant workers
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The Dust Bowl was a severe environmental disaster during the 1930s, primarily affecting the Great Plains of the United States, where prolonged drought and poor agricultural practices led to massive dust storms. This catastrophe devastated crops and farmland, forcing many farmers and migrant workers to abandon their homes in search of better living conditions. Migrant workers, often already struggling, faced intensified competition for low-wage jobs, while tenant farmers lost their livelihoods and were pushed into deeper poverty. The Dust Bowl significantly contributed to the migration of people, particularly to California, in search of work and stability.
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The migrant workers are called migrant workers because they migrate. To migrate means to move. Migrant workers move from farm to farm, hoping to find work.