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Agricultural Adjustment Act 1 & 2 (AAA). Agricultural Adjustment Act I of 1933. Farmers get paid Corn, peanuts, milk, rice, wheat, tobacco, cotton 1937 ruled unconstitutional. Agricultural Adjustment Act 2 of 1938. Replacement of Act 1 Rewritten Enforced today New technology
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Agricultural Adjustment Act I of 1933 • Farmers get paid • Corn, peanuts, milk, rice, wheat, tobacco, cotton • 1937 ruled unconstitutional
Agricultural Adjustment Act 2 of 1938 • Replacement of Act 1 • Rewritten • Enforced today • New technology • Established The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act • Like the Agricultural Adjustment Act • Cut crop and livestock amounts • Made to conserve soil • Dust Bowls or “Black Storms”
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act • Plowed land • Attempted to correct the use of land • Educated farmers • Took immediate Action
How many years do you think it took for soil erosion to drop? How much do you think it dropped?
Sources • http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/water_11.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_Adjustment_Act_of_1938 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_Conservation_and_Domestic_Allotment_Act_of_1936 • http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1432&nm=Soil-Conservation-and-Domestic-Allotment-Act