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The stock market crash of 1930
in 1929 the stock market crashed, it also lowered the price of bushels of wheat and corn in a single year. -
exports from 1930 to 1960s
From 1930-1939, the average annual value of agricultural exports totaled $765 million/year or 32% of total exports. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
around the year 1933 the federal government paid some farmers to not grow crops in hope that it would raise the demand and price in crops -
Farm credit administration
president FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt) created the farm credit administration in 1933. This was designed to consolidate and streamline various federal efforts that dealt with farm credit into one administrative authority. -
bush fires
around the time of widespread drought in the 1930s, the number of brush fires increased. In 1935, there were 140 reported fires. -
food stamps
leading up to the year 1939 the usda took much interest in helping families in need with food -
Victory Gardens
In December 1941, the USDA helped launch the Victory Garden Program, which encouraged both rural and city people to plant fruits and vegetables. -
Growing Peanuts for the War Effort
In order to lend support to Britain and other allies, U.S. farmers "were encouraged to make shifts in production from basic crops to some of the special war crops. -
Two Advances Revolutionize Agriculture During the War
The growing use of tractors and other machinery, and the addition of new chemical fertilizers and pesticides, revolutionized agriculture -
The Agricultural Act of 1948
this act was created in 1948 by the 80th Congress of the United States on July 3, 1948. This iteration or version of the farm bill included three sections or titles—Title I: 1949 Price Stabilization, Title II: Amendments to the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, and Title III: Miscellaneous.
