Grapes of Wrath and Agricultural Practices and Legislation The Grapes of Wrath is very historically accurate to what families went through during the dust bowl. With the ground blowing away, the invention of tractors, and banks foreclosing on homes, it was very hard for old fashioned farmers to keep the banks happy. The Joads are very similar to any other family in the 1930’s.
The Joads probably had lots of different crops but it was most likely corn for the most part. Corn is what most other farmers grew in Oklahoma. There was a severe drought which caused the ground the get really dry and hard. Because of the failure to apply dryland farming methods, the grounds were eroded. The crops got dried up and blew away in the strong wind leaving
The Joads probably had lots of different crops but it was most likely corn for the most part. Corn is what most other farmers grew in Oklahoma. There was a severe drought which caused the ground the get really dry and hard. Because of the failure to apply dryland farming methods, the grounds were eroded. The crops got dried up and blew away in the strong wind leaving