The Dust Bowl
Benton Berger The dust bowl was a drastic time for “the breadbasket of the USA” (Western U.S.A.) The dust bowl was the result of farmers trying to get the most money possible and not using correct farming practices. Many people had to abandon homes and farmland. The dust bowl started when farmers were trying to make more money, caused many things for people, and had a bad outcome on the land for a long time.
The beginning of the dust bowl may have been in the 1930s but one cause to start it may have happened in 1910 through 1930. During these 20 or so years, wheat prices rising, wars in Europe, wet years, and generous farming policies allowed farmers to turn about 5.2 million acres of grassland into wheat fields. Then, when
Benton Berger The dust bowl was a drastic time for “the breadbasket of the USA” (Western U.S.A.) The dust bowl was the result of farmers trying to get the most money possible and not using correct farming practices. Many people had to abandon homes and farmland. The dust bowl started when farmers were trying to make more money, caused many things for people, and had a bad outcome on the land for a long time.
The beginning of the dust bowl may have been in the 1930s but one cause to start it may have happened in 1910 through 1930. During these 20 or so years, wheat prices rising, wars in Europe, wet years, and generous farming policies allowed farmers to turn about 5.2 million acres of grassland into wheat fields. Then, when