Farmers (unfinished) Flashcards
1
Q
What did prohibition mean for farmers?
A
Reduced the demand for grain
2
Q
What did technical advances mean for farmers?
A
More crops could be produced on reduced acreage
3
Q
What % of farms operated on a loss and what did this mean?
A
66%, many workers were laid off
4
Q
What did the AAA aim to do?
A
Stop over-production
5
Q
In 1933, how many unsold cotton was there in the US in comparison in comparison to how much was being consumed globally?
A
Unsold cotton in the US exceeded the total average annual world consumption of US cotton
6
Q
How many acres of cotton were ploughed under to increase cotton prices?
A
10.5 million acres
7
Q
How many piglets were bought and killed?
A
6 million
8
Q
What was total farm income in 1932 in comparison to 1935?
A
1932: $4.5 billion, 1935: $6.9 billion
