The New Deal failures (agriculture)

Question 1

• Limited impact of the AAA

Answer 1

• Evidence suggests that the dustbowl (1933-34) had more significant impact on overproduction than the AAA:
  destroyed 35 million acres of arable land
• Impact of the AAA was limited by the actions of landowners and the Supreme Court:
  Butler case (1936) declared the AAA unconstitutional

Question 2

Farm income rates

Answer 2

• The NF had improve farm income by 1936, but the recession decreased it again:
  1936: $11 billion
  1938: $10 billion
• During the recession, farm income fell by 20%

Question 3

World War Two

Answer 3

• World War Two increased farm income to pre-Depression levels:
  1945: $2,063 billion