WHAT A STORM!By Demora H.

Farm Life

Farm life in the Great Plains was good in the

early 1900s. The Great Plains included

the states of Oklahoma, Texas,

Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico.

The Great Plains had a drought in the 1930s. There was very no rain, the soil was not good and the winds were very strong.

Farmers raised livestock in the Great Plains until

the need for grain came, because of World War I. The farmers would make a lot more money raising

grain.

The dust got so bad that people had to wear face mask so that they would not breath it in.

The government realized the Great Plains had a serious problem. The Soil Conservation Service was set-

up. Through it acts and relief efforts were created to help

farmers affected by the Dust Bowl disaster.

• The Dust Bowl was too much for some people to deal with, so many migrated to the West to states like California. Most people migrating were factory workers.