HARD TIMES AND THE WORST HARD TIME

摘要

Egan describes the findings of the Great Plains Drought Area Commission under President Franklin D. Roosevelt: "Mistaken public policies have been largely responsible for the situation . . . specifically, la mistaken homesteading policy, the stimulation of war urne demands which led to over cropping and over grazing, and encouragement of a system of agriculture which could not be both permanent or prosperous.'" In just 50 years 100 million ac of fragile grassland was plowed. Dust storms created drifts that blocked roads and railroads, covered buildings and fences, infiltrated houses and businesses, turned day to night, and created enough static electricity to short out car engines.