Viewpoints on the Dust Bowl

Viewpoints on the Dust Bowl — page 3 — that was always troublesome to me I was not good at it There was a special tool with a hook that was meant to make the job easier but I struggled and always seemed to wind up spraining my wrist It was a tough job but of course it had to get done Once the corn was picked it moved by conveyor to a sheller When the kernels were stripped off all you had left were the corncobs We used those in the cook stove Think about it Determine the main point of this paragraph Pick out one piece of evidence that supports it Yes the early days were the good days but things changed quickly We went from horse-drawn plows to tractors and that was a big change to get used to The tractor didn’t know that whoa meant stop and sometimes you’d forget you weren’t on a horse and just keep driving through the fence I kept on doing what I thought was right Sometimes I’d do things the old way and sometimes I 6

Viewpoints on the Dust Bowl — page 4 — Plowing soil was considered a necessary part of farming However farmers affected by the Dust Bowl plowed the soil too much 7

Viewpoints on the Dust Bowl — page 5 — found a new way I did the best I could but one day the rain just stopped The drought started in 1931 and the crops started to fail Without grass or crops to keep the soil in place well it started blowing around Staying Put Local newspaper editor John McCarty encouraged people to stay by forming the Last Man Club Its pledge In the absence of an act of God serious family injury or some other emergency I pledge to stay here and help other last men remain in this country Although many farmers struggled to pay their bills and feed their families McCarty was determined to help the suffering farmers not lose hope By founding the Last Man Club he urged families to stay and try to outlast the terrible weather conditions Thanks to his efforts three-quarters of the farmers living in the Plains states stayed 8

Viewpoints on the Dust Bowl — page 6 — When grasslands were plowed and crops could not grow there were no roots to hold the fine soil in place This resulted in devastating dust storms 9

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