The Dust Bowl
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Dust Bowl, common name applied to a large area in the southern part
of the Great Plains region of the United States, that got much dust storms
in the1930s. The area included parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico,
and Colorado. In its original state, the region was covered with hardy
grasses ....
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.... and heavier materials drif ted against
houses, fences, and barns. In many places 8 to 10 cm (3 to 4 in) of topsoil
were blown away. Many thousands of families, their farms ruined, migrated
westward; about a third of the remaining families had to accept government
relief.
Beginning in 1935 intensive efforts were made by both federal and
state governments to develop adequate programs for soil conservation and
for rehabilitation of the Dust Bowl. The measures taken have included
seeding ....
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