Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Dust Bowl, Agricultural Problems and Solutions: A Factual Description of the Changes in Agriculture and the Development of Agricultural Problems in the Area Now Called the Dust Bowl, Together With a Description and Evaluation of Certain Programs Which Work Toward a Solution of These Problems
Dust storms or black blizzards are caused by high winds blowing over dry soil poorly protected by vegetative cover. The outline of the Dust Bowl tends to change from year to year. The Bowl reached its greatest size in 1935 and 1936, when it covered about acres.
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