Posted by John Fulton on November 20, 2012 at 14:35:46 from (67.142.174.27):
In Reply to: Re: dust bowl posted by paul on November 20, 2012 at 06:37:29:
Paul, Your points are well taken regarding the fact that "The Government" encouraged folks to settle the Great Plains and break the soil (and in a rather massive and convincing way, with the Homesteading Act). However "The Government" also researched the problem with the faulty farming practices which were prevelant at the time, and which whey themselves encouraged, and came up with practices that would amelerate the widespread wind erosion, ie fallowing, windbreaks, terracing etc. These were relatively unkown practices at the time. I can fully understand the concerns of farmers at the time in that "Yea, right, now here is "The Government" trying to sell us on another stupid idea", after leading us down this path of financial and social ruin. If I were alive at the time, I would have felt the same way. However, the conservation practices did in fact work, when accompanied (as you aply pointed out) with the return of ample rainfall. I reckon my point is that not everything coming down the pike from "The Government" is bad mojo, both then and now. It is up to our individual intellect and experiences (and an open mind) to decern which is right.
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