Soil+Consevation+and+Allotment+Act+of+1936

=__Soil Conservation and Allotment Act of 1936__ = 

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 * The Soil Consevation and Allotment Act of 1936 was a law that allowed the government to pay farmers to reduce production to conserve soil.
 * The Act was passed in repsonse of the Supreme Court's decision that the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) was consitutional.
 * It was passed with the attempt to correct some problems from the AAA, like its failure to protect share croppers and tenant farmers.
 * This new law stated that landlords now had to share the money that was given to them by the government with those who worked on their land.
 * The Act educated farmers on how to use their land to prevent another Dust Bowl in the high plains during the 30's.
 * It also took immediate action to contain the Dust Bowl's affects by planting trees and grass.

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 * Three years after the Act was adopted, soil erosion dropped 65%.



By: Kate Branna and Emily Vicente