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The McNary–Haugen Farm Relief Act, which never became law, was a controversial plan in the 1920s to subsidize American agriculture by raising the domestic prices of five crops. The plan was for the government to buy each crop and then store it or export it at a loss. It was co-authored by Charles L. McNary (R-Oregon) and Gilbert N. Haugen (R
After the war, however, Iowa farmers soon saw wartime farm subsidies eliminated. Beginning in 1920, many farmers had difficulty making the payment for debts they had incurred during the war. The 1920s were a time of hardship for Iowa's farm families and for many families, these hardships carried over into the 1930s.
The goal was to force up farm prices to the point of "parity", an index based on 1910–1914 prices. To meet 1933 goals, 10 million acres (40,000 km 2 ) of growing cotton was plowed up, bountiful crops were left to rot, and six million piglets were killed and discarded. [ 78 ]
Jensen, Joan, and Nancy Grey Osterud, eds. American Rural and Farm Women in Historical Perspective; Jensen, Richard J., and Mark Friedberger. Education and Social Structure: An Historical Study of Iowa, 1870-1930 (The Newberry Library, 1976), online; Jones, Robert Leslie. History of agriculture in Ohio to 1880 (1983) online
The Roswell and Elizabeth Garst Farmstead Historic District is a farm in Guthrie County, Iowa, United States, near the city of Coon Rapids. It is significant as the home of farmer and hybrid corn populizer Roswell Garst. During the 1930s and 1940s, Garst played an active role in the conversion of old-style family farms to modern agribusiness.
The average price of Iowa farmland reached $11,835 an acre last year, an ISU survey shows, the second year in a row that values set a record high. They have climbed 63% compared to five years ago ...
Iowa farmland values have hit a wall, a new report shows. The decline is blamed on lower farm profits, higher costs and investment competition. As ag downturn, layoffs continue, Iowa farmland sees ...
The highways into Sioux City and Council Bluffs, Iowa, were blocked by pickets who dumped farm produce on the side of the road. [3] At Le Mars, Iowa some farmers dragged a judge out of his courtroom, placed a noose around his neck, and threatened to hang him unless he stopped approving farm foreclosures. The striking farmers were countered by ...