Problems for farmers in the 1920s
Problems facing the farmers of America in the 1920s.
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- Created on: 29-10-13 13:49
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- Problems for farmers in the 1920s
- Competition
- European trade was starting up again, causing more competition
- Highly efficient Canadian wheat producers were working in competition with the American Farmers
- The population of USA was falling, making fewer mouths to feed; allowing the Canadians to dominate the market
- Highly efficient Canadian wheat producers were working in competition with the American Farmers
- Overproduction
- Farmers could produce for their families and 14 others
- By 1920 there were surpluses nobody wanted
- From 1900 to 1920, more land was being farmed
- Improved methods - machinery, fertilizers - made it more efficient
- End of WWI
- Trade in Europe was likely to start up again - loss of trade picked up in war
- As men went back to work on their farms, Europe could produce their own food
- US tariffs stopped Europe from exporting to the USA
- Europe imported far less food from the USA as they couldn't afford it
- End of WWI
- Trade in Europe was likely to start up again - loss of trade picked up in war
- As men went back to work on their farms, Europe could produce their own food
- US tariffs stopped Europe from exporting to the USA
- Europe imported far less food from the USA as they couldn't afford it
- Europe imported far less food from the USA as they couldn't afford it
- End of WWI
- Europe imported far less food from the USA as they couldn't afford it
- Farm Labourers
- 6 Million people forced off the land
- Migrated to cities
- 3/4 of a million African Americans made unemployed. They had always done the last skilled jobs so were badly hit
- 6 Million people forced off the land
- Rich Farmers
- Affected people who sold to farms
- Rich farmers who were doing well were no longer employing many people
- 60 Million Americans were directly affected
- Farm Labourers
- 6 Million people forced off the land
- Migrated to cities
- 3/4 of a million African Americans made unemployed. They had always done the last skilled jobs so were badly hit
- 6 Million people forced off the land
- Prices
- Prices fell by 50%
- In the 1920s, the average farmer was growing enough food for their families and 14 others
- Hundreds of rural banks collapsed
- 5 times as many farm bankruptcies than in the 1900s or 1910.
- Competition
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