Ranch Workers in The Great Depression
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- Created on: 08-03-15 15:39
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- Ranch Workers in the Depression
- The depression brought a number of displaced farmers to California from Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas
- They joined many other migrant workers from Mexico and the Philippines, working on factory farms.
- Migrant farmers of all races lived in temporary camps as they moved from farm to farm following the seasonal work
- There was little income, poor living and no other options for the migrant workers
- For the Farmers, the prices of their produce dropped so slow that many couldn't pay rent on their own land and went bankrupt
- As the depression got worse, the growers lowered the wages of workers and laid some off
- Wages went from $3.50 per day to $1.90 per day
- Most ranch workers did not qualify for Government Aid because three year residency was required
- Wages went from $3.50 per day to $1.90 per day
- There were devastating effects in countries rich and poor. Personal tax, income, tax revenue, profits and prices dropped
- Unemployment rose to 25%
- The depression brought a number of displaced farmers to California from Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas
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