The ground on the Plains was very hard. Ordinary ploughs either broke or failed to scratch the surface.
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The wind blew endlessley across the Plains, in Winter and in Summer, night and day.
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Lack of land was a problem. The Homestead Act of 1862 gave settlers 160 acres of land but this was not enough to support a family in the hot, dry climate.
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Cattle strayed onto the crops because there was no effective way of fencing the Plains. There were not enough materials.
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Summer saw droughts with the temperature over 37'C for weeks on end. This could scorch a corn crop as effectivley as a blowtorch.
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Summer saw droughts with the temperature over 37'C for weeks on end. This could scorch a corn crop as effectivley as a blowtorch.
