RECORDS SHOW DUST BOWL OF 1935 WAS THE HOTTEST YEAR IN US
The 1935 drought in the United States was part of a series of severe droughts that occurred in the 1930’s, which is considered the drought record for the country. The drought, combined with the Great Depression and the misuse of land, led to the Dust Bowl, a period of devastating dust storms that affected the southern plains region. The term “Dust Bowl” was first used by an AP reporter in 1935 to describe the drought-stricken region as the US hottest year which included parts of Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. The Dust Bowl intensified the economic impacts of the Great Depression, and drove many of it’s farming families to migrate in search of work and better conditions.
December 1934
The “Yearbook of Agriculture” for 1934 announces, “Approximately 35 million acres of formerly cultivated land have essentially been destroyed for crop production…. 100 million acres now in crops have lost all or most of the topsoil; 125 million acres of land now in crops are rapidly losing topsoil….”
Black Sunday: On April 14, 1935, a massive dust storm, known as Black Sunday, swept across the High Plains. The storm was accompanied by high winds and rapidly falling temperatures, turning a sunny afternoon into a nightmarish scene.
January 15, 1935
The federal government forms a Drought Relief Service to coordinate relief activities. The DRS buys cattle in counties that are designated emergency areas, for $14 to $20 a head. Those unfit for human consumption – more than 50 percent at the beginning of the program – are destroyed. The remaining cattle are given to the Federal Surplus Relief Corporation to be used in food distribution to families nationwide. Although it is difficult for farmers to give up their herds, the cattle slaughter program helps many of them avoid bankruptcy. “The government cattle buying program was a God-send to many farmers, as they could not afford to keep their cattle, and the government paid a better price than they could obtain in local markets.”
December 1935: At a meeting in Pueblo, Colorado, experts estimate that 850,000,000 tons of topsoil has blown off the Southern Plains during the course of the year, and that if the drought continues, the total area affected would increase from 4,350,000 acres to 5,350,000 acres by the spring of 1936. C.H. Wilson of the Resettlement Administration proposes buying up 2,250,000 acres and retiring it from cultivation.
February 1936: Los Angeles Police Chief James E. Davis sends 125 policemen to patrol the borders of Arizona and Oregon to keep “undesirables” out. As a result, the American Civil Liberties Union sues the city. TIMELINE
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