How did many farmers deal with the effects of the Dust Bowl?

Dust storms engulfed entire towns. The primary impact area of the Dust Bowl, as it came to be known, was on the Southern Plains. The Northern Plains weren`t so badly affected, but the drought, dust, and agricultural decline were felt there as well. read more

Many farmers were unable to actually farm at all because of the dust bowl, as the dust bowl flooded and damaged crops and there was a major drought that followed the flood, this lasted for many years and was also during the " Great Depression ", thus many farms shut down, and many farmers were forced to move away to work different jobs. read more

They formed co-ops and purchased irrigation equipment. They left their farms for California. They developed drought-resistant strains of their crops and recovered from their losses. They closed off some farms and created joint areas where they shared water resources. read more

If you did, its fairly easy, with common sense, to guess what happened to the farmers. read more