1930's Business and the Economy | Farmers on Relief and Rehabilitation

Monograph

By: Berta Asch and A.R. Mangus

Date: 1937

Source: Asch, Berta, and A.R. Mangus. Farmers on Relief and Rehabilitation. Research Monograph VIII. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1937, 7–12.

About the Authors: Berta Asch and A.R. Mangus were part of a team of researchers for the Works Progress Administration's Division of Social Research. They helped produce a series of research monographs on various social aspects of the Depression. These monographs focused on rural life and the condition of migratory workers.

Introduction

The American farm underwent considerable change between 1910 and 1930. At the beginning of this period, farms were gradually becoming more mechanized, larger, and increasingly affected by global markets. These gradual trends were rapidly accelerated by World War I (1914–1918).

The demand for...