Goal and implementation Agricultural Adjustment Act



a roosevelt county new mexico farmer , county agricultural conservation committee representative review provisions of agricultural adjustment act (aaa) farm program determine how can best applied on particular acreage in 1934.


goal of agricultural adjustment act, restoring farm purchasing power of agricultural commodities or fair exchange value of commodity based upon price relative prewar 1909-14 level, accomplished through number of methods. these included authorization secretary of agriculture (1) secure voluntary reduction of acreage in basic crops through agreements producers , use of direct payments participation in acreage control programs; (2) regulate marketing through voluntary agreements processors, associations or producers, , other handlers of agricultural commodities or products; (3) license processors, association, , others handling agricultural commodities eliminate unfair practices or charges; (4) determine necessity , rate or processing taxes; , (5) use proceeds of taxes , appropriate funds cost of adjustment operations, expansion of markets, , removal or agricultural surpluses.


congress declared intent, @ same time, protect consumers interest. done readjusting farm production @ level not increase percentage of consumers retail expenditures above percentage returned farmer in prewar base period.


the juxtaposition of huge agricultural surpluses , many deaths due insufficient food shocked many, of administrative decisions happened under agricultural adjustment act. example, in effort reduce agricultural surpluses, government paid farmers reduce crop production , sell pregnant sows young pigs. oranges being soaked kerosene prevent consumption , corn being burned fuel because cheap. there many people, however, livestock in different places starving death. farmers slaughtered livestock because feed prices rising, , not afford feed own animals. under agricultural adjustment act, plowing under of pigs common prevent them reaching reproductive age, donating pigs red cross.


in 1935, income generated farms 50 percent higher in 1932, partly due farm programs such aaa.


the agricultural adjustment acted affected of farmers in time period. (around 99%)








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