Farm - Ploughing cotton 1937 Tissue Paper

Colourized photo from 1937 June Original Title: Ex-Tenant farmer, now a day labour on a large cotton farm Photographer: Dorothea Lang Location: Near Corsicana, TX Trying to grow something in the 1930's was very hard. There was something called the dust bowl, where the soil eroded and just blew away due to the lack of rain and soil erosion prevention methods (such as planting things in the dirt). At the same time the great depression was going on, so jobs were scarce. Farmers lost their farm and livelihood, due to the dry conditions, and it seems only the larger farms survived, taking in farmers who lost their own farm. This farmer, is ploughing the soil, this helps mix the soil, breaks up weeds, allows for better drainage, and allows air to get in, making the plants grow better.