Question

Will Medal

In addition to the boll weevil, what other natural disaster greatly affected cotton farmers in the 1920s?
A) a major drought
B) a locust plague
C) flooding of fields
D) severe cold weather

I am thinking C or A but I am not very sure

Answer 1

Hmmm. @SnuggieLad, you can have this one. :)

Answer 2

It would be A

Answer 3

Let's not give direct answers as it is against the code of conduct.

Answer 4

I think @fluttershyK you are thinking of the dust bowl which was not until the early to mid 1930's. Let's do more research.

Answer 5

Much of the nation was enjoying a manufacturing and production boom in the 1920s, but a combination of overproduction, foreign competition, and new man-made fabrics, such as rayon, led to falling cotton prices in Georgia. By the mid-1920s, the effects of the boll weevil, which first arrived in 1915, had ravaged Georgia's cotton fields and further decreased small farmers' prospects for making a living. Between 1918 and 1928 the price of cotton decreased from 28.88 cents/pound to 17.98 cents/pound, and then bottomed out in 1931 at 5.66 cents/pound. To keep up with the lower prices being offered for their products, farmers needed to purchase expensive new farm machinery, but only a few rich landowners had the money to afford such investments.
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/great-depression

Answer 6

actually reviewgamezone.com said it was A you can take that little quiz yourself it gave you to try it said it was A @SnuggieLad

Answer 7

On top of the boll weevil's effects and decreasing cotton prices, a three-year drought beginning in 1925 and an insufficient irrigation system further depressed Georgia's agricultural economy. Some abandoned their farms and moved to cities or out of the state, contributing to the ongoing "great migration" into northern states. Others were forced off their land by foreclosure and became sharecroppers on terms dictated by large landowners. On the eve of the Great Depression about two-thirds of farm land in the state was operated by sharecroppers. The majority were poor whites who lived on an annual per capita income of less than $200.

Answer 8

There are multiple reasons. It's your job to help them understand it better not feed them answers.

Answer 9

Ohh I get it now. Thanks! @SnuggieLad