Soil+Conservation+and+Domestic+Allotment+Act


 * __Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act__**



The Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act was an act passed to try and conserve soil and prevent erosion on farms and in rural areas. This was done by paying farmers and teaching them how to prevent this erosion from occuring. The government also planted trees and native grasses on some land. Once this program was in effect for three years, soil erosion dropped by 65%.

1) What were the effects of this program on the people? This program gave the government the power to pay farmers in order to protect their soil. They were instructed not to plow it certain ways and educated on how to prevent eroison. This would inturn should prevent the dust bowl from occuring. By preventing the dust bowl, they would protect the public's health and their land.

2) What were the effects of this program on the economy? The Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act was funded by the government. Therefore, some money was spent on it. In the long run though, I believe that the government and people saved money with this program. The program helped to preserve our natural resources and prevent dust storms. These would otherwise cost the people money to help clean up from the storm. It also helped to control floods which could be a costly natural disasters. The program didnt cost the farmers much though because it was federally funded and therefore the farmers recieved financial aid for participating in the program.