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on April 27, 1935 in an attempt to address farm erosion problems by bringing within its policy and purposes, the improvements and preservation of national soil resources. During the second session of the 74th
Congress, the U.S. Congressional session amended the Soil Conservation Act of 1935 by
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It meant to help with some of the problems with the previous Act, most notably its failure to protect sharecroppers and tenant farmers. Landlords were now required to share the payments they received from the government for cutting back production with those who worked on their land.
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An Act to promote the conservation and profitable use of agricultural land resources by temporary
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The Act both educated farmers on how to use their lands without damaging them, and took immediate action to contain the dust bowl's effects—notably by planting trees and native grass.
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resources. Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Act into law on
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