The Agricultural Adjustment Act sought to help agriculture get out of the Great Depression by:

Question

• allowing farmers to farm at pre-Depression levels but store excess product for sale at a later date
• paid farmers not to farm
• provide farmers with free seed and fertilizer
• offered financial incentives to improve crop yields

Answer 1

The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA), established in 1933 as part of the New Deal, primarily aimed to help agriculture recover from the Great Depression by paying farmers not to farm. This was intended to reduce crop surplus, raise agricultural prices, and ultimately stabilize the farming economy. The strategy involved rewarding farmers for limiting production, thereby increasing the prices of their goods in the market.

While the AAA did include measures such as providing financial assistance and improving crop yields over time, its core approach was to reduce output to tackle the agricultural crisis. Therefore, the correct choice is: paid farmers not to farm.