AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ADMINISTRATION

GENERAL INFORMATION

• It's called the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
• It was established May 12, 1933
• The purpose was to reduce the production of crops so prices would rise

WHO IT AFFECTED AND BENEFITS

• Struggling farmers
• They had too many crops that no one was buying
• The higher the price the more money they got
• This only benefited farmers not consumers

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Farmers were back in business
• They were getting money
• Though this happened it was not successful

IS IT STILL AROUND?

• No, because they were slaughtering pigs and people didn't like it
• The government had paid farmers to slaughter them
• It was decided to be unconstitutional

WORK CITIED

• Trueman, Chris. "Farmers and the New Deal." Farmers and the New Deal. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 May 2014. WebsiteEdit Delete More
• "Agricultural Adjustment Act." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 June 2014. Web. 06 May 2014.