Dust Bowl By Aine
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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FACT ONE During the Dust Bowl lawmakers were debating a soil conservation bill.
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FACT TWO
After the Dust Bowl grasshoppers and jack rabbits invaded the area eating any crop left.
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FACT THREE
People went to great Lanks to bring rain. Some contacted the government others killed snakes and hung them belly-up on a fence. Farmers in Texas paid a "rain maker" $500 to bring rain.
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FACT FOUR
A news paper reporter gave the dust bowl it's name. With in weeks the term had entered the the national lexicon.
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FACT FIVE
Dust storms have powerful static electricity. So strong blue flames can leap from electric fences.
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