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Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938

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Statutes at Large
52 Stat. 31

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What was the Agricultural Adjustment Act and why was it controversial?+

In summary, in the early 1930s, to confront the twin problems of low prices and over-production, the Agricultural Adjustment Acts aimed to pay farmers not to plant. This approach, federal officials argued, would reduce production and thus raise crop prices and increase farmers' income.

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What was the Agricultural Adjustment Act in simple terms?+

The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) of 1933 was a United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses. The government bought livestock for slaughter and paid farmers subsidies not to plant on part of their land.

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