Unemployment rates exceeded 20% during The Great Depression.
Ninety-five camps were built in California to house the thousands of migrant workers who would work there. These camps were equipped with running water and other amenities. The inhabitants were only allowed to stay a short while before they were forced to move on and make way for new people.
The FSA also bought out many small farms and set up thirty-four subsistence homestead communities. In these communities groups of farmers would live together and farm the land under the guidance of the government. Between 1936 and 1943 the RA and FSA was able to help over 455,000 families. These families were educated by the program to become self-sustainable farmers. It was never the intention of the FSA to help farmers purchase their own farms; however, Congress mandated that they provide this service. Over $191 million was paid out in loans to help farmers purchase and start their own farms.
The FSA also bought out many small farms and set up thirty-four subsistence homestead communities. In these communities groups of farmers would live together and farm the land under the guidance of the government. Between 1936 and 1943 the RA and FSA was able to help over 455,000 families. These families were educated by the program to become self-sustainable farmers. It was never the intention of the FSA to help farmers purchase their own farms; however, Congress mandated that they provide this service. Over $191 million was paid out in loans to help farmers purchase and start their own farms.
