Yard and Garden
Practical advice for gardening and yard maintence. Advice on growing flowers, trees, shrubs, vegetables, fruit and herbs. Plus, lawn care, structures and machinery.
Chinch Bugs, Grasshoppers, and Drought Destroyed Crops During the Depression Era
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Illinois man recalls chinch bugs, grasshoppers, and drought destroying his crops during the depression era.
Grasshoppers Devoured Crops During the Depression Era
CAPPER's Staff
Oregon woman recalls living in the dust bowl and enduring invasions of grasshoppers during the depression era
Grasshoppers and Dust Storms Were Farmers' Natural Enemies During Depression Era
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Kansan recalls growing up during the depression era, battling dust storms to get to school, and grasshoppers to save her garden.
18th Amendment Roundly Unpopular During the Depression Era in Chicago
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Illinois man describes ways that people ignored the 18th Amendment in Chicago during the depression era
Skillet Recipe From the Depression Era
CAPPER's Staff
Missouri woman offers a skillet recipe from the depression era for enjoying the last of the garden vegetables
Memories of the Great Depression: Surviving the Depression Era
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Kansas woman recalls the joys and hardships of surviving the Great Depression
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