Question

What did farmers do when the demand for grain dropped after World War I?

What happened to the soil?

Answer 1

With the war's end, the government no longer guaranteed farm prices, and they fell to prewar levels. Farmers who had borrowed money to expand during the boom couldn't pay their debts. ... Farmers across the country lost their farms as banks foreclosed on mortgages. Farming communities suffered, too.

Answer 2

Answer: they reduced their prices and threw out unsold produce.

During the Dust Bowl in the 1930s in the United States, there was a widespread drought in the Plains. No vegetation would grow, so the soil was left exposed. When a wind kicked up, the soil was picked up and blown hundreds of miles away.