Question

Which of the following is a way farmers attemoted to increase the price of agricultural products during the great depression

a. forming a farmers union
b. destroying agricultural products
c. using new genetically altered seeds
d. agreeing to voluntarily go out of business

Answer 1

The answer is letter b. destroying their agricultural products. The purpose for this is to create an artificial form of scarcity that lead to the increase of prices. With the increase of prices due to the scarcity, farmers would be able to earn more from their products.