Answer: Commercial farms grew.
During the Great Depression, farmers were one of the groups most affected by the economic changes. Several programs were implemented by the government during the 1930s in order to help the farmers survive. Other social and economic changes tok place at the same time. Newer technology allowed farmers to harvest larger areas. The economic problems along with the technological changes encouraged small farms to combine into larger ones. Commercial farms grew, which increased productivity, even as the number of farmers decreased.
