Between 1889-1906, once treaties with the American Indians and federal legislation were firmed, land for settlement in Oklahoma opened up and very quickly became agriculturally focused.
A severe drought beginning in the early 1930s and continuing through the early 1940s in some parts of Oklahoma exacerbated the problem of wind erosion of topsoil, resulting in severe dust storms and soil depletion.
Between 1889-1906, once treaties with the American Indians and federal legislation were firmed, land for settlement in Oklahoma opened up and very quickly became agriculturally focused.
A severe drought beginning in the early 1930s and continuing through the early 1940s in some parts of Oklahoma exacerbated the problem of wind erosion of topsoil, resulting in severe dust storms and soil depletion.
