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<blockquote>''"If you would like to have your heart broken, just come out here, this is the dust-storm country. It is the saddest land I have ever seen."'' -Ernie Pyle, reporter in Kansas</blockquote>

<blockquote>''"If you would like to have your heart broken, just come out here, this is the dust-storm country. It is the saddest land I have ever seen."'' -Ernie Pyle, reporter in Kansas</blockquote>

The Dust Bowl consisted of many dust storms in the prairie lands, particularly [[Oklahoma]], in the United States during the [[Great Depression]]. The drought hit first in the eastern part of the country in 1930. By 1934, it had turned the [[Great Plains]] into a desert.  It reduced farm output by 23% in the early part of 1933.

'''The Dust Bowl''' consisted of many dust storms in the prairie lands, particularly [[Oklahoma]], in the United States during the [[Great Depression]]. The drought hit first in the eastern part of the country in 1930. By 1934, it had turned the [[Great Plains]] into a desert.  It reduced farm output by 23% in the early part of 1933.

The Dust Bowl got its name in April 1935, when reporter Robert Geiger wrote, "Three little words achingly familiar on a Western farmer's tongue, rule life in the dust bowl of the continent - if it rains." The term stuck, spreading to radio broadcasts, publications, private letters, and public speeches.  

The Dust Bowl got its name in April 1935, when reporter Robert Geiger wrote, "Three little words achingly familiar on a Western farmer's tongue, rule life in the dust bowl of the continent - if it rains." The term stuck, spreading to radio broadcasts, publications, private letters, and public speeches.