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In May when the AAA began its operations, the agricultural season was already under way. In effect, the agency oversaw a large-scale destruction of existing crops and livestock in an attempt to reduce surpluses. For example, six million pigs and 220,000 sows were slaughtered in the AAA's effort to raise prices. Even some cotton farmers plowed under a quarter of their crop in accordance with the AAA's plans  <ref> Brinkley, Alan, ''American History: A Survey'', Tenth Edition, McGraw-Hill College, 1999, p. 879.  ISBN 0-07-303390-1.</ref> Due to the nature of the [[Great Depression]], many United States citizens saw the AAA as cruel: while they were often hungering, the federal government was destroying crops and livestock.  [[Adlai Stevenson]] and [[Telford Taylor]] worked in the AAA.

In May when the AAA began its operations, the agricultural season was already under way. In effect, the agency oversaw a large-scale destruction of existing crops and livestock in an attempt to reduce surpluses. For example, six million pigs and 220,000 sows were slaughtered in the AAA's effort to raise prices. Even some cotton farmers plowed under a quarter of their crop in accordance with the AAA's plans  <ref>''American History: A Survey'', Alan Brinkley, Tenth Edition, McGraw-Hill College, 1999, p. 879.  ISBN 0-07-303390-1.</ref> Due to the nature of the [[Great Depression]], many United States citizens saw the AAA as cruel: while they were often hungering, the federal government was destroying crops and livestock.  [[Adlai Stevenson]] and [[Telford Taylor]] worked in the AAA.

==Unconstitutional==

==Unconstitutional==

In the two years of the AAA’s existence it distributed some $700 million to farmers to restrict production and destroy their crops, in an attempt to make food (and textiles) dearer for consumers.  

In the two years of the AAA’s existence it distributed some $700 million to farmers to restrict production and destroy their crops, in an attempt to make food (and textiles) dearer for consumers.  

==Sharecroppers==

==Sharecroppers==

The AAA policies of the federal government intensified the already deepening misery of the southern sharecroppers.<ref>Howard Kester. ''Revolt Among the Sharecroppers''. Originally published 1936. New introduction by Alexander Lichtenstein. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1997. ISBN 978-0-87049-975-3. </ref>

The AAA policies of the federal government intensified the already deepening misery of the southern sharecroppers.<ref>''Revolt Among the Sharecroppers.'' Howard Kester. Originally published 1936. New introduction by Alexander Lichtenstein. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1997. ISBN 978-0-87049-975-3. </ref>

==Communist influence==

==Communist influence==