During the Great Depression in the rural United States,
A. one-third of all farmers lost their land.
B. economic conditions were slightly better than in industrial cities.
C. farmers enjoyed several unusually fertile growing seasons.
D. out-of-work farmers almost universally stayed on their land for subsistence farming.
E. the farm economy could not keep up with consumer demand.
Answer: A
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