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Another major factor is over cultivation by farmers (DocB). The role it played in the Dust Bowl is the removal of prairie grass which exposed the fine topsoil to the harsh drought. One sheepherder was quoted as saying “Grass is what holds the earth together”. This shows that the over cultivation of prairie grass exposed the topsoil which was dried and turned into dust.
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