They say misery loves company, and what could be more miserable than the Great Depression and the the Dust Bowl? So, no surprise the two were traveling companions, the Great Depression lasting from 1929 to 1940 while the Dust Bowl was 1931 to 1939.
Well, as I lay down Friday's paper, it occurs to me a bad economy and a terrible drought are once-again traveling together. How bad is the drought? The paper (Trib) says about half the nation has been flagged for disaster relief. There are 1016 counties in 26 states that have been declared natural disaster areas by the U.S. Agriculture Department, more than at any time since the USDA started declaring natural disaster areas.
Hope and pray this is just a one-year thing.
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