Which of the following was not a harmful farming practice that contributed to the severe damage of Great Plains
farmland during the Dust Bowl era?
a. Farmers encouraged wheat crop production and aggressively discouraged native plant growth.
b. Farmers failed to use fertilizers to encourage crop production.
C. Farmers avoided the practice of rotating crops to giversify soil nutrients.
d. Farmers did not construct natural barriers to prevent wind erosion
Please select the best answer from the choices provided
A
B
C
D

The event where Farmers failed to use fertilizers to encourage crop production was not a harmful farming practice that contributed to the severe damage of Great Plains farmland.

What is the Dust Bowl era?

This was when there was long-term economic impacts because of severe drought that hit the Midwest and Southern Great Plains in 1930.

Hence, when the Farmers failed to use fertilizers to encourage crop production was not a harmful farming practice that contributed to the severe damage of Great Plains farmland.

Therefore, the Option B is correct.