From Harry Truman speech at the Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, October 30, 1948:

"In 1932 the farmers in this great Nation were being foreclosed and were going broke at a terrific rate. I think in 1932, 123,000 farmers were evicted from their farms. The net farm income that year was $2.5 billion. The total income was $4.5 billion.

"In 1947 the gross income of the farmers was $30 billion and the net income was $18 billion. In 1947 there were less than 800 farm foreclosures. The Democratic Party is responsible for that result, and nothing else!"

1. Which group is Truman appealing to?

bankers tax collectors

farmers Republicans

2. By what % did the net farm income increase from 1932-1947. Estimate to the nearest answer:

16% 700%

87% 83%

3. In 1932, what was the weekly average for number of farmers being evicted?

2,365 237

6,534 23.6

4. Most farmlands in the Midwest are found in what kind of biome?

tundra desert

coniferous forest grassland

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