It caused the death of more than six million pigs and the  destruction of one quarter of the nation's cotton crop in one year,  but that was its goal.
It caused the death of more than six million pigs and the  destruction of one quarter of the nation's cotton crop in one year,  but that was its goal. Under its "domestic allotment" system,  production limits of wheat, cotton, hogs, and other major  agricultural products were set, and the Secretary of Agriculture  could offer payments to farmers to reduce production. FTP, name  this New Deal act or the similarly named agency it created.
It caused the death of more than six million pigs and the  destruction of one quarter of the nation's cotton crop in one year,  but that was its goal.
{Agricultural Adjustment} Act or Administration, or  {AAA}