Young, recently married farmers living on the Great Plains in the 1930s had terrible lives. First of all, being married meant having more people to provide for. This brings greater responsibility and leads to dividing food among family members. Back then, the country was also in an economic recession, so the price of food and crops was low. Farmers were already in debt due to new machinery and land purchased during World War I to keep up with wartime demand. Then the depression caused the banks to fail, so farmers lost all the money they had in the bank. Everyday life was treacherous and there were few amenities in the house, with no plumbing or electricity. Life was terrible for a farmer during the Great Depression. In the late 1920s, numerous banks failed across the nation. This meant that all the money families had in the bank was simply lost; all your life savings down the drain. Therefore, families had to start saving again, at a time when money was scarce. During the 1930s, the country was in a state of economic depression. Some Americans have lost their jobs, while others have received a pay cut. There was a low amount of cash circulating in the system and most items were purchased on credit. Since families were short of money, they could only purchase the bare essentials. They had to spend their money wisely. Since only a minimal amount of food was purchased, the supply of crops exceeded the demand. This has caused prices to drop for farmers selling crops. Therefore, the cost of production was higher than the profit from selling crops, making it extremely difficult for farmers to survive. Then, as if that wasn't enough, in the mid-1930s the environment and climate were not ideal for... .. half of the paper ......half death. And again, being in a rural area, healthcare was not close by in case of an emergency. Most of the time the families were alone, except for the few other nearby farms, if there were any, but they usually only had access to the same things. Overall, the life of a married farmer in the 1930s was not an era anyone could have chosen to relive. They were short on money, like most during the Great Depression, and didn't have access to much technology in their home. Daily life required long hours of hard manual labor and no luxury of electricity or plumbing. They were segregated from the populous city and contact was limited due to the lack of roads and technology. Although the 1930s were a difficult time for most farmers, farmers fared poorly because not only did they fail to make a profit, but they also lacked technology and were isolated and segregated from the rest of the country..