What was life like for migrant farm workers?
Life was by no means easy for migrant farm workers. Work was very tough to come by in the 1930’s and the men all over the country went on the move looking for work on the farms. To add insult to injury, a drought occurred eroding the land and high winds literally blew once fertile land away. They might have been paid 25cents an hour when there was work available. As for their children – they had some schooling along the way depending where they located. Eking out a living was more of a priority and I daresay education was minimal.
