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Issues › Agriculture
Planned use of land and retirement of marginal farmland
| Cycle | Candidate | Position | Solution | Strength | Attribution | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) | A national policy of planned land use — economic soil survey and retirement of marginal farmland | A federally initiated, federal-state economic soil survey (especially in the East) to map and classify land for crops, marginal use, or tree crops; retire poor land from cultivation (New York model: $10 million voted, 20… | specific_pledge | candidate_direct | kept |
| 1932 | Herbert Hoover (Republican) | Support a sound program to divert land from unprofitable to profitable use | Back the USDA land-use conference program and the Republican platform plank to reorganize agriculture so poor lands are withdrawn from cultivation. | specific_pledge | candidate_direct | not_applicable |