ched onehundred degrees Fahrenheit regularly and also caused a few deaths. Thedrought and high winds caused desert-like conditions to spread over thePrairies. "In May and June of 1937 the weather ended up being hotter,drier, windier and dirtier than the year before." 5. Impact of the dust storms reduced visibility to a few feet, lakes wentdry and farmers had to cut Russian Thistle to feed the starving cattlesince there were no crops. As situations got worse, some settlers started to leave the land. In1935 R.B. Bennett and his government introduced the Prairie FarmRehabilitation to help out people who were experiencing tremendous hardship. The social impact of the Great Depression on the Prairies hadpsychological implications. There was frustration for those who stayed andfor those who abandoned their farms. Since there was not enough money forgas, people used their horses to draw their cars and called them "BennettBuggies". Some people were going quite crazy and often did not really carewhat consequences they would have to fac
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