| A | B |
|---|
| wheat | cereal grain used for cooking |
| panhandle | long strip of land part of a specific state |
| Birthday Ball | government-sponsored dance for FDR's birthday |
| oilcloth | fabric treated with oil to make it waterproof |
| parlor | formal sitting room in a private house |
| union suit | long underwear |
| dust storm | strong wind that carries clouds of dust over a large area |
| sorghum | cereal grain used for livestock and syrup |
| plowboy | farm worker who leads animals with a plow |
| drought | prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall |
| poppy | plant associated with WWI; showy, bright flowers |
| harvest | process or period of gathering in crops |
| combine | machine that cuts, threshes & cleans grain |
| bushel | measure for dry goods equal to 8 gallons |
| kerosene | highly flammable light fuel oil |
| grasshopper | plant-eating insect with long hind legs for jumping |
| sod | surface of the ground where grass grows |
| cereus plant | type of cactus that only blooms once a year |
| thistle | plant with prickly stems & purple flowers |
| migrants | people who move from place to place to find work |
| feed-sack | cloth bag used to package flour, feed, seeds & sugar |
| tumbleweed | plant of dry regions that breaks off and is tumbled by the wind |
| biddy | elderly woman regarded as annoying & interfering |
| dust pneumonia | medical disorder resulting from lungs filling with dust |
