Both the Agricultural Marketing Act and the Hawley-Smoot Tariff provided significant help to American farmers.

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The Hawley-Smoot Tariff, while intended to protect American farmers by raising tariffs on imported goods, ended up causing retaliatory tariffs from other countries, reducing the export market for American agricultural products and worsening the farmers' plight. The Agricultural Marketing Act aimed to stabilize prices and help farmers, but its impact was limited and did not significantly alleviate the farmers' difficulties during the Great Depression.

Both the Agricultural Marketing Act and the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Provided