How did farmers such as Lawrence Svobida respond to the conditions described in this excerpt?
When I knew that my crop was [permanently] gone I experienced a deathly feeling. . . . My dreams and ambitions had been [disregarded] by nature. . . . The very desire to make a success of my life was gone. . . . Fate had dealt me a cruel blow. . . .
—Lawrence Svobida, Farming the Dust Bowl
A. by moving west to seek alternative employment
B. by organizing new sharecropping agreements
C. by establishing farm unions to demand relief
D. by adopting new agricultural techniques