What was the purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) during the New Deal ?

One of the major problems for farmers during the Great
Depression was overproduction.  Farmers were able to produce much more than the
depressed markets could buy.  This led to crashes in prices for farm products.  When
farm prices crashed, farmers were, of course, badly hurt.  The AAA was meant to address
this issue.

The main tactic of the AAA was to reduce farm
output.  The AAA set up a scheme in which farmers would be paid
not to produce.  As farmers produced less in the way of
crops, prices would go back up.  This would end up helping farmers get out of their
financial difficulties.