Farmer Problems of the Late 1800s

Front

What happened to the price of food when crops were overproduced?

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Prices dropped

Front

What kind of farmers competed with the countries of Canada, Argentina, Russia and Australia?

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Wheat farms

Front

Why did the US government stop minting silver dollars?

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the prices of gold and silver fluctuated too much

Front

Who made the most profit from selling farm goods to the cities?

Back

The Middlemen (like brokers and grain elevator owners)

Front

What cost more, to ship your goods over long distances, or over short distances?

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short

Front

How did farmers ship their crops from the midwest to the eastern urban markets?

Back

railroad

Front

I live in a town that only has one railroad line that ships farm goods to the cities. Will I pay more or less than a farmer in a town that has multiple railroads serving it?

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More

Front

Why can't farmers afford kerosene, fertilizer or barbed wire?

Back

Farmers don't make enough money on the sale of their crops

Front

What was the most common item farmers put up to secure their bank loans?

Back

their land

Front

Why did banks charge farmers such high interest on their loans?

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Farming was a risky business and often could pay on their loans.