Farmers were disturbed about the prices they received for their crops. As production grew faster than population, prices dropped. But some farmers did not except that excuse, since there were many poor, hungry, and ragged residents in the great cities. They also blamed the monopolistic practices of grain and cotton buyers. The farmers had to except the price the commodity markets offered since they had debts to pay and could not afford to store their crops for sale later. They usually blamed commodity brokers for their misfortunes. Another problem for the farmers were the railroads, which they claimed to be greedy monopolies that charged more money than they should since the farmers had no choice but to pay - since they relied on trains to carry their crops to market. They were also angered by the railroads involvement in politics. Farmers also protested that local bankers c

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Approximate Word count = 592
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)