During the late 19th century, farmers' faced hard times. Falling prices and rising costs led many farmers to join the Grange and Farmer's Alliance movements, which sought economic and political change.
Your Assignment:
Imagine you are selected to speak before a Senate committee on the plight of debt-ridden farmers in the Midwest. Write a compelling description of the problems farmers face. Be as specific as possible.
Due: Sunday 10/31/10 by no later than 11:59p.m.
As a farmer in this time, it's very hard for me to come up with the cost of machinery and even buying seed. With this new technology era everyone is looking down on farmers, but what if there were know farmers? This economy would go down hill and hurt our states. So please consder helping us with paying for machinery that we could share so we can provide for our family and help the economy.
ReplyDeleteToday our farmers are struggling because of prices we can not afford to produce the foods that our economy needs. Therefore our economy is going to struggle until the prices to buy the seed go down.
ReplyDeleteI am facing competition from other countries. The railroads keep raising their freight prices, and our crop prices are getting lower and lower as the other farmers are producing more. Most people borrowed money to pay for the land or buy new equipment. The farmers who can't repay are losing their land.
ReplyDeleteFarmers face a lot of problems. There are times that there isnt enough water and they have to turn the pivots on. Crop prices can be a big problem, because the supply was in big demand. Farmers had to borrow money to pay for there land. Those who could not pay for the land lost there farms. Farmers produced more crops and livestock. They tried to produce more to break even.
ReplyDeleteWe farmers are having a hard time trying to make a profit b/c the machinery and seed costs are very high. If the economy fails and the farmers go out of business then you will have no food and goods to survive. If you can help lower the price for machinery and seed so we can live descent and make a little profit.
ReplyDeletehello there. as a farmer it is difficult for me to grow our crops especialy when we get no rain to water our crops and when harvest comes i cant make enough for my family. i will be happy if you can help pay for the machinery and seed
ReplyDeleteAs a farmer it is hard to come up with money for seed and for the supplies we need. if you help pay for some of this stuff, then we could grow our crops and we could supply for our families and for other people.
ReplyDeleteAs a farmer we are going through a tough time with the cost of all pur supplys we have to have in order to keep my farm running. In order for me to keep giving crops to my community im askin that u please lower the prices of goods so I can keep my farm running.
ReplyDeleteOk congressmen, i am a farmer and i am broke. i canno tpay for the machinery that i need to keep up with the rest of the economies industrialization. ok that is all!
ReplyDeleteas a farmer today it is very hard because prices keep increasing. thecost of thing are going up also. the economy is having a big part of the prices to.
ReplyDeleteI am competting with other compainys and the rail road is running me out of buisness with the caust of there prices. With the economy growing there is less land to farm and thats less money earned. Please help us pay for some of our caosts.
ReplyDeleteits hard for farmers these days b/c This economy is going down hill, fast, and because of prices we can not afford.
ReplyDeleteToday i am hear to speek before a Senate committee because of the debt of the farmers in the Midwest. Soon prices will tumble as supply exceeded demand. But railroad freight prices will continue to spiral upward, as did the cost of new machinery. As farm profits seem plunge, farmers are tring to produce more to just break even. Though greater production only pushes prices even lower. Thouse farmers that borrow money to pay for land or equipment some dont pay it back and lose their farms and end up paying rent to the new owners. others were forced to become farm laborers.
ReplyDeleteUs farmers are struggling because we can't produce anything becasue prices are way to high! We cant get products around because railroads keep rasing there prices too!! So it would be much appriciated if you lower the prices...thanks!
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