the Irish potato famine
New technology helped send farmers into debt
to help struggling farmers make a profit The Farmers Alliance was organized by states in the South. This movement was big during the 1870s and 1880s.
to help struggling farmers make a profit The Farmers Alliance was organized by states in the South. This movement was big during the 1870s and 1880s.
They had to borrow money to buy seed, fertilizer, and equipment.
Growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton overworked the land.
Growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton overworked the land.
Colored Farmers' National Alliance formed in 1880s in US when black &white farmers faced difficulty due to rising price of farming. The Southern Alliance would not have liked them striking because they were colored.
Crops became smaller and lower in quality each year.
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the Irish potato famine
the Irish potato famine
They grew mostly cash crops.
They were heavy consumers
Farmers faced loosing their land because of hardships in paying their loans.
New technology helped send farmers into debt
Grew crash crops such as cotton and tobacco