We were told...to go to work and raise a big crop, that was all we needed. We went to work and plowed and planted; the rains fell, the sun shone, nature smiled and we raised the big crop that they told us to; and what came of it? Eight cent corn, ten cent oats, two cent beef and no price at all for butter and eggs-that's what came of it. Then the politicians said that we suffered from over-production. -Anonymous farmer, quoted in The Populist Revolt, by John D. Hicks The excerpt above reflects the effects of- weather conditions on farming and ranching supply and demand on agricultural products O union agreements on wages and benefits O government rules and regulations on industry

We were told...to go to work and raise a big crop, that was all we needed. We went to work and plowed and planted; the rains fell, the sun shone, nature smiled and we raised the big crop that they told us to; and what came of it? Eight cent corn, ten cent oats, two cent beef and no price at all for butter and eggs-that's what came of it. Then the politicians said that we suffered from over-production. -Anonymous farmer, quoted in The Populist Revolt, by John D. Hicks The excerpt above reflects the effects of- weather conditions on farming and ranching supply and demand on agricultural products O union agreements on wages and benefits O government rules and regulations on industry