1. By: Jessica Anderson & Bud Weyland
Farmer’s Reaction
Farmer’s Reaction

2. Deflation’s Affect on Farmers
High tariffs of manufactured goods
Farm prices were decreasing in reaction farmers incomes were also decreasing
Monopolies caused unfair prices of transportation of goods
As the worth of the dollar fell debts rose. Farmers would have to pay more back for loans than they originally borrowed.

4. Two Groups that Farmers felt Cheated by
The banks
The railroad
The banks would foreclose many farms
The banks would give loans when crop prices and land prices were high
Due to deflation the banks caused the farmers to go into debt
The railroad would charge high to transport the crops

6. The Crime of ‘73 When America embraced the gold standard
The use of silver was stopped
Silver was higher than the market price
The dollar was now linked to a metal in which the supply ran out
Prices on everything went down but there was a 1% deflation each year between 1875 and 1896

8. The Grange The Order of Patrons of Husbandry
The nations oldest agricultural organization
Established in 2,700 local communities, 37 states and had over 200,000 members
Founded on Washington DC in 1867 on December 4th

10. The Grange Began in 1888 in McPherson, Kansas
Farmers Alliance
Began in 1888 in McPherson, Kansas
It is now offered in Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota.
Began as a fire insurance agency for the farmers

11. Also known as the populist party
People’s party
Also known as the populist party
In 1892 the party was official as a merger from the Farmers’ Alliance and the Knights of Labor

12. FARMER’S ALLIANCE
PEOPLE’S PARTY