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Why did many farmers go into debt in the late 1800's
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Why did many farmers go into debt in the late 1800's

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Many farmers believed that interest rates were too high because of monopolistic lenders, and the money supply was inadequate, producing deflation.
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Many farmers went into debt into the late 1800’s because they took out loans on the value of their farms to pay the increased cost for new machines and supplies.
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