1. Overproduction- American farmers were producing too much corn, wheat, 3 etc., which led to a dramatic drop in prices for these products-- in other words, farmers' income was falling2. Money- with the falling produce prices, the removal of silver and greenbacks, and the high protective tariffs, farmers were very hard-pressed for money to repay loans, farmers caught in never-ending cycle of debt, wanted inflation to raise prices and decrease their debt3. Railroads- railroad companies gave big breaks to big companies, and farmers had to make up for it with their money

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