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jun 1, 1876 - Cotton price lowers

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By the late 1870s, the price of cotton had declined to around 8 cents per pound, rather than 16.5 cents as of 1869. This caused southern farmers to stop farming cotton altogether and find things to farm to receive higher incomes.

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jun 1, 1876
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~ 149 years ago