Kansas Fool

We have the land to raise the wheat

And everything that’s good to eat

And when we had no bonds or debts

We were a jolly, happy set.…

With abundant crops raised everywhere,

’Tis a mystery, I do declare.

Why farmers all should fume and fret

And why we are so deep in debt.…

— Traditional

What is the basic cause of the farm problem

described by these song lyrics?

(1) limits on agricultural imports

(2) government ownership of the railroads

(3) overproduction of farm crops

(4) prolonged droughts in the Midwest