In the 1830s there was also a series of bad harvests.
The cause of the price increase is simply a bad harvest.
Never purchase land from farmers during a year of bad harvest.
Also, the youths do not want to face the risks of having a bad harvest.
They recognize that just one bad harvest could tip the balance.
That year was the second bad harvest and the beginning of the fever.
And you'll find there'll have been a bad harvest after this terrible dry summer.
That would be the worst harvest in three years and a bit less than had been anticipated.
That would be the worst harvest in three years and lower than had been anticipated by American experts.
That was fine until you had a bad harvest.