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How did the 1877 Supreme Court case Munn v. Illinois affect farming?
States could regulate farming, which helped railroads make more money.
States could regulate railroads, which resulted in fair treatment for farmers.
Railroads could no longer store crops in grain elevators for farmers.
Farmers could no longer use railroads to ship their crops to new markets.

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States could regulate railroads, which resulted in fair treatment for farmers.

Explanation: Munn v. Illinois (1877) upheld state power to regulate private businesses "affected with a public interest" (like grain elevators and railroads), allowing states to limit unfair rates and practices that had harmed farmers.