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Muscogee : Planter gives one-tliinl to tlio laborer, wlio finds liis own board ; some- 

 times he feeds the laborer and gives ouefoarth of tho crop. Oglethorpe : Some laborers 

 get one-half and feed themselves ; some work for one-third and feed themselves ; some, 

 for one-fourth and rations. Taliaferro : Contracts range variously from one-fourtli 

 to one-half, according to proportion of expenses which tho laborer bears. Wilcox : 

 Tenants keep up the place and give tho owner one-fourth of tho crop housed, escexit 

 potatoes, cane, and all garden-products, which are all kept by the tenant. • Wilkes : 

 Contracts are varied ; some one-third, some one-half, and some one-fourth deducted for 

 rent, and then divided. In all these cases the laborers feed themselves. Twiggs : La- 

 borer gets one-half corn and other products, except cotton, of which, the laborer gets 

 one-third ; some contract to work four days for their employer and two for themselves. 

 Thomas : Contracts are one-third of the provision-crop and one-half the cotton, owner 

 l)aying all expenses, except rations for hands. 



Florida. — Clay : The owner takes one-fourth of the cotton ; all other crops, one- 

 third. ColumUa : If the laborer is found rations, he gets SS-J- per cent, of the crop ; 

 if he finds himself, he gets 50 per cent. Gadsden : The usual share is one-half the crop, 

 the proprietor furnishing team, and the laborer boarding himself. Jaclson : The laborer 

 generally gets one-fourth of the crop and rations, Madison : From one-sixth to one- 

 fourth of the cotton and one-sixth to one-third of corn. Some furnish team and one- 

 half feed and give one-half of all crops. La Fayette : All labor is done for cash. Leon : 

 Some contracts are one-fourth to one-third, and rations; others, one-half the crop, and 

 laborers furnish rations. Orange : All cash. Suwannee : Laborers get one-third when 

 found, and one-half when they find their own rations. Taylor : Laborers receive one- 

 half of the crop, doing tho work and boarding themselves, the owner furnishing the 

 team and feed, seed, and implements. 



Alabama. — Geneva : But few contract the same. Wlien the laborer feeds himself, 

 and does all the work, growing and gathering the crop, he gets one-half; if he finds 

 his own team and implements, he gets three-fourths of the corn and fodder and one- 

 third of the cotton. Henry : The laborer shares one-third to one-half the proceeds, he 

 furnishing his own rations. Jackson ; Owner furnishes team and feed, and pays one- 

 half of the expense of repairing tools, and takes one-half the crop. Madison : Owner 

 iurnishing land, fuel, quarters, team, and paying all necessary expenses ; the laborer, 

 finding his own rations, gets one-half the crop ; when boarded, one-third ; when owner 

 furnishes only land, fuel, and quarters, the laborer gets two-thirds of the corn and 

 three-fourths of the cotton. LzisscU : White laborers generally work for haK of every- 

 thing they raise and find their rations; colored laborers generally have everything 

 famished, except their clothing, and get what land they can cultivate in 1^ days in 

 each week, commencing Friday at 12 noon. Slieliy : Sixty per cent, of laborers board 

 themselves, owners furnish everything else, and divide the crop equally ; 15 per cent, 

 labor as above, and get only one-third of the crop ; those that are boarded by the em- 

 ployer receive one-fourth of the crop. Sumter : Laborers get one-half of what they 

 make, expenses being equally divided. Winston : Owner receives one-third when 

 laborer furnishes stock, feed, and implements, and one-half when these are furnished 

 by owner. Bald^vin : When tenant furnislies everything but land, the owner gets one- 

 fourth of gross proceeds. When landlord furnishes stock and advances to make the crop 

 with, he takes one-half and repays himself for the advances, including interest. But- 

 ler: Contracts generally provide 'that the owner furnish stock and pay all expenses of 

 the farm, and the laborer finds his own rations, and the crop is divided equally. La- 

 borer gets one-fourth of the crop when owner finds rations. Calhoun : Owner furnish- 

 ing stock and tools, the laborer gets one-third of the crops; when laborer furnishes 

 everything, he gets two-thirds of the corn and small grain and three-fourths of the cot- 

 ton. Coffee: Laborers feed themselves and get one-half the crop; owners furnisli 

 teams and feed and implements. Crenshaw : Owner furnishing team and feed gets one- 

 half the crop ; when tenants furnish themselves, the owner gets one-fourth of the cot- 

 ton and one-third of the corn. De Kalb : Owner furnishes stock, and gets one-half the 

 grain and one-third of the cotton ; when tenant furnishes himself, the owner gets one- 

 third of the grain and one-fourth, of the cotton. Elmore : Laborers who furnish their 

 own rations get one-half of the crop ; when rations are furnished, tho laborer gets one-- 

 third of the com and one-fourth of the cotton. Etowah : Laborer gets two-thirds of the 

 corn and other grain and three-fourths of the cotton when he furnishes team and im- 

 plements, and one-half when they are furnished with imiilements. 



Mississippi. — Adams : In nearly every instance the owner is compelled to lease his 

 land for one bale of cotton for a man and one-half bale for a woman. Perry : Labor- 

 ers receive one-third when found rations and one-half when they find their own. 

 Alcorn : One-third of the corn and one-fourth of the cotton goes to the landlord where 

 the laborer furnishes his own rations, team, and feed. Lincoln : Eighty per cent, of 

 laborers work on shares for half the crop, feeding themselves, and employer furnishing 

 everything else. Lowndes : One-half the cotton, one- third of the corn and other crops, 

 the laborer paying for his supply of meat advanced. Madison : Owner furnishing 

 team and feed, implements, and other things necessary;. the laborer finds his own 



