134 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 



board and gets one-half the products. Marion: Employer furnishes teain9 and 

 implements and {jets half the crop ; when he furnishes land alone, he gets one- 

 fourth. Ranlun : Tbe laborer subsists himself and keeps up the starus of land as 

 to fences, ditches, &c. The owner furuishes all the teams, implements, &c., and the 

 crop is equally divided. IVashington : The proprietor puts the place in order, furnishes 

 everything, the laborer having the garden and house-rent free, and gets one-half of all 

 he produces. 



Louisiana. — Bienville: Share-contracts are one-half ; laborer to board himself. Bos- 

 sier: One-half the produce for the laborer, he finding his own rations. Caddo: La- 

 borers furnishing everything but land get three-fourths ; when they feed themselves, 

 only one-half; everything found them by the proprietor, one-third. Claiborne : Laborer 

 gets one-third wheu rations are furnished, and when furnished by himself one-half. 

 Concordia : When laborer feeds himself, he gets one-half the crop ; planter furnishing 

 everything, laborer gets one-third ; some contract to pay so many pounds of lint-cotton 

 for the use of a given number of acres of land. Franklin : Proprietor gives one-third 

 oftiie crop and furnishes the laborer with tools; or one-half , furnishing everything 

 except rations. Iberia: Crop divided equally, the owner furnishing team and half the 

 feed ; laborers feed themselves and pay half the expenses, such as blacksmith's biU, 

 &c. La Fayetie: Crops worked entirely by share-contracts. Laborers feed themselves 

 and receive one-hnlf of all the crop. Rapidet : Three-fourths to laborer when he fur- 

 nishes everything but houses and land. Terre Bonne. : When laborer furnishes everything, 

 he gets three-fourths. Union : Laborer receives one-half of the crop and supplies him- 

 self; the planter furnishing team and implements. VermiUion : Laborer gets two- 

 thirds when he finds his rations and fumitihes team and uuplements, and one-third 

 when oviTier furnishes all. 



Tkxas. — Anderson : Landlord furnishing teams, <fec., gets one-half; when these ar« 

 famished by laborer, landlord gets one-fourth of the cotton ; one-third of the corn and 

 other crops. Austin : Laborer furnishing his board, team, and tools gets three-fourths 

 of the cotton ; two-thirds of the com. Laborer boarding himself, withont furnishing 

 team, &c., gets one-half of the crop ; wh*n all are furnished by owner, he gets one- 

 fourth of the cotton, one-third of the corn. Bexar: Ninety per cent, get cash; when 

 the owner contracts to furnish team, implements, and seed, he geta one-naif. If tenant 

 furnishes everything, he pays one-third of the crop made. Brazot : When laborers feeH 

 themseh-Bs, share one-half ; when fed by planter, one-third and one-fourth. Burleson: 

 Owner furnishing team and feed, share one-half. If tenants furnish these, they get 

 three-fourths of the cotton; two-thirds of aU other corps. Cherokee: Planter to fur- 

 nish team, tools, and feed for team, and tak« one-half the crop ; renter boarding him- 

 self. Laborer finding team, &,c., he gets two-thirds of th» corn, three-fourths of the 

 cotton. Colorado: Planter furnishes team, Implements, and feed for team, and taken 

 one-half the crop ; wheu land alone is furnished by owner, he gets one-third of the com 

 and one-fourth of the cotton. Dmllas ; Laborer being at all th« expense, gets thre«- 

 fourtbs of the cotton and one-third tbe corn. Denton : The tenant gives one-fourth of 

 the cotton, one-third other crops. Falls : When laborer furnishes and feeds team and 

 finds implements, he gets two-thirds the com and three-fourths of the cotton. When 

 these are furnished by landlord and laborer finds his own board, he gets one-halt. 

 Fayette : The landlord furnishes teams and implements, and gets one-half the crop ; or 

 the Laborer may furnish himself with these, and get two-thirds of the corn and three- 

 fourths of tbe cotton ; each one paying the expense of ginning and baling on his share of 

 cotton. Fort Bend : Laborers board themselves, owner furnishing everything else, and 

 divide equally. Galveston : Planter furnishing team and implements, laborers furnish- 

 ing their own board and feed for teams, and divide the crop equally. Hamilton : One- 

 third and one-fourth of crops to the owner. Hardin : Landlord finds team and imple- 

 ments, and has one-half the crop ; when the owner finds only land, he gets one-third of 

 the corn and one-fourth of the cotton. Hunt: When owner fuxnishes teams and im- 

 plements, the crop is divided equally ; when this is not done, the landlord receives one- 

 third of the corn, &c., and one-fourth of the cotton. Houston : Laborer furnishing team, 

 board, &c., the proprietor gets one-third of the com and one-fourth of the cotton. Mc- 

 Lennan : Owner furuishing land and house, (which is the usual way,) receives one- 

 fourth of the cotton and one-third of the grain. Parker: All cash. Rusk; A great 

 majority of contracts provide that the planters furnish everything and take one-half 

 the crops. Titus : Landlord furnishing tools, team and feed for team, gets one-half of 

 all the crop. Travis ; Fifty-five per cent, of laborers furnish team and tools, and re- 

 ceive three-fourths of the cotton and two-thirds of all other crops. Williamton : Ten- 

 ants share tliree-fourths of the cotton and two-thirds of all other crops. 



Arkansas. — Crawford: When owner furnishes teams, seed, and feed for team, he takes 

 one-half the crop ; when furnished by tbe laborer, he gets three-fourths of tho cotton 

 and two-thirds of all other crops. Conway : One-fourth of the cotton and one-third 

 of other crops to the landlord. Crittenden : Owner furnishes everything but labor, and 

 the crop is divided equally. Cross : Owner receivefs one-fourth of the cotton and one- 

 tUi«l of otker crops. JOiiUu : The •wa«r ^oisliiaf Imbm, tfxi^ ftiui sftrdem, gets 



