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one-fourtli of tlie crop, and when he foraishea t^am in addition ho gets one-half of 

 crop. Ivdependencs : Usually the owner gets one-third of the crop, the laborers fnr- 

 nishirg themselves, or one-half when owner furnishes team, iraplemonts, and leed for 

 team. Jeijerson : Laborer gets one-third oi the cotton ;md one-fonrth of other crop.s, 

 landlord furniahlnc: evorythiDg except board. A great many hire lands, paying frr^m 

 GO to 100 pounds liut-cotton per aero. Johnson : The principal contracts now are, the 

 owner furnishes the land only, and gets one-fourth of the cotton and one-third of 

 other crops. Prairie : When laborer iurni,sho.s fcYtrythmg but land, he gets three- 

 fourths of the cotton and two-thirds of other crops; when landlord furnishes team and 

 implements, pne-half. Sai7it Francis: Landlord furnishing team, fuel, and tools, gets 

 one-half: when they are furnished by laborer, he gets one-third of the cotton and one- 

 fourth of the corn. IVoudntff: Owner famishing teams, tools, &c., he gets one-half; 

 laborers lunilsliii:/^ the same receive three-fourths of the crop. 



Tennessee. — Btdford: Landlord furnishing stock, tools, &c., L» gets two-thirds 

 of the crop ; when tenant furnishes the same, he gets two-thirda. Bradley : Owner 

 finding everything gets three-fonrths of crop ; laborer finding everything, owner re- 

 ceives one-third. Cannon : Landlord furnishing everything gets two-thirds of the 

 crop. Decatur : Landlord finds everything and gets one-half. Dickson : Landlord fur- 

 nishes stock, implements, and feeds stock, gives laborer one-half. On very productive 

 land the laborer gets but 40 per cent, of crop. C.ihson : Laborer receives oae-half the 

 crop ; employer finding stock, implements, and feed for stock, laborer hoarding him- 

 self; he is required to repair fences, get np the fire-wood, and for all work beyond this 

 ha is allowi^d additional compensation. Hardeman : Ph;nter furnishing rations, team,, 

 feed for team, and i,oois, gets one-haif the crop ; when the tenant furnishes the same, 

 he gets two-thirds of tho crop. Htnderson: Owner furnishing everything except 

 board receives on -half the crop, or rent", for one-third of the corn and one-fourth of 

 the cotton. Lincoln: Owner furnishing everything gets one-haif; tenant furnishing 

 the same gets two-thirds. McNairy : L.iborer furnishing himself entirely, gets two- 

 thirds of the corn and three-fourths of the cotton. iSevier : Laborer hires a place, he 

 geta two-thirds; on bottom-lands, one-haI£ 



Eations.—lLh% amount and cost of rations are variously indicated in 

 the following extracts from correspondence : 



North Carolina. — Hertford .- Rations worth about $5 per month. Janes : Value of 

 rations, 80 cents per week. Orange : Amount of rations per hand for the year, 15 bushels 

 of corn ajid 225 pounds of bacon. Person : Rations for the year, 15 bushels of corn 

 and 300 pounds of pork. Yadkin : Rations for one year, 150 pound? bacon, 12 bushels 

 of corn, with garden vegetablea. Value from $30 to $40. 



GKORGii. — BanlcH : Amount of rations for the year, 200 pounds bacon, 13 bushels of 

 meal. Cobk : Rations cost per year from $40 to |50. DooJ>j : Rations per month, 14 

 poonda bacon, 1 bushel of meal, and 1 gallon of sirup. Elbert: Rations per month, 1 

 bushel of meal, 12 pounds bacon, with milk and vegetables. Gmnnett: Rations esti- 

 mated at 18^ cents per day. Jaclson : Each hand receives 12 pounds of baron, I 

 bushel meal, and 1 gallon molasses per month. Macon: Rations, 150 pounds bacon 

 and 12 bushels meal per year. Pike : Value of rations about $50 a year. Washington : 

 Rations per month, 15 pounds of meat, 1 bushel of meal, a gallon of molasses, pint of 

 vinegar, 1 pound of tobacco, and pepper and salt. Whitfield : Value of rations per man, 

 $60 per year ; not quit* so much for Avomen and youths. 



Florida. — Orange: Rations valued at $40 per man per year. Sumter: Price of ra- 

 tions per day, 18^ cents. Svicannee : Rations for year, 25 bushels of corn, 150 pounds 

 of pork, and 5 gallons of siruy). Value, $35. 



Alabama. — Calhoun: Rations worth from $3 to $4 per month. Crenshaw: Rations 

 for the year, 150 pounds bacon, 12 bushels meal. Geneva : Hands that work for wages 

 are fed from the kitchen, and eat what the employer does. Jackson : No rations 

 furnished for use of hands. 



Mississippi. — Amite: Amount of raMons for each laborer is $35. Chickasaw: Rations 

 for one h^nd for year, 12 bushels corn, worth 25 to 35 cents per bushel, 150 ponnddside 

 meat. They generally have milk and vegetablespart of the year. Loumdes: Rations, 

 200 pounds of meat, 10 cents per pound, 12 bushels of meal, 35 cents per bushel. Ok- 

 tihheha : Amount of rations, 200 pounds meat, 13 bushels of meal for the year. Wash- 

 ington : Rations cost $4 per month. Amount of rations, 16 pounds of bacon, 1~ bushels 

 of meal, or equivalent in flour, salt, and sometimes sugar and cofFew. Wayrs: Amount 

 of rations per year, 12 bushek of corn, 200 pounds bacon, vegetables, «fec. 



Louisiana. — Caddo: Value of rations, $40. Catalioula : Amount otrariona for year, 

 13 bushels of meal, 1 barrel of pork, 6^ gallons molasses. Claiborne: Value of rations 

 for year, from §50 to $75. Union : Amount of rations per month, 20 poaads bacon, 1 

 bushel corn-meal, one-half gallon molasses. 



Texas. — Collin : Hands generally board with the family. McLennan ; Hands usu- 

 ally eat from the sam* kitchen as th» employer. San Saba : Hands board with tho 

 f»mjiy. Uvklde : fi*tioss tr«nk f?E f«r •»»»». 



