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Farms. cultivated | Farms cultivated by f 
\ by owner. tenant. Pear es 
States and Territories. _|> Farms. - ark ; ur 
i Ve Number. | Per ct.| Cash rental. | Shares. : 
Reena t Ses OMe ehy os te Mors AD. nce tik 118, 517 83,531] 7 13, 392 21,594, j' 0) |S 
North Carolina os 157, 609 104, 887 67 8,644 44.078 POS 
South Carolina’ 93, 864 46, 645 50 21, 974 25, 245 
MEMGCOrCIAL dete eae ch men 138, 626 76,451 | 55. 18, 557 43,618: ¢* > 
+: BRP en UConn Sate A ete is stars ee civics SERS ae tok gatas 23, 438 16,198 69 3,548 3, 692 
Paya Sone rRR uke eh eee doltin ase eaten a 2 435, 864 72,215 | 58 22, 888 40, 761 
iN TESTERS HA 8) PR cts ae oh et 101,772 57,214 | 56 > 17,440 27,118 ~ 
Ta USTE Sree ee ite Be Pea Rie 48, 292 31,286 65» 6, 669 10,337 
| GEES RRRNEp erlaile SE A Ae oer es 174, 184 108,716 | 62 } 12, 089 58, 379 
PROTONS: Is PO MOEREN Sale a 2s cSt ayeis'u ba obcteia > wpeteine 94, 433 65, 245 69 9, 916 19, 272 ys 
nf Tennessee 165, 650 108,454 | 65 | | 19, 266 37,930 
AVIS ANE ea paul: ely yy 5 ae AR a ea ae lb 62, 674 50,673 | 81 4, 292 7,709 
REIEUCICV Gs Sane ts esis dees ota rioeee 166, 453 122, 426 vi 16, 824 27,,203> 
TAS Hs Aen dso cro Ya Rg 27, 189 199,562 | 81 14, 834 32, 793 
Misch hein ESTAS AG Ree nes 154, 008 138,597 | 90 5,015 10,396 
Tiecschi2y aT pe SS eae Aen ea a Ranh eA 194, 013 147,963 | 76 8, 582 37, 468 
TTA PGS 2 0, Tee ee Ee dae 255, 741 175,497 | 69 20,6207) 49, 624 
NiIRCOmsING. SY WNeee Haina.) ck. beaanake sac 134, 322 122,163 | 91 3,719 8, 440 vied 
WINES Oba! emai ntlete hakis's Sc citieen Sesh noses 92, 386 83, 9383 91 1, 251 7, 202 ry 
LEO RR Got Ash be ee Re en mn LD eee 185, 351 141,177 |' . 76 8, 421 35, 753 > 
ROSS OUICIE Aer mneIN eok Rta Wigs Uaioe s ss SN eh ae 215,575 156,703 | 73 19, 843 39,029 
EES wets leila ee ay fhe Saplinie.c- 4 Sek agree bye laren ey 138, 561 115,910 84 4, 438 18, 213 . 
eas ice PVR oR cP nes ko) Na iene 63, 387 51,963 | 82 1,948 9,476 
Waitornia ssh sy etic. bd'l see fae e es 35, 934 28,810 | . 80 3, 209 38,9155 ttn 
(NSS 270] E85 3) ee ee eS 16, 217 13, 938 86 741 1,538 
PVCU ED finer ch to PAS oS a hclnie seichste Slsttarcleie: fy ard cnet 1,404 1,268 90 33 fi 
Colorado 4,506 8, 922 87 165 419 “a 
Arizona V67 666 7 42 59 s 
Dakota ) 2.) 2 _ 17,435 16,757 | 96 72 606 
RABIN G te. ies fe 1,885 1,796 | 95 32 57 
Montana 1,519 1,439 | 95 17 63 
New Mexico 5, 053 4,645 92. 22 386 
LUGE Rat lea Pica) Sib, RE La 9, 452 9,019 | 95 60 878), rs 
\AVESS UVa te 014 Se Gea, oA ers ee PELE 6,529 6, 058 93 209.) 262 
VO TAIT ee ee em ee Sats falas cisin armas ehs sve.ds daersiaes 457 444 97 5 8 
DASLELC HOMO OMIA DIA! s,a5 515°. Paid he Se yc eel iin ol 435 269 62 150 16 
ALONE Si 6k a aR ae a EN 4,008,907 | 2,984,306 | 74.5 322,357 | 702, 2446 
SHARE CONTRACTS. 
; There is great variety in theterms of rental for a share of the prod- 
ucts. Itisa system more popular than renting for cash in every 
art of the country except in the Hastern States. The three main 
orms of the share contract may be stated, in general terms, as (1) ¥ 
land only is furnished; (2) land, horses or mules, and implements; (3) 
all these, and feed for horses, the laborer doing the work and usually 
boarding himself. | 
am In the Eastern States the preferable modeis to take the farm ‘‘at ° 
the halves,” the tenant having house rent, fire-wood from the wood- 
land, keeping the fences in condition, and dividing equally such _ 
products of the farm as are not used upon it. It is usually required 
that hay and coarse fodder shall be fed upon the farm, as the barn- 
(es yard manure is the only ordinary resource for maintaining fertility. 
_In some cases the owner pays for half the seed, and the tenant pays 
half the taxes, though required to work out the road tax. In some 
cases 11 Maine the owner receives in lieu of shares 8 to 10 per cent. 
of the value of the farm in cash, he paying the taxes. 
_— The usual share of the tenant in New Hampshire is one-half; on * 
less valuable lands, or those remote fiom market, he receives five- 
eighths. Conditions vary in minor details. 
Similar terms of the share contract prevail in Vermont. One of 
the diversions from the regulation form of the contract is a money 
-.. rent per cow on dairy farms of from $15 to $20. The tenant ‘‘at the 
