” is Baraseruee G pcan to Pate half the stock’ and tools 
O- Le interest on the investment if. furnished by the. proprietor. a , 
There is very little share farming in Massachusetts, most occupiers i ‘S 
. owning the lands they cultivate : yet in a few instances in every. - 
/, town the share system is employed, practically the same as in the. ( 
_ “neighboring States. There are probably less than three hundred. | 
share tenants in Rhode Island, working generally for half, with con- ¥ 
siderable variation in the details of the contract. br 
~~ In Connecticut the tenant getting half sémetimes pays a share of 
ce the taxes and of the fertilizers, if any are used beyond the resources — 
SOREN of the farm. Where only labor is furnished, the farm being fully 
a: equipped by the owner and work animals fed, the laborer gets one- 
_. third, or if the land is ina high state of cultivation, a fourth will” 
i sometimes suffice. 
~ One-half is usually obtained by tenants in New York, or one thie 
- with a minimum of provision or responsibility beyond mere labor. — 
In some instances the taxes or the thrashing bill may be divided bee» 
ie tween the farmer and the tenant, or interest may be charged for use 
5 OF. stock and tools. bie 
_ In New Jersey one-half is the rule in share contracts, with somes | i 
me fshat variable conditions, and labor alone receives one-fourth "to — 
one-third. The item of fer tilizers is always important here, always 
~~ considered in leases, and the quantity required affects the terms | 
PA te . of the contract. The tenant is usually required to furnish mee é 
af _ ments, teams, and seed. In some cases the tenant is allowed two- 
i thirds of the grain and one-half of the hay. ; oi 
Pennsylvania has a great variety of forms of share contracts, al- 
Edwin the tenant one-half, two-thirds, and even thre e- fourths of the 
a Pe produce, according to the value and productiveness of the land and — 
/ ... Its equipments. One-third is the usual proportion for labor. only. | 
~In some cases the tenant is required to pay half of the taxes. 
Lars In Delaware the tenant gets half of the produce, and from that pro- 
bal portion down. to one- third and one-fourth, accor ding to his limitation 
aa Ae LOE responsibility and personal expense beyond labor. 
mee — The tenant’s share in Maryland, on poor or medium soils, is ordi- 
oe - narily two-thirds, and on more productive lands and those near to 
Be ‘good markets one-third where only the land is furnished; but with 3 
ce ‘teams and implements supplied by the owner, he gets two-fifths to 
ie - one-third. Fertilizers are e xtensively used here, and when procured — 
_. beyond the farm the tenant is usta ally required to pay for at least his “i 
 atlen’, BhaKG. alt 2 ie 
mae The usage varies in Virginia from one- half to two-thirds to the i 
yi ihn: in some cases three- fourths. But the owner often deems it) ~~ 
desirable to provide for the work animals when they go-with the ~~ > 
| farm, especially with colored tenants, or risk the star vation of his. + 
~~ stoek. The share of labor alone. is from ene-fourth to one-half, ac~ ; 
'. cording to the value of the average product of the land. Sane 
hs The cotton States have had aserious labor problem to solve oneal 
Bian the past twenty years. ft may not be fully solved yet, but the tend- ~ 
i 
-... ency is towar d cash wages rather than a share of the crop. At first. ee 
. . it was the only available method, as the freedman would not work + 
- for wages, preferring to become a planter himself, grow his awn +) ty 
-_ erops, control his own movements, and sell his own produce. The — 
~~ yesult was not altogether satisfactory to himself and not at all to the ~_ iy 
owner of the land ‘he cultivated. Not accustomed to self- restraint, as 
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