TENANCY AND L AND O W N ERSH I P 



with that of the northern states, the value of land 

 is relatively low. Other factors have evidently 

 had more to do in determining the situation here 

 than the influence of land values. The average 

 value of farms is $4,354 in the North Central di- 

 vision, while it is only $1,628 in the South Cen- 

 tral division, whereas the percentage of tenancy is 

 48.6 in the latter and only 27.9 in the former divi- 

 sion. The negro seems to be an important factor 

 in the problem of tenancy and landownership in 

 the southern states. In the following table is 

 given the percentage of all farms, which are occu- 

 pied by tenants; the percentage of all farms op- 

 erated by white farmers, which are occupied by 

 tenants; the percentage of all farms operated by 

 negro farmers, which are operated by tenants ; and 

 the average value per farm of all farm land and 

 improvements : 



TABLE 14. TENANCY AND LAND VALUES IN THE SOUTH- 

 ERN STATES. 1 



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