TENANCY AND L AND O W N ERS H I P 



larger body of negroes to a considerable degree of 

 culture and civilization before 1861 than had any 

 other state. It also bore the main brunt of the 

 war, and the breaking up of estates gave the 

 negroes a chance to buy." Hence it will be seen 

 that such considerations as government lands, 

 efficiency of the farmers, etc., are important fac- 

 tors in determining the percentage of tenancy 

 among the negroes as well as among the white 

 farmers. 



Section IV. The Ownership of rented farms. 

 The ownership of these rented farms is not con- 

 centrated in the hands of a few wealthy persons as 

 is the case in England, but is widely distributed. 

 In collecting the data for the Census of 1900, an 

 attempt was made to ascertain the names and resi- 

 dence of the owners of rented farms. As a result 

 of this inquiry, the residence of the owners of 

 95.6 per cent, of all farms in the United States 

 (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii) were reported. 



"Of the 1,934,346 farms in the United States 

 for which the names and post-office addresses of 

 the owners were reported, the owners of 1,523,- 

 863, or 78.8 per cent, resided in the same county 

 in which their farms were located; 307,656, or 

 15.9 per cent., in the same state but not in the 

 same county; 102,827, or 5.3 per cent., outside of 

 the state; [and 1,097, or -S l P er cent., in foreign 

 countries] . Many residing in the same state, but 

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