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9. The influence of country banks on the credit system 58 



10. Higher prices for cotton since 1898 61 



CHAPTER IV 



THE GENESIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF LANDOWNERSHIP AMONG THE 



NEGROES 



1. The economic condition of the negro in 1865 62 



2. The geographical distribution of land owned by negroes in 1874. 63 



3. The explanation of this distribution 65 



4. Course of development since 1874 68 



5. Tendencies in regard to the size of negro holdings 72 



6. The significance of the showing touching negro landowning . . 73 



7. Forces that hinder a larger increase of land proprietorship among 



the negroes 74 



8. The status of the negro landowner 77 



CHAPTER V 



THE SYSTEMS OF FARMING BASED ON THE RELATION OF THE FARMER TO 



THE SOIL 



I. The Share Systems 



1. Conditions that gave rise to the "cropping" system ... 78 



2. Description of the system * . 79 



3. The " third and fourth ' ' system 80 



4. Distinction between the two share plans 80 



5. Tendencies as to the general prevalence of share farming . 83 



6. Tendencies as to the geographical distribution of farms 



worked on shares 85 



7. Relative number of whites and negroes operating share farms. 86 



77. The Cash Plans of Tenancy 



1. The money rent plan 86 



2. The " standing" rent arrangement 87 



3. Extent of the two combined 88 



4. Their geographical distribution 89 



5. Relative number of white and negro cash tenants 89 



III. Farms Operated by Owners 



1 . Extent of ownership-operated farms 90 



2. The two classes 91 



3. Geographical distribution of farms so operated 91 



4. Their distribution between the two races 92 



IV. Summarized View of the Six Systems 92 



