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worth $20 more than the other, it is agreed that the person 

 taking the more valuable herd shall pay to the other $10 or 

 half the difference. 



The tenant having made a division of each kind of stock, 

 either of two methods may be used in determining which group 

 will be left for the landlord and which taken by the tenant. 

 One method is to draw lots. This method is good because the 

 tenant, knowing he stands an equal chance of getting either 

 group, will strive to make the groups of equal value. It is 

 even permissible under this system to have the landlord assist 

 in making the divisions. 



Another method of determining which group the tenant shall 

 take is to let the landlord have his choice of the groups arranged 

 by the tenant. This is a less satisfactory arrangement for the 

 reason that the tenant knows the record of the cows better than 

 the landlord, and where this plan is followed it is possible to 

 get the more profitable cows into one bunch and the better ap- 

 pearing cows in the other in such a manner as to make the 

 tenant reasonably sure to get the more profitable cows. 



Another system of making a division of the jointly owned 

 property is for the landlord and the tenant to take turn about 

 in choosing from the herd or flock. This plan has been objected 

 to on the ground that the party who is the better judge of live 

 stock, or who may be the more familiar with the live stock, has 

 a decided advantage over the other party. 



Still another system is to have the live stock appraised by dis- 

 interested parties and the interest of one party purchased by 

 the other. Where the landlord and the tenant fail to agree upon 

 any other method, a public sale may be called and the live 

 stock put up at auction. 



Croppers. The form of half-share tenancy found in the cotton 

 and tobacco regions of the United States requires no capital on 

 the part of the tenant. The landlord furnishes the land, 

 buildings, teams, tools, and other equipment, and often advances 

 the tenant enough goods, money, or credit to live on while 

 " making " the crop. The tenant, or cropper as he is commonly 

 called in the South, furnishes the labor required to produce 



