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the purchasers. Under these conditions the landowner receives one- 

 half of the onions. 



On rented onion farms in New York the tenant furnishes one-half 

 the tools, fertilizer, and seed, and all hand labor, while the land- 

 owner supplies all horse labor and crates, and receives one-half of 

 the onions. 



Cabbage. — On New York cabbage farms where the tenant pro- 

 vides the tools, horses, and all labor, while other expenses are shared 

 equally, the crop is divided half-and-half. On rented farms in Colo- 

 rado where cabbage is an important enterprise, the tenant may fur- 

 nish all tools, feed, supplies, and horse labor, and receive one-half 

 the crop, or the landowner may furnish all tools, feed, supplies, and 

 horse labor, while the tenant provides all hand labor and 45 per 

 cent of the seed. Under the latter condition the tenant's share of 

 the crop is 45 per cent. 



Celery. — Certain small tenant f&rms in California are devoted 

 almost exclusively to the production of celery. On such farms the 

 landlord furnishes the tools, work stock, and feed, while the tenant 

 provides all hand labor, including the labor of spraying. Under 

 these conditions the landlord's share of the crop is two-thirds. The 

 tenant on these farms, as is also the case on onion farms in Massa- 

 chusetts, is really a laborer paid with a portion of the crop instead 

 of a cash wage. Such leases are almost always verbal and run for 

 only one year, but are renewable. 



Cucumbers. — Few records are available showing the method of 

 sharing this crop. Cucumbers are grown on a commercial scale 

 under a system of tenancy on several farms in Colorado. The land- 

 owner commonly provides all tools, feed, supplies, horse labor, and 

 seed, while the tenant furnishes all hand labor, and receives 70 per 

 cent of the crop. 



Tomatoes. — On certain tenant farms in Delaware where all ex- 

 penses are shared equally except labor, which is furnished by the 

 tenant, the landlord receives two-fifths of the tomatoes and one- 

 half of the grain, but sometimes his share of the tomatoes is only 

 one-fourth. In Maryland in cases where the tenant supplies tools, 

 horses, and all labor, and where all other expenses, including seed, 

 baskets, and crates, are shared equally, the landlord receives one- 

 half the tomatoes. The common custom in New Jersey is for the 

 landlord and tenant to furnish hampers and spraying material 

 jointly, while the landlord pays the taxes and fertilizer bills and 

 receives one-half the tomatoes. Occasionally the tenant furnishes 

 only the labor, in which case the landlord's share of the tomatoes 

 is two-thirds. 



Canteloupes. — A few of the tenant farms in Maryland produce 

 canteloupes on a large scale. On these farms the tenant supplies 



