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BULLETIN 492, V. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



about the same in all classes of tenure. The time and expense put 

 upon fences or terraces represents in all cases only Avhat was neces- 

 sary. The fundamental reason for the difference in the upkeep of 

 buildings, and especially the dwellings, is that the occupant of the 

 tenant house is not the owner and neither the landlord nor the 

 tenant has the interest in the property that the owner occupant has. 



Table IX. — Relation of tenure to distribution of farm expenses {584 farms, 



Sumter County, da.). 





White operators. 



Colored operators. 



Items of oxponso. 



Owners 



(160 

 farms). 



Owners 

 addi- 

 tional 



(38 

 farms). & 



Owners 

 part 

 rented 

 out (70 

 farms), c 



Tenants 



(farm 

 basis) (49 

 farms).'' 



Owners 

 (12 



farms). 



Owners 

 addi- 

 tional 

 (11 



farms).'' 



Owners 



part 



rented 



out (8 



farms). <" 



Tenants 



(farm 



basis) 



(186 



farms).<* 



Percentage of total expense 

 represented by — 



12.4 



6.9 



34.4 



2.0 



10.4 



6.8 



29.3 



2.3 



16. S 



6.7 



29.0 



.7 



10.2 



8.6 

 24.9 

 5.5 



4.9 



9.6 



9.3 



28.3 



5.4 



4.0 

 17.7 

 14.3 



9.9 



6.5 



26.8 



9.0 



4 4 



Cotton picking and chop- 

 ping (extra labor) 



4.8 

 8 2 





28.0 







Total labor 



55.7 



48.8 



53.2 



49.2 



52.1 



41.4 



52.2 



46.0 







Repairs- 



1.4 

 2.4 



.3 

 .5 

 1.8 

 .2 



.2 

 .9 



13.2 



13.9 



.3 



4.6 

 .2 

 .3 



2.3 



.8 



1.7 

 2.8 

 .3 

 .1 

 .6 

 1.5 

 .2 



.1 

 .9 



12.7 



12.1 



.3 



4.6 



.3 



.7 



2.3 



1.4 



1.7 

 4.0 

 .4 

 .2 

 .9 

 2.1 

 .2 



.2 

 1.4 



11.5 



12.5 



.1 



4.0 



.6 



.5 



3.8 



2.1 



.9 

 1.4 



.3 



.2 

 1.2 

 3.9 



.2 



.3 

 1.5 



9.1 

 19.4 



.2 

 0.3 



.1 



.2 

 3.0 

 2.2 



.3 



.8 

 .4 

 .5 

 .1 

 1.0 

 4.6 

 .2 



.3 

 .3 

 .6 

 2.5 

 .2 



.1 

 . 5 



9.4 

 17.7 



1.9 



3.4 



.2 



.8 





.7 





.5 





.2 





.8 



2.2 



.3 



.2 

 1.2 



12.2 

 9.5 



1.7 





4.0 





2 



Breeding fees and veteri- 



.1 





1.0 



3.9 

 22.6 



1.1 



Fertilizer — 



3.5 





20.2 



Thrashing and twine 

 Ginning, bags, and ties.. . 

 Machine hire, fuel, and oil 



( a ) 



6.1 



6.2 



8.0 



7.2 

 .1 





.1 



Taxes 



3.8 

 2.9 



2.2 



1.8 



4.4 



2.6 



3.0 

 2.7 





.7 







7.9 







14.2 

 1.2 









.5 



.6 



.1 





.9 



( a ) 









° Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent. 



b Does not include landlord's expense on additional land rented. 



r Includes expenses on part of land rented out. 



rt Landlord's and tenant's expenses combined. 



The expense for feed purchased, such as hay, fodder, grain, and 

 concentrates, is much higher upon the farms operated by colored 

 farmers. In other tables it is shown that much of their additional 

 expense is due to the very low yields of crops they receive. In case 

 of the white farmers the expense for feed ranges from 2.1 per cent 

 for the owners renting additional land to 5.1 per cent for the tenants. 

 For the colored operators this item of expense ranges from 3 per 

 cent for the owners with part rented out to 6.3 per cent for the 

 tenants. In a study and comparison of these farms it is evident that 

 the colored farmers provide a smaller proportion of farm feed for 



