FARMING IN YAZOO-MISSISSIPPI DELTA. 7 



landlord exercises supervision over the cash renters, except in the 

 case of renters whom he knows to he dependable. 



Table III summarizes in convenient form the principal terms of 

 the three systems of tenure: 



Table III. 





Method of renting. 





Share cropping. 



Share renting. 



Cash renting. 















House or cabin 



Fuel 









Fuel. 







One-fourth or one-third 

 of fertilizeis. 







Feed for work stock. . . . 

 Seed 















Fuel 

























One-half of fertilizers 









Feed for work stock .... 

 Tools 



Feed for work stock. 

 Tools. 











Three-fourths or two- 

 thirds of fertilizers. 



Fertilizers. 



Landlord receives 



One-half of the crop 



One-fourth or one-third 

 of the crop. 



Fixed amount in cash or 

 lint cotton. 





One-half of the crop 



Three-fourths or two- 

 thirds of the crop. 



Entire crop less fixed 

 amount. 





FACTORS OF PRODUCTION IN RELATION TO METHOD OF RENTING. 



Table IV presents the relationship between the principal factors of 

 production and the method of renting land. 



Table IV. 



All 

 records. 



Share 

 croppers. 



Share 

 renters. 



Cash 

 renters. 



Number of records 



Acreage in crops per tenant: 



Total 



Cotton 



Per cent in cotton 



Corn 



Yield of cotton per acre (bales) . . 

 Yield of corn per acre (bushels) . 



Average value of farm property per tenant: 



Total 



Land 



Buildings 



Mules 



Implements 



Average value of farm property per acre: 



Total 



Land 



Buildings 



Mules 



Implements 



Average number of mules per tenant 



Average value of mules 



Average number of crop acres per mule 



Average number of bales of cotton per mule. 



Average labor income 



Average amoimt earned by outside labor. 



Average value of family labor 



Average value of hired labor 



Proportion of total income received by labor (per cent) 



Average rate of interest on landlord's investment (per cent).. 



878 



23.4 

 19.5 

 83.0 

 3.9 

 0.66 

 24.0 



445 



19.3 

 17.0 

 88.0 

 2.3 

 0.69 

 24.0 



136 



27.1 

 20.9 

 77.0 

 6.0 

 0.69 

 23.0 



297 



28.0 

 22.6 

 81.0 

 5.3 

 0.61 

 24.0 



S2.176.00 



1,674.00 



240. 00 



222. 00 



40.00 



92.92 



71.47 



10.23 



9.49 



1.73 



SI, 811. 00 



1,378.00 



210. 00 



194.00 



29.00 



93.95 

 71.49 

 10.87 

 10.07 

 . 1.52 



82, 504. 00 



1,929.00 



273. 00 



248. 00 



54.00 



92.40 

 71.16 

 10.09 

 9.15 

 2.00 



$2,574.00 



2,001.00 



269. 00 



253.00 



51.00 



92.09 

 71.5a 

 9.64 

 9.03 

 1.83 



1.36 



8164. 00 



17.3 



9.5 



1.03 

 87.00 

 18.5 

 11.2 



1.69 



$147.00 



16.1 



8.5 



1.68 



$150. 00 



16.7 



8.3 



$392. 00 



23.00 



118.00 



56.00 



$333. 00 



27.00 



103. 00 



31.00 



$398. 00 



25.00 



139. 00 



72.00 



$478. 00 

 15.00 

 132. 00 

 85.00 



73.0 

 10.6 



67.0 

 13.6 



70.0 

 11.8 



82.0 

 6.6 



