FARMING IN YAZOO-MISSISSIPPI DELTA. 

 Table XI. 



15 



Class of tenants. 



Tenants having each specified acreage in 

 cotton. 



Total. 



Under 

 15 acres 



15-19 

 acres. 



20-24 

 acres. 



25 acres 

 and 

 over. 



All tenants: 



Number having each acreage 



Per cent having each acreage 



Average labor income 



Rate of interest on landlord's investment 



Sharecroppers: 



Number having each acreage 



Per cent having each acreage 



Average labor income 



Rate of interest on landlord's investment 



Share renters: 



Number having each acreage 



Per cent having each acreage 



Average labor income 



Rate of interest on landlord's investment 



Cash renters: 



Number having each acreage 



Per cent having each acreage 



Average labor income 



Rate of interest on landlord's investment 



878 

 100.0 

 $392 

 10.6 



445 

 100.0 



13.6 



136 



100.0 



11.8 



297 

 100.0 



6.6 



235 

 26.8 

 8293 

 12.0 



161 

 36.2 



13.8 



26 

 19.1 

 1334 

 10. S 



48 



16.2 



$295 



6.6 



291 

 33.1 



$332 

 10.5 



167 

 37.5 

 $314 

 12.6 



39 



28.7 



10.4 



85 

 28.6 



6.6 



173 

 19.7 



$387 

 11.4 



79 

 17.8 



28 

 20.6 



12.1 



22.2 



$386 

 6.6 



179 



20.4 



$622 



9.4 



38 



8.5 



$493 



13.3 



43 

 31.6 



$525 

 12.6 



33.0 



$714 



6.5 



The labor income of the tenants increases steadily, with but one 

 exception, with the increase in the acreage of cotton. The principal 

 reason why the cash renters make a much higher average labor income 

 is that one-third of them have 25 or more acres in cotton. The 

 difference in average labor income between the classes of tenants is 

 not so marked on the smaller holdings, but becomes very decided on 

 holdings of 25 acres or more. This point is brought out in Table XII, 

 -in which the average labor income in each size group is figured for 

 share renters and cash renters on the basis of 100 for share croppers. 



Table XII. 



Class of tenants. 



Average labor income in holdings falling 

 within each size group (on basis of 100 

 for share croppers). 





Under 15 

 acres. 



15 to 19 



acres. 



20 to 24 

 acres. 



25 acres 

 and over. 





100 

 117 

 104 



100 

 98 

 121 



100 

 99 

 99 



100 





107 





145 







The figures suggest the conclusion that the method of renting land 

 is comparatively unimportant on small holdings where the labor in- 

 come of all classes of tenants is low, but where the tenant has as 

 much as 25 acres in cotton, the cash renters have a decided advantage 

 over the other tenants. 



