32 BULLETIN" 853, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



mines or limestone quarries, or from miners living on small tracts of 

 land, or from men owning small tracts and doing very little farming. 



The crops most commonly put in on shares were small grains. 

 The division of the crop and expenses varies greatly. A division that 

 is quite common is for the renter to get two-thirds of the crop, he pay- 

 ing two-thirds of the thrashing and fertilizer bill and furnishing all 

 the seed. In other cases he pays all the fertilizer and two-thirds of 

 the thrashing expense. 



Where the renter gets one-half of the crop, quite commonly he pays 

 all the thrashing bill and the owner furnishes all the seed and pays 

 the fertilizer expense. 



Where additional hay land is rented, the renter usually gets from 

 one-third to three-fourths of the crop harvested, depending upon the 

 quality and yield and the ease of harvesting. Though only a small 

 amount of corn land was rented out, the renter of such land usually 

 paid for one-half of the fertilizer, did all the work, and received one- 

 half of the grain and stover. 



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