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BULLETIN 1034, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTURE. 



ing over $2,000 labor income in 1913, 19 had over 250 acres of crops, 

 and of the 104 in 1918 43 had over 250 acres of crops. (See Tables 

 28 and 29 (p. 51) for the average earnings of different sized white 

 owner and colored tenant farms.) 



PEE CENT RETURN ON CAPITAL. 



The return on capital was over one-half more for each tenure in 

 1918 than in 1913. (See Table 12.) 



The landlords contribute mainly capital to the farming business, 

 and their earnings are measured by per cent returned on capital. 

 The landlords renting to white operators had an average capital of 

 $4,795 per tenant in 1913, returning 6.4 per cent, and of $8,037 per 

 tenant in 1918, returning 9.4 per cent. Landlords renting to colored 

 operatoi-s had an average capital of $2,719 per tenant in 1913, return- 

 ing 8.6 per cent, and of $4,991 per tenant in 1918, returning 14.1 per 

 cent. 



Table 13.- 



-The distrihution of ■forms Tjy the amount of farm income, Sumter 

 County, Ga., 53 If farms in 1913 and 550 in 1918. 





Owner farms. 



Tenant farms. 



Tana income. 



Total tenant 

 farms. 



Tenant's 

 share. 



Landlord's 

 share. 





1913 



1918 



1913 



1918 



1913 



1918 



1913 



1918 



WHITE FARMERS. 



Number of farms 



268 



280 



49 



56 



49 



.56 



49 



56 









Over $20,000 



Per ct. 



Per ct. 



2.5 



5.4 



5.4 



6.1 



6.8 



6.4 



5.4 



8.5 



9.6 



13.2 



17.5 



.12.1 



1.1 



Perct. 



Perct. 



Per ct. 



Per ct. 



Per ct. 



Perct. 



$10,001 to $20,000 



0.7 

 2.2 

 3.7 

 3.0 

 4.1 

 4.5 

 6.3 

 7.5 

 17.2 

 19.8 

 28.0 

 3.0 















$7,501 to $10,000 



"""2.'o' 



2.0 



2.0 



4.1 



6.1 



14.3 



22.5 



47.0 



1.8 



9.0 



10.7 



L8 



3.6 



7.2 



16.1 



16.1 



17.6 



16.1 











$5,001 to S7,500 



""i'.o 



4.1 

 2.1 

 6.1 

 26.5 

 53.1 

 6.1 



3.6 



3.6 



7.1 



3.6 



7.1 



5.4 



21.4 



16.1 



23.2 



7.1 



1.8 



166 







$4,001 to 35, 000 







$3,001 to $4,000 





3.6 



$2,501 to $3,000 



3.6 



$2,001 to 32, 500 





$1,501 to 32,000 



""i'o 



24.5 

 73.5 



3.6 



$1,001 to $1,500 



8.9 



$501 to $1 ,000 



37.5 



$1 to $500 



41.0 



$0 to —$500 



1.8 



—$501 to —$1,000. 









COLORED FARMERS. 



Number of farms 



31 



48 



186 



166 



186 



186 



166 









$5,001 to $7,500 



Perct. 



Perct. 

 8.3 

 2.1 

 8.3 

 4.2 



Perct. 



""b'.h' 



.5 



3.8 



7.0 



32.8 



53.8 



1.6 



Perct. 



0.6 



2.4 



9.1 



5.4 



6.6 



14.5 



24.7 



27.7 



7.8 



1.2 



Per ct. : Per ct. 

 ' 0.6 



Per ct. Per ct. 



$}, 001 to $5,000 







$3,001 to $4,000 





........ 



4.8 

 13.4 

 72.6 



8.1 



.6 



2.4 



4.8 



6.7 



16.9 



31.9 



30.1 



5.4 



.6 





$2,501 to 33,000 



3.2 





1.2 



$2,001 to $2,500 





$1 , 501 1 $2, 000 



9.7 

 25.8 

 19.4 

 41.9 



22.9 

 12.5 

 20.8 

 20.9 



""i's" 



95.2 



4.8 



$1,001 to 81,500 



15.1 



$501 to 31,000 



40.4 



$1 to $500 



38.5 



$0 to —$500 





— $501 to — $1 000. . . 







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