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Fig. 6. — Typical owner homes. 
Above. — The operator began for himself in the black land 39 years ago, with no wealth 
of his own ; owns 381 acres of fertile black land ; has accumulated from his earnings an 
average of $781 annually, since he began for himself ; has been a farm operator all the 
time, moving only twice. 
Below. — The operator began for himself in the black land 29 years ago ; owns now 153 
acres of the best black land ; has accumulated annually from his earnings an average of 
$508 ; has moved 5 times since be began farming. Compare yards with the tenant yards 
shown on following page. 
