44 BULLETIN 1034, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
to differences in method of operation, size of business conducted, and 
yields. In 1913 the farms operated by white owners averaged 57 
bales of cotton, as compared with 26 bales for the farms operated by 
colored owners, 25 bales for the farms operated by white tenants, 
and 16 bales for those operated by colored tenants. Of the 25 bales 
produced on the white-tenant farms, the tenant received 18 bales and 
the landlord 7; and of the 16 bales produced on the colored-tenant 
farms the tenant received 12 and the landlord 4. 
TABLE 22.—Amount of products sold per farm on white and colored owner and 
tenants farms, Sumter County, Ga., 1913 and 1918. 
White-tenant Colored-tenant 
White farms. Colored farms. 
owner owner 
farms. farms. 
Tenant. |Landlord. Tenant. |Landlord. 
1913 
Amount sold: 
Cobtoneees sve Lee Rete eet bales... 57 18 7 26 12 
Cottomseedes-e= se eee eee tons.. 20 10 (1) 8 6 () 
0) a oe ee ee tae ae A bushels. . 142 38 40 6 (4) 
Oasis Sse ne ee eters Ose. 54 15 (CS ee eee a Eee See hoe Socoose 
Wikhleatan tas. 782 a2 ee eee dot: (4) GAYE PIERS SIS Ree Se ee ees 
RVG ase rina seas cn eeeeiceeres d0se=- P| noe 8 so ee| Soest peel se sees ee ee ee ee eee 
Cowpeaseed = 22ase Sa 5. sas Se dorts2 2c| st. 29642 tao geek eee T )bas er eaye 
BOER Re eismimiamisincs a eile sets tons... 1 Bi ee ce STE 8 Qa (4) Rie Se 
ReanitisseoA 252 cha: 5S ts a5 4 dox2: (1) (Oe eee irs (yah Pes 
SITU Pep re eee cannes soncee gallons. . 46 Pol eee emeees 10 Ge Poe seas 
Sweet potatoes....-.....-.--- bushels. . 12 GelGc Peete 3 3 Gr aes 
CHU C Seeeene eee eee cee number. . 1 1 sl | apes ater 1 (1) 2 ae 
VOLS a SAe ee REE eer oes se eee dos 4 PAE Ve eee ts ae @Q)i 2iiss- eee aes 
Cured porkes seen ee eeee pounds... 163 2D fososewesicelege sous 625] Seer e eee | eee 
1918 
Amount sold: 
Covtonees soe e aeons rece bales. . 36 14 5 20 9 5 
Cottoniscedeaeet eee eee tons. . 14 8 () 8 6 (@) 
OLS See eases eee ee ee cee bushels. . 287 22 5 42 17 3 
Oats Hee Se ae Se ne eee doe. 28 Ae. osu see (4) @)yes lssserseete 
WEN eS (ease sets senses ee *..do. 28 G7 |e cosets 1 @®) |p 
RYO Se PE Oe pe ese weed do. Ole. tf ojss.|asen cea edgy. cases ss: seal pe ees 
Cow peasced =a. s- saa eee tee do. 5 Sy lea 10 () 
BVECRESE eas cued eee aa. ares tons 2 Das usceee (2) (4) () 
IR Gab Sepeseeys serene ee eee eee dome 3 ig teeta ae (4) 
Sind pee see reer ee gallons. . 63 13 (4) 13s) 74S Dila-eee es 
Siweeb potatoes sa-+-- -ee bushels. . 21 9 (4) 4 figs shores a = 
CBG O racer aatenniceysie pee number. . 2 Dal Sacer aa 1 (1) ale eee 
FLOP SSeRe go tincsstc ae. see pees dos 9 2 Nr sige Bey Cae 2 De ete Sa os 
Curediporkeecese eee eeee pounds. . 850 230 F s5o-as-<¢ 117 52 6 
' 1 Less than one-half a unit. 
This table emphasizes the changes in the farm organization for the 
two years. Cotton and oats were the crops with a decrease in acreage 
in 1918 over 1913. In 1918 there was increased production of corn, 
wheat, cowpea seed, peanuts, sweet potatoes, cattle, and hogs, espe- 
cially on the farms operated by white owners. It would seem that 
the change in production that has taken place, by virtue of which 
the farms have become more self-sustaining, not only as to food and 
feed production, but as to soil fertility maintenance as well, is an 
important improvement in the business management of these farms. 
SELLING PRICES. 
The prices received for farm products have an important bearing 
upon the farm earnings. (See Table 23.) The prices received by the 
