4 BULLETIN 1034, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
These changes occurred to a greater extent on farms operated by 
white owners than on those of other classes of farmers. The colored 
operators tend to stick closer to cotton than do the white operators. 
Farm earnings were much higher in 1918 than in 1913, apparently 
owing altogether to higher prices of farm products, increased pro- 
duction being a negligible factor. 
Average farm income — 
1913. 1918. 
White owners__-- $1,665 = $3, 711 
White tenants-__--_- 564 om 1,353 
Colored owners_- 805 1,778 oe 
Colored tenants__ 323 mm 843 
Average labor income— 
1913. 1918. | 
White owners___- $474 am $1,813 
White tenants__-. 505 a 1,232 = 
Colored owners_-_ 263 = 1,058 oom 
Colored tenants_-_ 290 ma 768 om 
Average per cent return on capital— 1913. 1918. 
White <owners_2 Sai #25) rent ase Doiiney Baia 7 1S 
Colored? ownérst 002 28d aay fear ia et r( 13:¢ 
Wandilords of white tenants eens eee 6.4 9.4 
Landlordsof colored tenants) fh saan ae 8.6 14.1 
E'stimated value of family living from farm (food, fuel, shelter), 
1918. (No data for 1913)— 
Wihite owners S3ens Sin) Beni Nee oe S716 mm 
Wehitetenmants sts 12: | peepee ineycenpetiagnye 560 wm 
Colored: OWES (ees are oe een pcp DOT mm 
Colored \tendnts sa Wiis A uaAR Ne Gy takers A34 ms 
Between 1913 and 1918 the average estimated value of real estate 
on the white-owner farms increased from $34 per acre to $53; the 
estimated farm capital from $17,020 per farm to°$27,118; the farm 
receipts from $4,793 to $8,415; the farm expenses from $3,128 to 
$4,704, and the estimated value of the farmer’s own labor from 
$476 to $644. 
For the colored tenants, the estimated capital increased from $475 
to $1,065; receipts from $922 to $1,842; expenses from $599 to $999; 
and the value of the farmer’s own labor from $198 to $367. The 
estimated capital of the landlord of the colored tenant increased from 
$2,719 per farm to $4,991, and his annual expense per tenant farm 
from $34 to $86. 
On farms of approximately the same size, and with approximately 
the same yield of cotton per acre, farm earnings were highest where 
the percentage of crop land in cotton was highest. | 
