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FARMING IN YAZOO—MISSISSIPPI DELTA. 15 
TasLe XI. 
Tenants having each specified acreage in 
eotton. 
Class of tenants. | 
25 acres 
2 Under | 15-19 | 20-24 
Total. |15 acres.| acres. | acres. and 
over. 
All tenants: 
Number having each acreage. ....................-....---- 878 235 291 173 179 
Pencentmavineeaech acreage. 2 ee a 100. 0 26.8 33.1 19.7 20. 4 
PART CLAS CH AO THT COMO ape y ee crete Seep eo aia aaa ete cue $392 $293 $332 $387 $622 
Rate of interest on landlord’s investment.............. Ue ea 10.6 12.0 10.5 11.4 9.4 
Share croppers: 
Number having each acreage...............-..22.---2--5-2 445 161 167 79 38 
er cent navan'eeachtaereag@es 22-26 ee. 2 eee an ee 100. 0 36. 2 led ars 8.5 
PASViCRa Ce AD OTs COMM! users see creer erelar ete iata ciara ate $333 $285 $314 $388 $493 
Rate oi interest on landlord’s investment.............--.-- 13.6 13.8 12.6 lbyal 1353 
Share renters: 
Numibeniavanie'eachiaeneagemn: ke. 0 Vee eis eee ee 136 26 39 28 43 
Per cent having each acreage. ............-...--..--..----- 100. 0 19.1 28.7 20.6 31.6 
IAWV.CE ACO] AMOR TN COMMS eee Mey tN ts 2 52) eee Soa 2 a $398 $334 $308 $386 $525 
Rate of interest on landlord’s investment................-- 11.8 10.8 10. 4 Dee 12.6 
Cash renters: | 
Niimibeninavine each acreagenmer. 5s... 8s ee | 297 48 85 66 98 
Per cent having each acreage. ................--..--------- 100.0 16. 2 28.6 PSP 33.0 
MVierac cla bOnimcOmMmessa oer cece ec sone cee cc ee ae. | $478 $295 $380 $386 714 
Rate of interest on landlord’s investment ................-- 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.5 
The labor income of the tenants increases steadily, with but one 
exception, with the increase in the acreage of cotton. The principal 
reason why the cash renters make a much higher average labor income 
is that one-third of them have 25 or more acres in cotton. The 
difference in average labor income between the classes of tenants is 
not so marked on the smaller holdings, but becomes very decided on 
holdings of 25 acres or more. This point is brought out in Table XIT, 
in which the average labor income in each size group is figured for 
share renters and cash renters on the basis of 100 for share croppers. 
TABLE XII. 
Average labor income in holdings falling 
within each size group (on basis of 100 
for share croppers). 
Class of tenants. 
Under 15] 15 to 19 | 20 to 24 | 25 acres 
acres. acres. acres. |and over. 
STOOPS GROID DA RGSS eI ERs STRUM RRe ae ah Pa 100 100 100 100 
ISIDAROMGOMICCES HAY wes meee hanna IMR Nace SOR a RE Oe 117 98 99 107 
WaShROMILEHS sae ne ee he ee op ee Dist CARO SAAMI hc ARNEL. 7 RINE A 104 121 99 145 
The figures suggest the conclusion that the method of renting land 
is comparatively unimportant on small holdings where the labor in- 
come of all classes of tenants is low, but where the tenant has as 
much as 25 acres in cotton, the cash renters have a decided advantage 
over the other tenants. 
