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and the landlord received 16.4 per cent on his investment, while 
where the yield was less than 0.6 of a bale the tenant had a labor 
income of $246 and the landlord only made 7 per cent on ‘his money. 
T TENANTS] "TENANTS i 
LABOR | SHARE CROPPERS | SHARE RENTERS CASH RENTERS LABOR § 
INCOME | pn 
a 
YIELD = 
COTTON 
PER ACRE 
UNDER 6TO TO IBALE | UNDER. 6 TO 8TO IBALE | UNDER 6 TO 8TO IBALE Sie OF 
6BALE 8 BALE | BALE & OVER | 6BALE.8BALE LBALE & OVER S BALE 8BALE IBALE BOVER |peR On 
Fic. 4.—Tenants’ labor income in relation to yield of cotton per acre. 
The labor income goes up with the yield of cotton for all classes of 
tenants, but the rise is least pronounced for share croppers and most 
pronounced for cash renters. Thus the labor income of a share 
AVERAGE 
RATEOF | SHARE CROPPERS | SHARE RENTERS CASH RENTERS RATE OF 
—— ae ice 
: : ape 
By ai t a5 = 
UNDER 6TO TO IBALE 
GBALE BBALE IBALE GOVER 
COTTON 
PER ACRE 
eaten. UNDER 6TO 8TO IBALE | UNDER 6TO TO IBALE | 
PER ACRE] -OBALE 8 BALE 1 BALE GOVER | .6BALE BALE IBALE BOVER | 
Fig. 5.—Rate of interest on landlords’ investment in relation to yield of cotton per acre. 
cropper was not quite twice as great where the yield was a bale or 
more as where it was under 0.6 of a bale, while the labor income of 
a share renter was nearly four times as great, and that of a cash 
