OWNERSHIP OF TENANT FARMS IN NORTH CENTRAL, STATES 31 
OCCUPATIONS OF OWNERS OF RENTED FARMS 
Considering the age reported by owners of rented farms it is not 
surprising that a large proportion, 42.3 per cent of the males, indicated 
that they were sick, idle, definitely retired from work, or otherwise 
without occupation. However, another large group, 21.8 per cent 
of the males, were still farming for themselyes (fig. 13 and Table 26). 
Table 26. — Occupation of owners of rented farms, North Central States, 1920 1 
Occupation 
Number per 
sand reporting 
pation 
thou- 
occu- 
Men 
Women 
Number 
423 

218 
78 
150 
55 
21 
55 
Nv 
mber 
257 
631 
Agricultural: 
54 
15 
Nonagricultural: 
13 
23 
1 
6 
Total 
1,000 
1,000 
i The figures given are based on the replies of 11,770 men and 2,178 women owners of rented farms in 85 
counties studied. 
Comparatively little difference is shown in the various parts of 
the North Central States, as studied, in the percentage of owners 
who reported farming as their occupation. The lowest percentage 
was found to be for Illinois, 19.5, the highest percentage for Kansas, 
25.6. Comparing the landlords replying from the different areas 
on the question of their having no occupation ~or having retired, it 
was found that 46 to 48 per cent of the landlords of Wisconsin, 
Illinois, and Iowa had retired from work or were idle or sick, whereas 
only 27 per cent of the Michigan, 33 per cent of the Ohio, and 34 per 
cent of the Dakota landlords reported no occupation (Table 27). 
Table 27. — Occupational status of farm landlords (males) , selected areas, North 
Central States, 1920 
State containing land 
Males reporting occupational status 
Total 
Farming 
In other 
agricul- 
tural 
occupa- 
tions 
Retired, 
sick, or 
idle 
In non- 
agricul- 
tural 
occupa- 
tions 
Total 
Ohio, western.. ______ ... _ _ 
Number 
1,189 
4,021 
868 
647 
2,636 
1,021 
1,388 
Per cent 
22.6 
19.5 
24.1 
21.3 
22.8 
20.9 
25.6 
Per cent 
10.0 
8.9 
10.3 
3.9 
5.5 
7.8 
7.1 
Per cent 
33.0 
47.9 
27.4 
48.1 
46.3 
34.4 
38.8 
Per cent 
34.4 
23.7 
38.2 
26.7 
25.4 
36.9 
28.5 
Per cent 
100 
Illinois, central and northern.. 
100 
Michigan, southern. ... _ 
100 
Wisconsin, southern . 
100 
Iowa, central and northwestern 
100 
North Dakota and South Dakota, eastern . 
Kansas, central 
100 
100 
All areas studied . 
11,770 
21.8 
7.8 
42.3 
28.1 
100 
