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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 1269 
Washington, D. C. 
October 18, 1924 
RELATION OF LAND TENURE TO 
PLANTATION ORGANIZATION 
C 0. BRANNEN, Associate Agricultural Economist 
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Area and Extent of the Plantation System 2 
Characteristics of the Plantation System 8 
Organization and Management 11 
Plantation Labor . . 19 
Wage Labor . . 23 
Cropper Labor ._ 29 
Tenant Labor 32 
Relation of Laborers and Tenants to Plantation Operators and Landlords 38 
Renting Arrangements 38 
Labor Supervision 42 
Labor Movements and Occupancy 44 
Selection of Enterprises, and Diversification 52 
Credit 60 
Marketing • 65 
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1924 
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