LAND tenure and plantation organization 
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Different Classes of Plantation Tenants (Including Croppers) Grouped by Periods of Occupancy, 1919 
10 YEARS 5 YEARS 2 YEARS I YEAR 
PERCENT & OVER & OVER & OVER & OVER 
IN 
EACH CLASS 
80 
60 
40 
20 

100 
80 
60 
40 
20 

100 
80 
60 
40 
20 
WHITE TENANTS 
63,644 
NUMBER 
50.000 
17,935 
30.024 
988 
3.144 
1 
1 1,553 
9 
COLORED TENANTS 
I 63,444 
NUMBER 
50.000 
WHITE & COLORED T 
227,088 
NUMBER 
50.000 
97,578 
-h 
65.979 
y0$/%& 
3,835 
17.065 
42.631 
1 
CROPPER |g§] SHARE 
EZ3 STANDING 
CASH 
Fig. 11. — This chart shows on a cumulative scale, analyzed by color, a comparison of the various tenure 
classes with regard to stability in occupancy (93 selected counties). Negroes on plantations are more 
stable in occupancy than whites. Croppers are less stable in this respect than tenants. 
