THE COST OF PRODUCING COTTON. (i 
be found within two size-groups embracing farms from 50 to 99 acres 
and farms of 100 to 174 acres. The records in these two groups are 
equally divided, there being 233 farms within each class. A limited 
number of the very large farms or plantations were visited and records 
obtained therefrom. It will beseen that very small farms have been 
omitted. 
Taste IV.—Comparison of groups by size of farms (thirteenth census), with farms 
studied. 
Georgia. Alabama. 
Laurens - Greene Sumter Tallapoosa Marshall Dale 
Size of farm. County. County. County. County. ~ County. County. 
Cen- | Sur- | Cen- | Sur-| Cen- | Sur- | Cen- | Sur- | Cen- | Sur-| Cen- | Sur- 
sus. | vey. | Sus. | vey. | Sus. | vey. | Sus. | vey. | Sus. | vey. | Sus. | vey. 
Under 3 acreS.-.-...-.- 773] el ee aera a ees ene ae Pa Ne winod te ea 
SROWIACKESr2 = aneee as Obalee ees: ee LOO B | Eee= DAs S853 GHA ee LZ Sales O(a 
AVitolO acreses 226 3: DUS Age ee ie SOR Oe [em ee SA (elle oe 8 AOS alos once 659s 1S | eee 
20 to 49 acreS.......-- 2,581 8-| 1,144 1,578 5 | 1,839 Vey | seen ly/ 51 | 1,390 20 
50 to 99 acreS....-...- 1,125 23 636 23 591 14 | 1,149 18 | 1,210 28 758 25 
100 to 174 acres....... 540 25 4492 16 342 30 795 23 623 | 10 631 22 
175 to 259 acreS....... 239 12 118 12 160 13 274 11 177 jo5cees 256 11 
260 to 499 acres....... Ga ceate 70 9 109 11 175 16 104 1 164 6 
500 to 999 acres......- 57 5 23 7 44 7 34 8 On eee 26 4 
1,000 acres and over... ARIE ea 5 5 Balas aa Ones eras AM ane 4 2 
= South Carolina. Texas. 
Anderson Barnwell . i = 
Size of farm. County. County: [= Us County), Rusk Count ye 
Cen- Sur- Cen- Sur- Cen- Sur- Cea- Sur- 
sus. vey. sus. vey. sus. vey. sus. vey. 
LUBE RS P GiGGl ROSE Se Bea ee ee ee eae 1S i a eee 12] oe ae eo TFs ee la tate: 
DELO MLA CT OSH ee Ses eer sess ee ote eS LOR oeeeeee PANY i eel | GSR ED ose 
OGOR DIA CKES Haase et ese eee 1,100 il 15 Sim | ee iN 7elonl | eereten ee HIB Al see sabce 
ZOOM OMELES ss aee ee ee ee 3,611 24 | 1,927 Se eole Ste bare 1,560 3 
RO TOON ACTeS= hae eee 52 eee 2,022 40 888 25 | 2,264 17g eat 322 20 
TOOsfoOMl/Biacrese= =. 2 ee aa 809 20 462 Neale 32 | 1,029 31 
Hee OLZD OIA CLES 2 eee a eee a ke 181 1 206 13 287 | 15 241 14 
ZOO OY OO ACKOSE sas eee | 102 1 176 10 132 10 299 7 
'500:60:999 ACheS asses ee 15 1 82 1 14 | 1 505 | Ssaeatee 
l-O00iacheS:and(OVels--s2 <2 - 2. se s-- 5] 2 | 1 AO Abeer | oh eee Si eeeeee 
1 Jt should be bornein mind thatin this survey a cropper’s land is considered as part of the owners’ 
farm, while in the census Classification each cropper farm is considered a farm unit. 
TENURE. 
For classification on the basis of tenure, the 842 records have been 
divided into two classes, namely, white farmers and colored farmers. 
Within these two groups will be found owners, that is, men who own 
and direct the operation of their farms; ‘‘owners additional,’’ or 
men who operate some rented land in addition to the farm land 
held under direct ownership; ‘owners, part rented out,’ men who 
operate part of their land and reut out the rest for a specified share 
of crop or cash payment. The latter arrangement may apply to 
owners additional and also to tenants. The tenant group includes 
men who furnish all labor and equipment and direct the entire oper- 
