OWNERSHIP OF TENANT FARMS IN THE UNITED STATES \) 
Table 4. — Percentage of rented farm real estate owned by landlords with three or 
more rented farms in selected areas, 1900 and 1920 
1900 
Residence State of the owners 
Percent- 
age of 
farm 
landlords 
with 
three or 
more 
rented 
farms 
Percentage of rented farm real 
estate owned by landlords 
with three or more rented 
farms 
Farms 
Acreage 
Value 
New York ---------- .--. .. -_ 
Per cent 
1.7 
2.2 
1.9 
2.3 
4.7 
.7 
.8 
3.9 
1.9 
2.4 
3.6 
8.3 
5.1 
8.3 
12.1 
22.2 
18.2 
6.4 
21.2 
24.4 
22.1 
13.3 
4.3 
Per cent 
10.1 
7.9 
7.6 
8.8 
16.8 
3.4 
3.1 
13.4 
6.7 
10.4 
13.7 
25.6 
18.2 
26.6 
36.3 
58.2 
50.2 
20.7 
61.7 
67.6 
66.9 
40.5 
•18.7 
Per cent 
9.8 
9.6 
9.1 
9.2 
17.7 
3.6 
2.8 
12.4 
8.2 
10.6 
14.4 
28.7 
20.4 
24.3 
34.9 
54.5 
49.5 
20.4 
57.6 
60.4 
56.2 
28.0 
25.1 
Per cent 
8.4 
New Jersey . ________ -.. --------- 
8.8 
8.9 
Ohio 
8.0 
18.6 
Michigan.. _ _ _ .- -------- 
3.6 
3.0 
Iowa..- . - - - - - -------- 
12.1 
North Dakota . - . . __ _ 
9.1 
South Dakota __ _ - - --_--.. 
10.5 
Kansas... --.-- . . . - 
14.0 
24.6 
16.9 
21.1 
36.6 
55.4 
48. 1 
Kentucky.. - .. - - ... . 
19.0 
61.8 
Mississippi. - ______ - . . . ----- .. - 
71.7 
70.2 
Texas. . - . --------- 
39.9 
California . ... ___ ... . . -.--._- 
26.8 
8.6 
33.2 
24.0 
18.8 
1920 
State and location 
Counties studied 
Percent- 
age of 
farm 
land- 
lords 
with 
three of 
more 
rented 
farms 
Percentage of rented farm 
real estate owned by 
landlords with three or 
more rented farms 
Total 
Group ! 
Farms 
Acreage 
Value 
New York, western _--____ 
Number 
5 
5 
9 
11 
11 
10 
8 
6 
7 
11 
11 
10 
3 
9 
2 
9 
6 
6 
3 
8 
3 
5 
4 
4 
5 
4 
9 
Number 
1 
2,3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12,13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18,19 
20,21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
Per cent 
0.9 
1.3 
2.8 
2.5 
3.2 
5.6 
.4 
1.0 
5.7 
3.5 
2.9 
4.5 
6.5 
6.6 
15.1 
14.6 
23.2 
26.0 
11.6 
11.2 
35.7 
39.6 
16.7 
12.5 
5.2 
13.5 
4.2 
Per cent 
3.6 
4.3 
9.0 
8.5 
10.3 
18.3 
1.4 
3.1 
16.6 
10.4 
10.2 
13.2 
19.4 
21.0 
40.8 
39.6 
59.3 
59.7 
30.5 
29.6 
82.5 
88.8 
44.5 
36.3 
17.5 
38.7 
21.4 
Per cent 
5.2 
5.1 
8.3 
9.9 
11.6 
20.6 
1.6 
3.2 
17.5 
11.8 
11.4 
14.0 
22.9 
25.7 
41.8 
41.2 
55.9 
59.1 
28.5 
25.6 
75.8 
87.8 
3S.2 
34.2 
17.6 
37.6 
28.6 
Per cent 
4. 2 
New York and New Jersey, scattered .. 
4. 5 
Pennsylvania, southeastern.. ... . ___•__ 
9.6 
Ohio, western. .... _ _,. ... 
10.1 
12.0 
Illinois, central .. _ . . . . - .. ... 
20.7 
Michigan, southern. .,..,....._.._ .... 
1.7 
Wisconsin, southern _. ....... 
3.6 
Iowa, northwestern . ...... 
17. 2 
Iowa, central.. _ . .. 
12.1 
North Dakota and South Dakota, eastern 
Kansas, central .- . . . . . ... 
12.1 
14.2 
Delaware, all -. . - _._ . - ._ 
19.8 
Maryland, eastern. ... .. . 
25.6 
Virginia, eastern 
41.4 
Virginia and North Carolina, central 
41.6 
North Carolina and South Carolina, central 
Georgia, northeastern .. . 
62.7 
57. 6 
Kentucky, western.. . 
31.3 
Kentucky, central ..... . . .. 
27.8 
Alabama, central .... . - . . . . . 
77.5 
Mississippi, western _. .. . 
89.0 
Louisiana, south central .. ... ... . 
38.8 
Oklahoma, south central 
35.8 
Oklahoma, southwestern. .. 
17.5 
Texas, central- .. .. _____________ 
39.5 
California, north central .. -._... . 
32.0 
All areas studied .. 
184 
1-31 
9.0 
37.9 
22.9 
22.0 
1 See footnote 4 on p. 3. 
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