. Agricultural economics. Agriculture -- Economic aspects United States; Land tenure. 288 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS The methods of letting land on shares are so varied that a brief description of the forms of share tenancy is essential to an understanding of the subject. Share tenancies vary with respect to: (a) The proportion of the product received by each party. (6) The equipment and supplies furnished by each party, (c) The degree of control exercised by each party. These characteristics of the share systems of operating land will be described for the various parts of the United States under
. Agricultural economics. Agriculture -- Economic aspects United States; Land tenure. 288 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS The methods of letting land on shares are so varied that a brief description of the forms of share tenancy is essential to an understanding of the subject. Share tenancies vary with respect to: (a) The proportion of the product received by each party. (6) The equipment and supplies furnished by each party, (c) The degree of control exercised by each party. These characteristics of the share systems of operating land will be described for the various parts of the United States under a classification based on the share received by the land- lord. The other characteristics will be discussed under sub- headings. The one-fourth system. One-fourth the product as the land- lord's share is the lowest share rent which has been found to exist. Figure i8 in an important way in the United States. This system was found on the western edge of the wheat region of the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Kansas, and also in Oregon and California in the first decade of this century. In general it may be said that the one-fourth system existed in the North only on relatively. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Taylor, Henry C. (Henry Charles), 1873-1969. New York : Macmillan
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