. Agricultural economics. Agriculture -- Economic aspects United States; Land tenure. 292 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS for hay and pasture. The exacting of a cash rent for hay and pasture land often accompanies the share system in the North Central states, where the landlord receives one-third or two- fifths, as well as where he receives one-half of crop. In the South, corn land is sometimes let for cash, while cotton land is let on shares. In central Illinois, the landlord sometimes demands half the grain and one dollar per acre in addition, and it is the regular thing to require that the tenant de
. Agricultural economics. Agriculture -- Economic aspects United States; Land tenure. 292 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS for hay and pasture. The exacting of a cash rent for hay and pasture land often accompanies the share system in the North Central states, where the landlord receives one-third or two- fifths, as well as where he receives one-half of crop. In the South, corn land is sometimes let for cash, while cotton land is let on shares. In central Illinois, the landlord sometimes demands half the grain and one dollar per acre in addition, and it is the regular thing to require that the tenant deHver the landlord's share of the grain at the nearest market at such time as the landlord may desire to dispose of his share of the product. It is in the heart of the Corn Belt of central Illinois that the land- lords are able to make the heaviest demands upon their tenants. In eastern Ohio, in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and some adjoin- ing territory where wheat has long been considered central in the COUNTIES WHERE THERE IS EVIOENCE THAT THE PRnPORTION Of THE PRODUCT RECEIVED 3t THE HAD IHCRE4SED PSIOS TO 1903. Figure 22 farming system, the landlord who receives one-half the grain usually lets the tenant have the use of the buildings, the hay and pasture land and all the straw he cares to feed on the farm, without any additional compensation. This custom is held to rather tenaciously and in one instance the writer found a tenant who was making about one hundred dollars a month. 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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