The Growth of Farm Tenancy in the United States

Abstract

Introduction, 393.— I. “Land ownership,” 394.— II. Tenancy and mortgage indebtedness, 396.— III. Share croppers, 398; leases to relatives, 399.—IV. Farm laborers, 402.—V. The “agricultural ladder,” 407.— VI. Analysis by decades, 411.— VII. Analysis by regions and groups, 413.—VIII. Growth 1930–35, 416.—IX. Descent of the “ladder,” 417.— X. Character of our tenancy, 421.— XI. Conclusions, 423.