, 1877-10-14
TEXAS.
The Renting System Practiced
in That State.
What the Renter Does under Each of
the Four Methods.
Best Way in Which to MoTa from Chicago
-. to Texas.

Special Correspondence o. The Tribune.
SHERMAN, Tex, Oct. 5.-i now reach I SUI
ject for which / know many readers OF I'll
TRIBUNE in Chicago have been anxiously wal
ing, in the hope that it would open to them
way OF escanc out Of their present trouble an
cnbarrassrncnts consequent upon the lack
employment and that is
THE RENTING SYSTEM
in this country. l have delayed writing upo
this till this time because ! wanted time I
thoroughly study it, and get 4: bottom facts, s
as not to mslead persons or possibly inyoy
them in greater difficulties and troubles tha
they now have. In most parts Of the Stat
1ar1ns arc worked by the renting system instea
Of by hired help. This is especially so i'll th
central and southern counties, wher
the improved farms are mainly owned b
men who worked them by slave laDo
before the War. There are four systems O
plans Of renting. in common use, known LIS til
4sbalf saarc,' thr Third and fourth p 'tllirt
system,': aui "moncy rcut-'' In the half
share plan, tie owner OF the land furnishc:
team, tools, aud seed. and when necessary ad
yanccs provisions, to be paid for at the end of
the year. The tenant does all the labor Of rails
ing and harvesting the crop, whit3. is equally
divided between the landlord and tenant
In the third and fourth system the tenant
furnishes his own team, tools, and seed, does all
the labor, and gives one-fuu1h OF the cotton
Tha thiT1 srs.cm Is wI.rr s;nrl,. men ar,.
rcntcrs 1he OWNER of rho Land f1rmsf1in, rycrv-
thing, Including board, and receiving two-thirds
OF the crop. III this the renter is expected
1yatrr, t,Ein,r care Of stuk. ctc. The money
rrnt i whrr,. lie tenant pays in cash rcnf ner
acre for the land, ranging from 50 to 50 per
acrc. IN all cases: except the third plan, the
10 i've H. fuel in the wouts,-the tenant cutting
and hauling i:,-aud also keeps the fences r.
r,nair Lands so rented. especially On thr
share plan. are al,nos; . Invariably 10 be planted
rent hc can plant what IL. his = mini
IN Twrpfv acres is the a}fowsnc, IN r,rh
nan ten in ccttun and ten in corn. # 1hr
reuter- has bovs or other hcip in the field ie
,an have additional land. inst in nronnrtnn tn
1hr forcc hr can INT INFO 1Le field III. aiiow~
sn1r ~ 1eam ;s Two hnrscs or rnn,ss for Now.
in~ he land. and one ftr cyery twrnty arrrs tn
c:,itiyate The crfn. The imncments furnished
arr. ar shun}d be. q tr,uI ,ws,lnrse tnrn1s
nfow. single shovel and ruftiya1or- or siouLic
'iEhnra, 'Ao'~' :AA" @"4'|'@'o'' - oo1ole
noT,1 cor>- Avn rorrox |
arc worked in SUBSTANTIALLY tb,. same way. fhc !
sard h .;no s,.,t+prr1 IN a fnrrn,v 1n,,3s b. ~
hn,i.+onn7,c md covered H., - ,tow ~ ~ hanj
Tta aftrrn1tnre conssts ~ tc,,n, 10 - oros,J
VOL, ,ror1.5 ~ ,,,;ro, a. ~ 1>,,,,,' 49,, ~ @
thc n1anfs in the rnws fra. from nrrass nv wc.l;s
ha 4 his
t,s ~ fnnr fc+ 1;rh s,:,,r';;nr =, 1 f,,s,;t
th .e,nn eon;n n1t ,o ao @ns quIltn o.
ncarIr hnr;zan1ai r ;s m she.'. s;ia IT, tra,.t's
+la+ .ha hans ~, Toa,ai ~ T,.l s.1 -. u.uslles fe
th.ao ts.+, nS ple 20 4Htu.u ] ~ i.o''i
~ ad 1;;ae1 ~ ~ ;n1i 1sn ~ -;
sost;ons W!bo., ' 11,ot,,ra tha.. t,,r.t ~ 1ou
ieare The co4tnn ax,,ns1.1 H., wiita 1o,~n. e
Ihc c,:1no ~ s,a ~ ,,ol .aAS t "nas no"e5'
1aros -. o,, ~ Gta ~ Iii se .ooa sssepns az
-ar.a - 49,; ~ tia tots u ~ 4Ilnn" attasuGo loE
souae sou! nn a1!ue unless neateti oo"h os Wfid anu
~ ~ ~ p'e@e. eai4les ~ SuspeneGu ~ us
~. eioe oy s'1aI' ove1 ING r'sht SHOULDER.
" 1" nsa noi lo1ureu W uruuGAts Or worms the
t1.ton : y, WI contl1ue u olo;som anu mature
~ tnl +1,s 1uat eones, , 10 taaI case Icquis-
- ~ tuaee " tuut pishluTs a1 lntcFsais
~ ~ !s1 .uteS "eGhs s'1Sn; lug Cotton "hen
p!eHeu - =, pa'e0 M ~ III tns ue1 OF ~ T;nl pen,
y! ioaGsu ~ ~ Na:ons ana hauicu u1sectlF 10 the
a Ell1. lne t11lhlns Is uohe lor toil, hHe GUS
1o fer .na az to , Harsin9 @ l," ii4tn TO
l-n L. lor g!nnihs anu oallns, Inc owners oi the
cUtton Ge' IullshihS tnefr own sachlug and ties:
~ these the laiadtord furnishes Tor his share OF
Inc cotton. INC cotton when baled will always
sell Tor cash at the nearest shipping point. The
ten acres in cotton are expected to produce at
least i've bales, worth from $45 to $50 each, ac |
cordlng to the state Of the market.
The ten acres Of corn will give an ayerase Of
thirty bushels per acre, worth 50 cents per |
bushe1- It will be seen from the foregoing |
that the renter who has some bows to hclp him
has q great deal better show for getting ahead
than the man who has none. as n haff-rrown |
hoy il rated as . half hand and land and t..,7,
allotted accordingly. In picking cotton the |
children, girls as we'll Us boys, al come in play,
and will beat the old folks, being more dcxtrous
in the use OF their tiuccrs. |
4 boy or Girl IL wears old is Borth a dollar q !
tiay in cotton field Gurinr the nicEinr season.
wien extra help is ALWAYS in demand. and land
owners always give preference in renting to |
the man who is rich Ia children, for the reason |
that he can turn out pickcrs enough to save ali
the crop.
THE HOUSES FURNISHED
arc, as rule, cheap log or board cabins, with !
from one to three rooms cach-ruder than many
people in Chicago have ever lived in. lu nearly
every case they will require labor 10 stop IN the
cracks to exclude the n.iud and rain. Where |
several are near together there will be one well |
for all, requiring water to be carried to some |
little distance On most farms that are rented
there are cabins for about every forty to tiftv
acres OF land. Sometimes there are cases
where the owner does not wish to reside on bis
land: he will rent it ali to one party and give
him the use OF the family mansion, usually Il
cont table house Of several rooms,-but 2
newcomer would hardly get such chances.
/ have made careful inquiry, aud ti,,d that
though the returns from renting are ap,arcntly
small l-especially Tor the man who has no bows
to hclp p hi,1,,-yc industrious aud prudent men {
as rule cet ahead and in few wears gct FARMS :
tf their H. but this can only be done by in-
<lusrry aud the practice OF more riciJ rronomv
and denial Of ii1,lrirs t],au fnany ,,n,oto hav