, 1877-10-13
TEXAS.
The Renting System PractIced
In That State.
What the Renter Does under Each Of
the Fonr Methods,
The Poor Han Enabled 10 Earn q llsing aud
Become Independent.
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to Texas,


spsttdl CoFrttpondtnes Of 7hf 1rtb'.ns'
3cet for which | know mapy readers Of TnE
Tn,nrrr /, r,h,o,1., h,-. honr .n1ior.}r wa,t-
;,g -, ,hr Inv. ,t.t !. ,o,,l,1 o,on tn ibem a
lnR IN toc tnpe lhat u "oul oPsa W .aen, =
Nay OF escape out Of thc!r present trouble anu
cmharra*sments consequent upon tho lack Of
employment, and that Is
rms nrx1tsa syFrxw
IN th's country. 'are delayed writing upon
this LII thfs time heeanse wanted time to
thoroughly study II, aud rct at bottom facts, 80
as mol to mtslead rereons or possibly involve
them In greater difficulties and troubles than
they nov have. Ia most parts Of tho state
farms arc worked by tho renting System Instead
Of by hired help. This is especially 50 In the
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1"o IMPROVE" laFs,is ato n'a'n'S o"neu "
men Who worked fhem by slave lanof
bcforo tho War. There arc four systems or
''ha,f sharc.'' The 'tthird md fourth" "thir1i
system" an,t .moncY rent" In the half
sharc plan, the owner of the land furnishes
team, toolt, and seed, and when ncccssary atl-
vances provisions, to 10 paid Tor at tho end OF
tic year. The tenant docs all the labor OF rails
Ing and harvcsting the crop, which ia equally
divided between lie landlord and tenant.
furnishes Ills own team, tool1 and seed, does all
the labor, md gives oric.foutth OF tho cotton
an, oncthlrl Of tho corr, for the use Of tho land.
renters, t,lo ow,cr Of the land Furnishing every
thing, Including board, and receiving two-tI1!rla
oi Tic crop In this case tho renter IL expected
10 do chores about tho house, getting wood abd
rent Is where The tenant pays in casf, rent per
ncrc for tho land. ranging from 90 to 80 pcr
acre. in all eases, except the third plup, the
owner oi Tho lanu furnishes the tenant hou4c
and hauling it,-and also keeps the fences lii
repair. Lands 40 rented, especially on tho
el,are plap, arc almost invariably to 6c p'antei
in corn md eottgn; Wien s ri n'an pay: ,s sash
to. Twenty acres is tho allowance to each
man, ten II cotton and ten in corn. II the
renter has BOYS or other help in the field he
liz force lie can put Into Tic Gcld. The allow
ancc Ut teau, Is two horscs or mules for ptov-
Ing the land, and ono Tor every twenty acres to
cultivate tho crop. Tho implements furnished
plow, single shovel and cultlvator, Or double
shovel,
norrt CORN AND COTTON
nrc worked In substantially the same way, tho
bull.tonguc and vorerctl by q rlow or by hand.
The nftcr-cultuse consists flkeepIng tho ground
vel! worked by cultlrasor or do,lhie shovel, and
The cotton Is Il h,lsl.y plant, growing from
two to four feet h!ch according TO tho quality Of
the ground, sending out brancl,cs GU ali Sides
nearly horizontal. 1t Is on these side branches
thrcc-fufths OF All inch to au inch In diameter,
ncurn-sha5ed, aud divided Internally In four
scytiuns. When mature they burst open md
leave the cotton exposed like white flower.
here's ut ono point and will remain attached for
some time unless Lcaten down by wind aud
rain. The pIckcr cnrrica a bag suspended by Ills
jclt c}lo bY d strap over tho right shoulder,
it1r h19 $tn
cotton Will continue to blossom nnd mature
Till frost comes, in that case rcqutr-
inc thrco or four piektngs ut intervals
piykei Il pile ] IN Mn in the aeid OF IN r raii I pen
or loaded III wagons and hauled directly to the
gin. Tho ginning Il dono for toll like Gus
tom grlst-nill. thu toll varying from 1-t4ti, to
cotton furnishing their owl sackiDg and ties.
Ofshese tho landlord furnishes for his hharc OF
the cotton, The cotton whom baled viii always
ten acres In cotton are expected 10 produce at
least ilyn bales, worth FROM $45 to $50 each, &C
corzlug to tho state Of the market,
The tcn acres Of corn viii givo N avcrnge Of
tushel, It viii be seen from tho foregoing
that tho renter who las some boys to Nelp him
has great deal better show for getting ahead
than tho man who has none, q q half;grown
allotted accordingly. In picking cotton tho
children, girls as well a. boys, all CONS In plqy,
pnl will beat tho old folks, being moro dextrous
x boy or QiTl Ii yoafs old "a worth a dollar
day in d co&:or-fe,d during tie picking ecason,
when extra help ts always In demand, and land.
owners always givo 4 preference Ia rcntIng to
that ho can turn out plckcra enough TO safc iii
tho crop.
T1ts HOUSES FURNISHED
from one to three rooms M cscOr.der @ lid tban MANY
nrnr}n in f,hlcnrn hsyc evcr iivr,l IL il rnativ