The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-01-13

ldliQS ana lJTllS =.
are becoming conc N.,nn,
hands OF those who T. nockburn;
the soil.
Figures by Countit stated
The table elsewhere in ,alized
gives the percentage figui us
counties. Marlboro ranks So
with SOS 1-2. Of the 4.O36 f.
in the county in 1925, 3,49S W
operated by tenants. leaving OF
53S operated by owners and manat
ers. Allendale and Dillon came sec
ond and third with S14 percent and
SOS percent respectively. Nnie coun-
ties show tenancy ratios OF $50 per
cent and above. They are in addi-
tion to those named above: Lee
C7S.3t. Clarendon C76.D. Union
C76.Ol. Laurens $3.50. Darlington
C75.2). and Fairfield (75.0D. Twer
tN-siX counties show higher averages
than that for the state as whole.
1t is inte .sti.- To note that
among he gb- ankiD\ counties
practically ., 'cti. Nhe state
is represen . aariDo. &Dillon
IN tphhPee '- INK along TMlY Al
iGGdale in ". southwestern Secuun,
and Union and I-aurens in the Pied
mont keep company with Lee, Clar-
cndon and Darlington in the lower
section. As rule. however. the high
est percentage OF tenancy is found in
what is known as the Upper Pine
Belt. running across the state from
Allcndale and Barnwell to Dillon and
Marlboro. The five highest ranking
counties are located wholly within
this area.
The counties in which there is 4
relatively small degree of tenancy
are all located in the coastal area.
Beaufort is first with 22.4 percent
and Georgetown second with PAS
percent. followed by Berkeley t25.S)
Horny C36.S), Jasper (39.2O). Dor
chester (40.OO). Colleton C4O.3)
and Charleston (4O.SD.
1t is rather significant that with
il a state which comprises the
relatively small area OF approXi-
mately 30.495 square miles. the
range OF farm tenancy should be
from S6.6 percent To 22.4 percent
III two adjoining counties. Dillon and
Horny. there is difference OF 40
points in the tenancy ratio. These J
facts indicate clearly the VIDE va
OF the physical. economic
and social conditions Of the state
Increases and Decreases.
A total of twenty-five counties
registered gains in tenancy ratios.
The greatest increase occurred in
Charleston, which had 40.S) in 1925,
as compared to 31.2 percent in 1920.
in increase of 90 points. Pickens
was next with gain of 81 points.
while Beaufort G.5). Clarendon
G.4. Greenvile (63D and Barn
well $50 followed in the order
named. Here again we have every
section of the state represented -
Pickens and Greenville in thePied-
mont, Barnwell and Clarendon in
the middle section, and Charleston
and Beaufort on the coast.
1t is interesting to note that the
five counties. Greenvlle, Spartan
burg. Cherokee, Pickens and Aiken.
which were the only counties in
which were the only counties in
which occurred increases in the num-
her of farms during the five-year per-
iod 1920-1925, also showed an ap-
preciable increase in tenancy ratios.
This is in line with The conclusons
OF students of the problem. that tent
ancy flourishe best in tne more pros
porous agricultural areas
In twenty-ope counties the per-
centage OF tenancy was less in 1925
than in 1920. The greatest decrease
occurred in Edgefield, which showss
70.1 percent as compared to 1872 in
1920, a loss of 6.1 points. Hampton
was second with a decrease from
62.3 percent TO 56.3 percent, or
points. Other counties which showed
rather high decreases were McCor-
mick $50. Dorchester (5.O), Salu-