The Social and Economic Significance of Land Tenure in the Southwestern States: A Report of the Regional Land Tenure Research ProjectWith a five-state region (Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and Mississippi) as a laboratory and with the active cooperation of the expert personnel of the state agricultural colleges, this study--the first of its kind--brings together the best techniques and abilities of the entire region covered by this research to provide a genuine contribution to land tenure research. Originally published in 1950. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | 3 |
Sampling Methods | 10 |
Tenure Classifications Utilized in Regional Study | 22 |
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acreage acres in cropland Agricultural Adjustment Administration Arkansas and Mississippi ARKANSAS COASTAL PLAIN average Bell County capital cash census cent Per cent classified COASTAL PLAIN White Code conservation cotton County crop croppers Czech economic equipment factors farm business farm families farm operators Farm Security Administration farmers four sample areas full owners gross farm income gross income included increased Jefferson Davis County labor Land Tenure landlord less lien Lincoln Parish livestock loans Louisiana Marion County measure ment MISSISSIPPI COASTAL PLAIN Mississippi sample Native white Negro Owners neighborhood nonfarm Number Number Number off-farm Okla Oklahoma and Texas OKLAHOMA ROLLING PLAIN oral ownership percentage PLAIN White Owners population proportion race and tenure rental payment reported rural scale of operation schedule Share renters Share-cash renters socio-economic status soil Southwestern Region Stat Table tenant tenure groups tenure status TEXAS BLACKLAND PRAIRIE tion written leases