- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Tenant farming
- Creator:
- Bode, Frederick A.
- Date of Original:
- 2003-02-10
- Subject:
- Farm tenancy--Georgia
Farm tenancy--Economic aspects--Georgia
Sharecropping--Georgia
Agriculture--Georgia
Georgia--History--1775-1865 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about tenant farming in Georgia. Unlike sharecroppers, who could only contribute their labor but had no legal claim to the land or crops they farmed, tenant farmers frequently owned plow animals, equipment, and supplies. Because farm credit was lacking in the South, landowners often provided food and other necessities, then deducted the cost from the workers' share of the harvested crops. Tenant farmers usually received between two-thirds and three-quarters of the harvest, less deductions for living expenses. Sharecroppers, however, received only half the crop, from which landowners deducted rent and any credit (with interest) for supplies provided for the family's subsistence.
GSE identifier: SS8H6 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/tenant-farming/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Antebellum Tenancy," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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