United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Bode, Frederick A.2003-02-10Encyclopedia 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: SS8H6text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Farm tenancy--GeorgiaFarm tenancy--Economic aspects--GeorgiaSharecropping--GeorgiaAgriculture--GeorgiaGeorgia--History--1775-1865Tenant farmingText