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The Sharecropper and Wage Laborer in Cotton Production

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  • Holcomb, Ernest J.

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[Partial Contents:] Introduction --- Distinction Between Sharecroppers and Wage Laborers --- Classification of Laborers on Southern Cotton Farms --- Labor Organization in Cotton Production --- Changes in the Number of Croppers By States, 1920-35 --- Changes in the Number of Hired Workers, 1909-36 --- Changes in Cotton Harvested Acres, 1909-36 --- Comparison of Changes in Cotton-Lint Prices / in Relation to Wage Rates / with Changes in the Percentages of Tenants and Laborers --- Percentage in Each Tenure Group in the Three Principal Cotton Areas, 1880-1935 --- Changes in Labor Requirements in Cotton Production --- Economic Explanations of Changes Between Share and Wage Labor --- Trends in Economic Status --- Changes in Tenure Status --- Number of Moves Sharecroppers and Wage Laborers Make --- Seasonal Distribution of Employment and Earnings --- Women and Children Labor of Sharecropper and Wage Laborer Families --- Home-Use Goods as a Means of Improving Economic Status.

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  • Holcomb, Ernest J., 1940. "The Sharecropper and Wage Laborer in Cotton Production," Miscellaneous Publications 341160, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersmp:341160
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.341160
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