| Thank you for coming to this sharecropping site, I hope you get as much info. as you need. Sharecropping=farm tenancy system once common in parts of the U.S. that arose from the cotton plantation system after the CIVIL WAR. Landlords provided land, seed, and credit; croppers-initially former slaves-contributed labor and received a share of the crop's value, minus their debt to the landlord. The system's abuses included emphasis on single cash crops, high interest charges, and cropper irresponsibility. Farm mechanization and reduced cotton acreage have virtually ended sharecropping. Say what you think about sharecropping here, http://Pluto.beseen.com/boardroom/l/50141/ |
