A Sharecropping Contract: 1882 (Modified)
To everyone renting land, the following
conditions must be agreed to:
LABOR CONTRACT
WITE
FREEDMEN
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Plantation, Parish of
For every 30 acres of land (rented by
sharecroppers), I will provide a mule team, plow,
and farming tools. The sharecroppers can have
half of the cotton, corn, peas, pumpkins, and potatoes they grow if the
following conditions are followed, but--if not--they are to have only two-
fifths.
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For every mule or horse furnished by me there must be
1000 good sized rails (logs) hauled, and the fence repaired if I so direct.
All sharecroppers must haul rails (logs) and work on the fence whenever
I may order. The wood must be split and the fence repaired before corn
is planted. No cotton must be planted by sharecroppers on their home
patches of land. No sharecropper is to work off the plantation when there Do you think this is a fair contract? Why or why not