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ˈshare·crop·ping N no pl Am

sharecropping

Bewirtschaftung kleiner Farmen durch Pächter, die ihre Pacht mit einem Teil der Ernte bezahlen

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Landlords opt for sharecropping to avoid the administrative costs and shirking that occurs on plantations and haciendas. en.wikipedia.org

He was raised in an impoverished sharecropping family with road-building interests. en.wikipedia.org

The system of sharecropping eventually became most popular, allowing individuals to use farmland, seed, tools and a dwelling provided by the landowner. en.wikipedia.org

Sharecropping agreements can however be made fairly, as a form of tenant farming or sharefarming that has a variable rental payment, paid in arrears. en.wikipedia.org

Sharecropping increased utilising land that had been for animal pasturage. en.wikipedia.org

While slavery was abolished, sharecropping was in wide use and confined black farmers to poverty. en.wikipedia.org

His family, who grew up sharecropping, shared a talent for music. en.wikipedia.org

This was no disadvantage to a clan with large landholdings since it could always rent out farms in a sharecropping system. en.wikipedia.org

Tenants often preferred the safety of sharecropping to the hazards (and higher returns) of cash rental, and showed an interest in crop insurance. en.wikipedia.org

Greatly diffused in the past, the sharecropping never produced an extreme land fragmentation. en.wikipedia.org

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