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sharecropper N

sharecropper

издо́льщик m (фе́рмер, кото́рый аренду́ет зе́млю, а взаме́н даёт часть проду́кции)

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To support the family, he worked with his parents as a sharecropper. en.wikipedia.org

However, the majority are mainly sharecroppers and agricultural labourers. en.wikipedia.org

This is known locally as "batai", where the sharecropper is forced hand over fifty percent of their produce. en.wikipedia.org

Arrangements also typically gave half or less of the crop to the sharecropper, and the sale price in some cases was set by the landowner. en.wikipedia.org

All the land was registered in the name of the sharecroppers, the new farm owners. en.wikipedia.org

This region held the highest black population of any in the state and the sharecropper population provided a natural constituency. en.wikipedia.org

Others were day laborers or very poor sharecroppers, who worked under the supervision of the landowner. en.wikipedia.org

It was settled in the 1920s by sharecroppers. en.wikipedia.org

Over the period 1977-90, the fraction of registered sharecroppers rose from 23 to 65%. en.wikipedia.org

This prevented exploitation of the sharecroppers by the landowners. en.wikipedia.org

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