STEP 1Sharecropper is given seed and land by owner.

STEP 2Buys food and clothing on credit

The Small Farmer Blues

STEP 3Plants crop

STEP 4Harvest Crop and gives landowner the share… often 50%

STEP 5Sells remaining crop at the market

STEP 6Pays off credit account with merchants

STEP 7Sharecropper becomes tenant farmer and a new cycle begins!

Year Your Savings

50% of Crop for Rent to Landlord

$$$$$ for Supplies to Landlord

$$$$$$ for additional

Expenses to Store

Crop Yield? Market Price for Crop

1 0

Sharecropping: The Small Farmer’s Blues

Year Your Savings

50% of Crop for Rent to Landlord

$$$$$ for Supplies to Landlord

$$$$$$ for additional

Expenses to Store

Crop Yield? Market Price for Crop

1 0

Hi there, fellow sharecropper! Let’s start off in hopes of a good year and a nice harvest!

First, lets check to see what supplies we need from the landlord….

Year Your Savings

50% of Crop for Rent to Landlord

$$$$$ for Supplies to Landlord

$$$$$$ for additional

Expenses to Store

Crop Yield? Market Price for Crop

1 0

Now let’s see if we need anything from the general store. If its been a bad winter we might need extra food, and if its been a long season

we might need some shoes or clothes!

Alright y’all. Depending on the weather and how much we were able to do our crop yield

might be good… or not so good!

Year Your Savings

50% of Crop for Rent to Landlord

$$$$$ for Supplies to Landlord

$$$$$$ for additional

Expenses to Store

Crop Yield? Market Price for Crop

1 0

Well the harvest is over, friend. But now its judgment day. Let’s see how much our

goods are selling for at the market place.

Year Your Savings

50% of Crop for Rent to Landlord

$$$$$ for Supplies to Landlord

$$$$$$ for additional

Expenses to Store

Crop Yield? Market Price for Crop

1 0

How did you do at the market place?! Don’t forget, according to that contract you

signed, you owe the landlord half of your profits. Go and give him his share.

Year Your Savings

50% of Crop for Rent to Landlord

$$$$$ for Supplies to Landlord

$$$$$$ for additional

Expenses to Store

Crop Yield? Market Price for Crop

1 0

Now add up your expenses to calculate your savings. Did you make enough profit to

cover them? Or will you be in debt. Don’t worry if you are, there’s always next year to

pay off old debts! (or get further into it!)

Year Your Savings

50% of Crop for Rent to Landlord

$$$$$ for Supplies to Landlord

$$$$$$ for additional

Expenses to Store

Crop Yield? Market Price for Crop

1 0

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The Small Farmer Blues

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL1-QQA6L-U&feature=related