It was a type of farming agreement between a land owner and his workers almost completely found in the South.

Sharecroppers were assigned a plot of land to work, and in exchange owed the owner a share of the crop at the end of the season, usually one-half. The owner provided the tools, farm animals and usually housing. The sharecropper purchased seed, tools and fertilizer, as well as food and clothing, usually on credit from a local merchant or from a plantation store. When the harvest came, the cropper would harvest the whole crop and sell it to the merchant who had extended credit. Purchases and the landowner's share were deducted and the cropper kept the difference--or added to his debt.

It has pretty much disappeared as a way of life since the 1950's. My parents and grandparents were sharecroppers at one time.

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Well machines took the place of physical labor. Sharecroppers simply weren't needed anymore.

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Poor thing - didn't know you would get a history lesson.

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I don't know why, but this reminds me of the house from that movie Jeepers Creepers... or at least it has the same feel to it...

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