CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. PREFACE 5
3. CONTENTS 7
4. CHAPTER I. THE TENURE OF LAND BEFORE 1860 11
5. CHAPTER II. TENDENCIES IN LANDOWNERSHIP AMONG THE WHITES SINCE THE WAR 30
6. CHAPTER III. THE INFLUENCE OF THE CREDIT SYSTEM ON LANDOWNERSHIP 45
7. CHAPTER IV. THE GENESIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF LANDOWNERSHIP AMONG THE NEGROES 62
8. CHAPTER V. THE SYSTEMS OF FARMING BASED ON THE RELATION OF THE FARMER TO THE SOIL 78
9. CHAPTER VI. THE ECONOMIC WORKINGS OF THE SYSTEMS OF LAND TENURE. 94
10. APPENDIX 117