Which of the following is true about farmworkers in the system of share-tenancy?

A. Farmers planted seed and used supplies bought by the landowners.

B. Farmers paid cash rent to the landowners.

C. Farmers had more control over their crops than with sharecropping.

D. Farmers did not choose the crops they planted.

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Harold Huynh

29 December, 04:13

Which of the following is true about farmworkers in the system of share-tenancy?

A. Farmers planted seed and used supplies bought by the landowners.

B. Farmers paid cash rent to the landowners.

C. Farmers had more control over their crops than with sharecropping.

D. Farmers did not choose the crops they planted.

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Mekhi Sawyer · Answer 1

Letter C is the correct answer.

The share-tenancy was a better option if compared to the sharecropping system. In the system of share-tenancy, farmers had more control over their crops than with sharecropping. Farmers had the freedom to operate tha land using the tecniques they wished and giving a percentage of the harvest as payment to the landowner. However, in the sharecropping system, farmers didn't have the same freedom and landowners would lie about expenses to keep the sharecroppers in debt.

Landen Branch · Answer 2

C - Farmers had more control over their crops than sharecropping.

Explanation:

In tenant farming, the famers controlled what they planted and supplied everything themselves, giving the landowners a portion of the crops as payments - some tenent farmers even owned a small portion of their own land.

Sharecroppers were more at the landowners discretion with the landowners making the majority of the decisions and the sharecroppers only working the land.