Question for those oldsters

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   Going back many years (decades) there were "tenant farmers" who owned no land, only their equipment & personal property.  They lived on the farm they operated for an absentee landowner.  Sometimes the stay was for many years, and some moved on to another place after a year or two.  My question is does that concept still exist-anywhere?  This was in eastern NE and I'm sure it happened throughout the farm belt.  If it's entirely gone, when did the practice stop.  Thanks for any input.

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Dennis J OPKs Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Overland Park, Points: 552	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dennis J OPKs Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Question for those oldsters Posted: 3 hours 58 minutes ago at 9:14am
	Going back many years (decades) there were "tenant farmers" who owned no land, only their equipment & personal property. They lived on the farm they operated for an absentee landowner. Sometimes the stay was for many years, and some moved on to another place after a year or two. My question is does that concept still exist-anywhere? This was in eastern NE and I'm sure it happened throughout the farm belt. If it's entirely gone, when did the practice stop. Thanks for any input.

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DMiller Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Location: Hermann, Mo Points: 34349	Post Options Post Reply Quote DMiller Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 3 hours 16 minutes ago at 9:56am
	Still see a form of it around these parts. Farms got in trouble in the late 50s into 60s where big money saw a chance at owning large sections US Farming regions. Several around us in Gasconade and Montgomery counties bought the farms yet requested the Family members to stick around as 'Caretakers', has passed from generation to generation on some. Most live in housing the New Owners had constructed for them Rent Free where many original structures were removed, just keep the entire property maintained and ready for instant usage when the Owners come out to 'Play'. A few have other locals plant and harvest crops as Lease operation.

steve(ill) Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: illinois Points: 88523	Post Options Post Reply Quote steve(ill) Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 3 hours 14 minutes ago at 9:58am
	I think if you were a farmer that owned A LOT OF GROUND, you could not farm it all yourself... this was a way to get more people to work the ground in exchange for a place to live and pay.......... Proabably some forms of it today, but many disapeared when we got 3-4-500 HP tractors and huge Combines and large farms could be self sufficient with a hand full of workers.... ??
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thendrix Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 04 Feb 2013 Location: Fairmount GA Points: 5109	Post Options Post Reply Quote thendrix Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 3 minutes ago at 1:09pm
	People try it with chicken farms here but it doesn't work. People decide they want a farm but have no idea how much work it is. When they figure out it's a hell of a lot of work and you can't just set it and forget it, they hire "help" that claim they know what they're doing and usually don't. Not to long before the farm is sold to Asians and the "farmer" says "if we couldn't make it work you can't make it work"
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