Land Tenure Among Fifty Negro Famers In Gonzales County

Author

Noah V. C . Kline, Prairie View Agricultural And Mechanical College

Date of Award

8-1957

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Degree Discipline

Agriculture

Abstract

The importance of this study and analysis, and the factors affecting land tenure among Negro farmers in Gonzales County cannot be over-emphasized in a society which is increasingly demanding more and better farm layouts. Every sign points upward to scientific investigations and laboratory studies that aid not only in the quantity but the quality of farmland. The size of the family farm has changed in the last twenty-five years to twice the original size. This change brought about a fewer number of farmers because of expanding the family-type farm of today. In keeping with the national tradition and basic land policy, agriculture carried on with the family farm as the primary unit is desirable Public effort continues to encourage ownership of family farms by those who till the soil, especially if they are equipped for independent management. Tenancy, however, performs a necessary function in land tenure system. Therefore, greater emphasis is needed on increasing the ownership of family-size farms. This provides a reasonable degree of security for those people who till the soil as a way of making their livelihood. Land resources should be maintained and improved. The trend to- ward exploitation needs to be revised in favor of better land use. It is necessary that farm families have enough land to make the best use of their labor. Thus a desirable tenure will utilize these factors.

Committee Chair/Advisor

J. R. Powell

Committee Member

E, M. Norris

Publisher

Prairie View Agricultural And Mechanical College

Rights

© 2021 Prairie View A & M University

Date of Digitization

9/20/2021

Contributing Institution

John B Coleman Library

City of Publication

Prairie View

MIME Type

Application/PDF

Recommended Citation

Kline, N. V. (1957). Land Tenure Among Fifty Negro Famers In Gonzales County. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/pvamu-theses/435