, children from 25 cents up.
Wages are usually paid through a store which may or may not be under the
direct ownership of the plantation. All accounts against the store are
deducted, but the balance must be paid in cash if it is so desired.
Nominally the men are free to trade where they will, but it is easy to
see that pressure might be brought to bear to make it advantageous to
trade at the local store.

During the year 1901 two families were able to earn the following
amounts. The first family consists of three adults and two children, but
the wife did not work in the field.

$10.50 7.00 13.80 12.60 10.85 12.60 11.55
10.85 6.65 13.80 12.95 15.40 14.50 11.20
2.62 1.25 2.25 4.35

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$23.97 14.90 27.60 25.55 26.25 29.35 27.10

11.55 8.40 9.80 20.60 25.75 28.75 Man
11.20 7.35 9.80 7.95 16.00 10.15 Son
4.35 3.05 1.20 6.40 18.15 15.75 Boy
1.85 10.12 6.75 Boy
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27.10 18.80 20.80 36.80 70.02 61.40--$382.54

During the grinding season the men's wages were increased to $1 a day
and the boys' to 40 cents and the father had chances to make extra time
as nightwatchman, etc. This family own a horse and buggy, keep poultry
and have a fair garden. They are rather thrifty and have money stowed
away somewhere.

The second family consists of the parents and eight children. Their
income is fair, but they are always "hard up." They spend their money
extravagantly. The man is head teamster on the plantation and makes 80
cents per day, which is increased to $1.30 during the grinding season.
The wife in this family also did no work save in the fall.

$16.00 14.40 17.60 15.40 18.40 16.80 17.80
7.87 6.85 10.10 9.25 9.65 10.10 11.00
12.60 8.75 12.60 13.30 15.55 14.50 11.90
2.90 1.50 4.50
1.25 1.80 .65

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$40.62 33.30 45.45 37.95 43.60 41.40 40.70

17.80 18.00 16.60 23.30 44.95 43.05 Man
11.00 10.25 4.00 6.00 19.30 18.00 Boy
11.90 12.40 11.70 19.25 25.75 23.00 Son
6.75 17.25 14.75 Girl
1.60 Boy
2.10 8.00 5.25 Boy
3.00 15.15 13.50 Woman
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40.70 40.65 32.30 60.40 130.30 119.15--665.82