Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English volume

Farm-owner

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Farm-owner  (FARM-OWNER)


Special classifications apply in agriculture. Farmers 1 or farm operators 1 are those who farm the land for profit; among them we distinguish between farm-owners 2, who own their land, tenant farmers 3, who rent it from a landlord, and share-croppers 3, who give a portion of the crop in return for the use of land and livestock. Agricultural laborers 4 are persons working who are employed by farmers.

  • 2. A farm manager who is salaried is generally classed as a farmer.
  • 3. In Scotland a small farmer is sometimes called a crofter. A farmer with a very small farm is also known as a smallholder.
  • 4. Agricultural laborers are of three general types: fulltime agricultural laborers, day laborers, and seasonal agricultural laborers. This last category often consists of migrant laborers.

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