Anything that's farmed in the area. The "tenant" part of "tenant farmer" refers to the fact that they do not own the land, but are merely renting it from the landowner.
grow crops
Tenant farmers grew a large variety of crops.
cash crops
cash crops
Tenant farmers used their own tools and animals
Tenant farmers used their own tools and animals
Southern Tenant Farmers Union was created in 1934.
Tenant farmers
Tenant farmers were different from sharecroppers because they usually had their own tools and animals.
rented the land they farmed
Tenant Farmers
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