There are some large plantations over which the owners or managers exercise close supervision.

The horses or, more generally, the mules are housed in large common stables or sheds and are properly looked after.

Some attempt is made to see that tools and implements are kept in order.

If the tenant falls behind in his work and allows his crop to be overrun with grass or is unable to pick the cotton as it opens, the owner hires help, if possible, and charges the cost against the tenant.

In other words, the owner attempts to apply to agriculture some of the principles of industrial organization.