I should like to ask this question further, whether any of the negroes along the alluvial bottoms are obtaining ownership of lands in fee-simple?
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In very few instances in the alluvial lands.

When they make enough money to buy a home they generally go to the hill country, where land can be bought at a much more reasonable price.
Q.With what amount of accumulation will a negro get up and go to the hills?
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There are negroes right in my section of the country who have an accumulation clear of all expenses of from a thousand to $3,500 a year.
Q.Do they remain or do they go and buy homesteads for themselves?
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They probably remain until they accumulate a few thousand dollars, and then go and buy a home.