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"State the kind of crops raised and the condition of the same; whether the freed people work for monthly wages or a portion of the crop and the customary amount of either."

The crops raised are principally cotton and corn. Considerably more than half a crop of cotton has been raised. The corn crop is unusually heavy. The freed people generally work for one third of the crop the planter furnishing teams forage tools provisions &c. 

"Include in your Report the operations of the State laws as applied to freed people, with a special reference to the Apprentice Law, Vagrant Law, and Law regulating labor."

No cases have come under my observation during the month, the labor law has always been a dead letter.

"Report the difficulties you labor under in the performance of your duties and how the same may be remedied."

The want of a horse or two to mount men when arrests are to be made.