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"State the kind of crops raise, 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."

Cotton, and Corn, on the great staples. The freedmen generally work for half of the crop, in which case they furnish their own necessaries. One dollar per day, or fifteen dollars per month and board, is generally the rate of wage for laborers.

"Include in your report the operations of the State Laws as applied to freed people, with special reference to the Apprentice Law, Vagrant Law and Law regulating labor."
 
No cases in which the apprentice or Vagrant law was enforced, have come under my observation. nor have any other cases been reported to me this month. 

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

The great difficulty is that I can not attend courts of the different Justices of the Peace. I consider them the worse enemies the freed people have. law the made furnish me with a copy of the proceedings in all cases wherein freedmen were concerned it would help stop much of the mal practice.