The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 67, July 1963 - April, 1964 Page: 381
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Population Trends in the Western Cross Timbers
often be explained in terms of such influences. A second socio-
economic factor characterizing the heartland is the small degree
of social distinction below the great wealthy minority. There are
various levels of economic positions, to be sure, and differences in
social status are often artificially created, but the great mass of
native heartlanders tend to be social and economic equals. Since
there is relatively little to attract newcomers, society tends to be
static and conformity reigns supreme. Farm tenancy, once a major
factor in Cross Timbers society, has become only a minor social
consideration. In 1959, no county had more than 19 per cent of its
farmers classified as cash or share-crop tenants (Table 4). The
largest heartland aristocracy in 1959 and 196o was to be found
in Stephens and Brown counties, but Young, Wise, Jack, and
Parker counties enjoyed slightly higher levels of prosperity than
the other counties of the province. The more prosperous counties
usually contain the greatest degree of status consciousness, and
therefore differences in social levels in these counties tend to be
slightly more pronounced. Eastland and Erath counties were
among the heartland counties with the lowest median total in-
comes in 196o, but the extreme poverty of Comanche County
contributed to the misfortune of the entire lower section of the
province. The total annual median income of Comanche County
TABLE 4
THE PROPORTION OF FARM TENANCY AT
VARIOUS PERIODS (PER CENT)
County 18908 19309 195910
Montague 41.12 51.1 19.0
Young 22.01 52.5 18.7
Jack 30.89 44.9 12.1
Wise 36.97 51.7 17.7
Stephens 29.03 43.3 12.9
Palo Pinto 33.51 45.5 14.3
Parker 37.93 45.5 15.3
Eastland 27.05 50.1 15.2
Erath 38.93 48.5 11.8
Comanche 29.32 50.5 14.7
Brown 28.94 42.6 14.9
BEleventh Census of the United States, 18go, Agriculture, I, 182-189.
9Fifteenth Census of the United States, g93o, Agriculture, II, Pt. 2, pp. 1586-16o5.
loU. S. Census of Agriculture, 1959, Texas, I, Pt. 37, PP. 214-233-
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