Plantation Organization

1. Plantations and Family Farms Compared
   1. Labor Constraints
      1. Family Farm--Effectively Limited to Family
      2. Plantation--No Theoretical Limit on Workforce Size
   2. Crop Mix
      1. Plantation--Emphasis on Cotton
      2. Family Farm--Self-Sufficiency
   3. Technology
      1. Family Farm--Incentive to Mechanize
      2. Plantation--Slaves as Substitutes for Machines
2. Organization of Plantation Labor
   1. Gang System
   2. Maximization of Work
3. Plantation Management--The Overseer
4. Care of Slaves
   1. Diet
   2. Clothing
   3. Shelter
   4. Health Care
5. Control and Discipline
   1. Total Domination
   2. The Whip