How did farmer pay for the use of land they farmed?

Farmers typically paid for the use of land they farmed through various arrangements, such as cash rent, sharecropping, or lease agreements. In cash rent, they would pay a fixed amount of money to the landowner for a specified period. In sharecropping, farmers would give a portion of their crops to the landowner as payment. These arrangements allowed farmers to cultivate land without owning it, often creating a dependent relationship with landowners.