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A piece of land, smaller than a farm, used for the cultivation of vegetables or the breeding of animals
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A small plantation or land with a small number of slaves (generally 19 or less). Contrasted with middling plantation (20-49 slaves) and large plantation (50+ and owned by planters).
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