They leased out parcels of 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) to contractors, most of whom were Chinese, who would then contract Chinese labor to create cotton farms.
他们将1,000英畝（4.0平方公里）的土地租给承包人，而这些承包人大多数是华人，这些华人之后又会与华人劳工签约来创建棉花田。