According to the artical below, What did the sharecropper have to do in order to use the plantation owner’s land, farming tools, and mules?

To every one applying to rent land, the following
conditions must be read, and agreed to:
For every 30 acres of land (rented by
sharecroppers), I agree to furnish the mule
team, plow, and farming implements. The
sharecroppers are to have half of the cotton,
corn, peas, pumpkins, and potatoes they grow if
the following conditions are complied with, but--if not--they are to have only two-fifths.
For every mule or horse furnished by me there must be 1000 good sized rails (logs) hauled, and the fence repaired if I so direct. All sharecroppers must haul rails (logs) and work on the fence whenever I may order. The wood must be split and the fence repaired before corn is planted. No cotton must be planted by sharecroppers on their home patches of land. No sharecropper is to work off the plantation when there is any work to be done on the land he has rented, or when his work is needed by me.
Every sharecropper must be responsible for all farming gear placed in his hands, and if not returned must be paid for unless it is worn out by use.
Nothing can be sold from their (sharecroppers’) crops until my rent is all paid, and all amounts they owe me are paid in full.
I am to gin & pack all of the cotton and charge every sharecropper an eighteenth of his part, the cropper to furnish his part of the bagging, ties, & twine.
The sale of every sharecropper's part of the cotton to be made by me when and where I choose to sell, and after deducting all they owe me.

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According to the article, the sharecropper had to agree to the following conditions in order to use the plantation owner's land, farming tools, and mules:

1. The sharecropper had to furnish the mule team, plow, and farming implements for every 30 acres of land rented.
2. The sharecroppers were entitled to have half of the cotton, corn, peas, pumpkins, and potatoes they grew if they complied with the conditions.
3. If the sharecroppers did not comply with the conditions, they would only be entitled to two-fifths of the crops.
4. For every mule or horse furnished by the plantation owner, the sharecropper had to haul 1000 good sized rails (logs) and repair the fence if directed.
5. Sharecroppers had to work on the fence and haul rails whenever ordered by the plantation owner.
6. The wood was to be split and the fence repaired before planting corn.
7. Sharecroppers were not allowed to plant cotton on their home patches of land.
8. Sharecroppers were not allowed to work off the plantation when there was work to be done on the land they rented, or when their work was needed by the plantation owner.
9. Sharecroppers were responsible for all farming gear placed in their hands, and if not returned, they had to pay for it unless it was worn out by use.
10. Sharecroppers were not allowed to sell anything from their crops until the plantation owner's rent and all amounts owed were paid in full.
11. The plantation owner would gin and pack all the cotton and charge each sharecropper one-eighteenth of their part. The sharecropper had to provide their part of the bagging, ties, and twine.
12. The sale of each sharecropper's part of the cotton would be made by the plantation owner at their chosen time and place, and after deducting all amounts owed.