农民们租种地主的土地，收获后按比例分成。

The farmers ___sharecropped the landlord's land and divided the harvest proportionally.

农民们在那片土地上分成耕作，每季都要交出三分之一的收成给地主。

The farmers ___sharecropped on that land, surrendering one-third of their harvest to the landlord each season.