Book Description

"Land, buildings and fences. -- These are furnished by the landlord. He usually pays the taxes against the real estate and provides he materials to keep the fence in repair, the tenant doing the work. Man labor. -- Almost invariably provided by the tenant. Competent tenants are commonly allowed to farm as they deem proper. Work animals. -- These are furnished by the tenant. Feed for the horses, like feed for the cows is taken from the undivided crops raised on the farm, or feed is purchased at joint expense. Farm machinery and tools. -- Dairy-herd ownership. -- the landlord furnishes half or more than half of the cows. Where a large herd is kept, the landlord frequently owns all the cows when a tenant first comes on his farm. Dairy-herd replacement. -- The tenant usually has a half interest in stock raised. Receipts from cows sold go to the owners of such cows, and they pay the cost of cows purchased for replacement. -- Receipts. -- Receipts from sale of milk and crops are shared equally. It is usual to divide the money and not the products. Procedure when tenants change. -- Tenants who bring dairy animals and feed usually merge their interest with like property furnished by the landlord. Some landlords require an outgoing tenant to leave enough hay to supply an incoming tenant until the pasture season opens. Where jointly owned livestock is to be divided at termination of a tenant's period of occupancy, a common method is to have the tenant divide such stock into two lots, either one of which lots the landlord is privileged to choose." -- p. [2]