The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-01-09 00:00:00

THE MUTUAL INTERESTS IN THE
CULTIVATION OF THE LAND.

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At Heals= Farmers' Club, a paper was read by Mr.
T, Bell, of Medley-hill, Gateshead, on the above subloct,
which is well worth sonsideration.
To the *stoat of sepplyieg the individad nerossaries
of life, all classes of the population are interested in
the proclaim of the soil; and so long as the sod is cap-
able of providing those neeessarms every member of the
human family has a right to have his wants mingled.
If there be systems in operation which restrict his
supply, he is justified in thinking himself aggrieved and
in calling for a remedy. fie looks to the tenent farmer
and the rand proprietor for relief ; and, these
he goes to the legislators. Bet why should they fallf
Why are not landlord and tesant in harmony as to the
circumstances under which the eerth is made to yield
its produce for the bessilli of man "To • landlord."
observes Mr. Bell, "the male point os interest mast be
the Genital valise of his land:. To this he hes an un-
doubted right, both legal and morel. No honest man
can wish to deprive him of it. Whatever tho land la
really worth the landlord is entitted to sell for and re.
Wee. But in receiving his acknowledged dues, cue
shoeli be observed not to make endue sanctions from
the tenants. The landlord has also a patroto interest
in this question, • politirsal Interest. sad • sporting in.
tercet. In the latter re peat the interest of the nest
slam into of tee invaded, and thus •bitternese of yaahni
Ls 000aeloned between farmer. and their landlords, to
ersdieste which lead proprietors and &goats' might pro-
fitably occupy themselves. We noir come to the
tenants' interest se nes forth by Mr. Bell, who shows
that the tenant being the customer of the landlord for
• geoltal in the land end the yearly rent the interist
paid for such capital, the relationship botwesa the two
parties is one of business, repairing fair dealing on both
std.. By such fair dealing good spoeial relations are
promoted • Yr. Bell goes on to show that the tenant
farmer's annual interest in the cultivated isoll is much
larger than the landlord's annual interest. "We may
suppose the average rent of arable land to be about 304
per Stire, but look over a. highly cultivated Grin
about midsummer, and consider the interest of the
tenant bound up in the soil at that time. It will be
found to be from five to ten times greeter than the
money vales of ths landlord's annual interest. indd
the prodseris now raised winnot be said to be the satural
produce of the soil. The old system of farming might
De combated to • manufacturer with • natural water
power seeable of enabling him is set up • certain
power of
,Wilkiller7, and prodees • limited qatiatity
of good& The modero system might be likened to the
same factory 'bevies added to its nateral water power
an additional imported power, multiplying almost
indefisitely its sapiabilities of prodastion." Bore
It is that aapprehension arises as to the fall
vale, of the interest of the tenant in the land
be eeltivetes. • farm of 400 mares at a rent
of 301, an ware is capable of improvement, and
by warm on edlitional capital Improvement is effeeted
"Sapporo," as Mr. Bell obrerves, "100 gores Is be
lying to poor grass, the calculating tenant would Say,
'This hod wrold pay for cultivation, but it mould take
huff outlay to do it Pollee. lam not sere of mach
return fee the first few years, but it has a good subsoil, !
sad I am me it would pay mutually. bat who knows j
whether either I or miss would resp the benefit of this
cutlayl I amid parfesily treat my landlord and hie
agent I ant mere they would do me Natal*, bet they
Sr. mortoL he • kind may miss that knows not
Jodslik. and I may he Mewl oat attar I Iwo pat all;
We had taw seed maim. I isinialy lave