The information provided by the analysis is crucial to - identify what effect tenancy has on soil conservation identify what the relationship is between the content of the lease and soil management practices to design optimal contract terms in case certain tenancy forms have negative effects on soil conservation and others have a positive effect. Expected Benefits To confirm whether or not significant differences exist in soil management practices as was found eight years previous. To determine whether remedial measures are necessary for contractual agreements with tenants. The results indicate poorer soil quality on the rented land. In the majority of cases, poorer soil drainage, more gully erosion, ponding and loss of organic matter are found to be inherent characteristics of the rental parcels.
Evidence also exists to suggest that flooding tends to occur more frequently on the rented land.
Operator-owned lands tend to be more stony and consists of shallower soils than the rented land. Few differences in annual crop and soil management practices are found. Manure application is observed to occur more frequently on owned land. Contour planting is observed to occur more frequently on rented land. Overall there is no difference in the incidence of erosion control and compaction correction practices between owner and rented land.