Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-01-17
Agricultural.
Renting a Farm and Stock OH Sha

Many egregious misiakas are made in he
selection Of q man az a tenant, and as a eens
eral rule the conditions are such as do not
give much encoura gcm.et for improving the
land or the animals thereon.
II wonld be a very decided advartagc 70 for :
gentleman letting his land etc, in ,his ~sr,
to search for man understanding the rcintise
values of all varieties Of cows, hogs sheep
etc, and also comprehending which win pay
best, according TO the circumstances attend
| ing the premises. Moreover, the term Of rem.
tai should be ut least seven years, and oil un-
exhausted Improvements ought to Be valued
! by competent persons. and paid for at the end
Of the term, if done al the xrensc of the ten.
ant, and they enhace the value Of the farm;
then there would be some ancourag ment for
an intelligent man, But when there is no.h-
| ing but yearly agreement, the man will
naturally make the most he can of the place.
which may suit needy land owner, but soon
brings ruin to the soil and in the end is fatal
| TO the interests Of him who may be temper
arily benefited
we'll informed man, and perfectly good
judge Of cattle, who has had the opportunity
Of testing the best pure breeds, may complete
" revo:utionize gentlsm IN herd Of cat,ls
and flock Of sheep in seven years, aud there
should be provisions made in the agreement
for the fu, therance Of this object which could
be accomplished easily enough by any com
mon sense clause giving the tenant tho righ.
70 purchase good bull and a good ram out Of
the landlords share, or otherwise let him. ti.e
proprietor, pay for the increased value Of hi,
stock; the same as he must for permana nt and
only partially exhausted improvements
In these agreements there ought likewise
to be An article enforcing the raising Of all
female young so that the herd aud fock
should be kept young and thus, too, rise in
value, step by step. each generation, for wl,a.
is the use OF having fine pure males If the fe-
males of their sertng are 10 b. sold ny veal
and lsmb, and lot Of accursed old wretrhes
kept en-. t7#
Here is'a matter wanting eonsile, aiiou
and action Oh, for the sake of profit ana The
welfase Of the country. Old Lorses, sse.l
cows, and ewes advanced in years, all eat a,
least a third more than Young ones Of their
Species and when kept 80 long sell for mucl.
less than when disposed Of in their prime
Then why should not every gentleman rent
ing his stock with the farm make il compul.
sorry to have all female young brough, round,
50 that none of thatsex are scidtflitheir turn
comes, thus having naught on the farm bu.
yoang and sonni healthy stock As land
just now is 50 cheap in the South, what contd
pay a miliiopare better than purchasing there,
and If he has not time himself, 10 engage an
experienced steward, who is perfect jndgr
of land all kinds of live stock, who could At
tend to all these matters in regular busixesa
like way, riding daily round an estate ors If
very large, ss often as possible, to see every
stipulation carried out, and collecting the
rents the same as is done in Englanu--tAe
different system Of payment making stew
ard more necessary here Country Geatiemaa.