West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-03-13
RENTING LAND.
The Man Who Rents Land on shares Usu.
ally Pays Too High Rent for 1t.

The Man Who Rents Land on Shares Usu.
ally Pays Too High Rent for 1t.
As rule farmers do not like to rent
land in high cond ton on shares, and
the man who works land on shares al
most always pays too high rent for it.
We have rarely seen farm that had
been rented on shares for several years
that was not badly run down" 1t
would seem, therefore. that there is
something radically wrong in the sys-
tenn.
The only farming that pays is good
farming. We mean by good farm ng,
draining when necessary, thorough cult
walton, the destruc.i IN of wee Is, saving
and apply ing manure or blowing under
green crops, and doing the work in
season and in workmanlike manner.
The man who hires land on shares paws
for it in labor The more labor he puts
into the land The higher rent he pays
the less labor the IS rent.
This is true, at least, 50 far as the
tenant is concerned He may put con
siderable labor into tn land without
the owner gett'ng any benefit from il,
owing TO poor land or poor judgment,
or the failure OF the crops from drouth,
insects, etc. But if the tenant pute
On the labor he pays the money
which he labor represents, whether the
owner gets il or not In other words,
the tenant assumes the risk of poor sea
sons, just a much rs if he paid money
rent lie quickly finds tn 8 out. aud
sooner or later / arms that the less labor
nc puts on the less risk he runs.
In spite OF all this, we know many
who have done we'll in renting farms on
shares. They have now good farms Of
their own all paid for. In fact they
have bought farms they formerly rent
ell OF course tn, owners of the farm
were Ia ky in finding such men. II
Inc tenant, made money. the owners
made money also. A great deal de-
pen |, ON the men. The owner must
be liberal. il he can find tenant that
Is industrious, careful, systematic.
prompt and forthandcd, he can well az
ford TO help him in every way in his
power. Ia helping the tenant he in, oil
course, help NJ himself
In regard TO what crops to put in on
"a rented farm, it is evident that. other
things being equal, the more labor a
crop requires aud receives Tor its proper
cultivation, tho more rent you pay.
An apple orchard in bearing condi-
ton isproftabl TO the tenant Unless
he has q good crop To- gather and mar
krt, he need sp nd but little labor on il.
q meade" or pasture requires but little
labor
A crop Of oats or barley, or sp~ino
wheat. costs but little TO- put IN OF
harvest Crops whchuecd hocin0 and
IyaIng, cost moro than wheat.
barley oats, buchwheat. millot, tim
,tlv. clover etc. We have known =
farmer tD let lanl To- one man 90 SOW "a
OATS boz ihe spring. followed with winter
wheat Iu The fJIl and ~ another mar
land tJ plant to- potatoes both on
halves. tIr tenant to do AN the work
ll the oats yielded forty bushels PEI
acre. ami sold for thirty cents, tn,
landowner got six dollars an acre Yeut
DO ilH potatoes yielded ono hundred
and iil'y bushels per acre and sold for
forty cents per bushcI the landlord
got thirty dollars au acre rent Ror
WiII aH IH1t the tenant also rcOsived
'NIIt. dollars per acre. True. but Do,
-panI- more labor ON the potatoes thar
Che OATS.
The o.olIlcd garden crops. such n,
cabbage. onions carrots. bcots. ruta
.aga. tuu'Us. e lery etc.. an rsquir
considerable labor. ami vs. cu rIioed or
shares .a Iand-own r. if "a fair yield D.
obtained gets % high rent for his land
u. can l1o tO furnish al the mauur,
and a.I iHn .erl. aud iu fact should dc
eo. al5 ha b raj in lending The use
+ piDWs, cu.t.sa.0rs, dri.I., etc n 60
crops arc ob aimed. both parties vi
do vel - Chrisfiqa at Work