Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-04-02

lifeul' NO hdIlS ItldtlOn VI lahui'iN
and tenant exists, whether the landlord
is TO receive money rent or part of the
crop. Neither one is independent of the
other yet their union rests entirely ON
the consent of each. Both parties have
rights which the law defines and under
takes TO protect. The possession OF the
farm is given up TO the tenant, but the
landlord is secured in his rents, and the
supplies he furnishes by a preference
lien on the crop.
The question is; How are good ten
ants best secured and retained? | an
swer by the owner of the farm doing
fully his part. The farm should be
in good state of cultivation.
The fences should be strong and
able to protect the crop. The dwelling
should be cribs and shelter for the work
animals; there should be an ample sup
ply of good water. lie should supply
grazing for the work stock, and at least
for one or two mich cows, and also n
sufficient amount of timber for fire.
wood This done, and the very best
workers will come, and come to stay
good, cheerful, honest laborers, who
will take care of and protect the prop
erty committed to their charge; who
will work for the best interests of the
entire partnership, and account to the
owner of the farm honestly, promptly
and fairly for the part due him.
You ask, how should the tenant be
managed? answer, trust him; throw
the responsibility of crop making upon
him. treat him as an equal; deal with
him fairly, and he will very seldom dis
appoint your expectations.
In this connection it seems proper to
inquire also as to what should be done
by tenants in order to secure good land
lords and the use of good farms? AIDE
sirable partnership with fair-dealing
landlord is not brought about by a
tenants reputation for abusing or neg
Letting the farm intrusted to him; not
by his failure to do the necessary work;
not by his getting in debt to his land
lord beyond his ability to pay; not by
his failing to protect the fruit orchard
against the ravages of his own or
others stock; not by cutting down and
using for fuel the fencing or the few
shade trees in the pasture; not by tear
ing down fences and driving through
pastures, instead of using the public
road; not by sitting down and griev-
ing over imaginary or real hardships,
etc, etc. No, to obtain and hold a
good farm and fair-dealing part
ner as a landlord, the tenant
also must do his part faithfully;
must do the farm work in time, and do
it well-making crop raising protita-
BILE business to his landlord as well as
to himself. The farm is committed to
him in trust to take care of and protect.
1t is part of his undertaking to keep
up repairs; to keep the weeds in and
, around the farm from going to seed; to
use all precaution to prevent washouts
and gullies from forming, to the great
injury of the farm. In short, he should
, use the same care and precaution in the
, management of the farm while in his
! keeping, as prudent live farmer would
with his own.
! conclude by saying that when the
q parties cooperate together in good faith
, each one acting well his part, the farm
products will seldom fail to be remuncr
, ative and satisfactory, and there are MOI
, likely to be any changes for the ensuing
{ year.-EXt. from address by Judge j.
;, w. Ferris, in Texas Farm and Ranch.