Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-07
AUSTRALIAN SHARES
SYSTEM.
New and Improved Arrangement be.
tween Landlord aud Tenant.

a now and practical development Of
Che cooperative principle Dr. rapidly
gaining ground in tbo Australian agrl-
cultural districts. especially those 90
Sew South Wales. ~ Or known uH 90.
shares system, and represents combined
yuurt ON tho part of landlord ana tnu-
uaut In agricultural production. the
profits, after payment uI expenses, be-
luH divided lu proportions mutuHliN
agreed upon beforehand. INC terms
vary according Co local conditions, but
the system brings landlord ana tenant
ClurUr tHHether than iH possible under
any other tenure, giving 90 the former
absolute security Tor Dis rent. ANA the
latter security flr Die labor and the nE-
Huruucu that o. crop failure VIII not ron-
der him liable for rent which has not
been earned. Tho ay tom owes ~ M
PRODUCTION Co the fpct that the heavy
losses OF stock uccaHlouyl hy drought
and other causes during series ~
years have taught many uf the great
pastorallEta the unwiadom % depending
FOR revenue ON wool alone. more par
tlCulurly considering that much ~ tho
land devoted 90 guElug purposes IN
omluputly suitable Tor agriculture.
Hence several conceived the idea OF
cutting up portions ~ their estates into
small farms, and leasing thgm tu ruit-
able tenants ON mutually advantageous
terms The system in New South
Wales and Victoria. where II has been
most largely adopted, ~ much the same.
The leases have % currency OF three or
moro years, and the land Dr. handed over
90 the tenant ut Tor the plough, that "a
Co say uIl tho small timber Dr. taken out,
and tho larger trees uug. excepting
those reserved for shade. The tenant
finds the seed ana uli labor. horses, im-
plHmuutH ana machinery required Tor
putting iu and taking on the crop. rec
cviv,nF tWg-thirlH OF The produce in
payment lu addition 90 providing the
land. Che owners, lu SOME Instances,
provide bara Tor third of tha CROP.
which a. thylr payment, and pay Tor ull
water used iu irrigation. This Inst proc
vision o. much appreciated by tenants.
an ull they have 10 DO whom desiring 90
lrriglte, either before pIlughlng or
while the crop On growing. o. 10 provide
The farmer, under this system. a. under
no obligation Co uNpcnd any of his capl-
tai iu taking up land. while tho land
owner " freed from an the trouble and
worry NJ management In not "a few In
stances tho tenants have the option OF
and in This way many have become
small freuhullprH. For practical arrl-
Culturl9tG DESTROYS ~ settling IN New
South Wales no better system could be-
devised. uH % enables them TO mako
profitable use Uf their capital, Instead
menElty OF the area under sheep enables
mlny Thousands OF acres being placed
under cultivation without rlsklnE "a
shortage in the supply of wool from
that cause alone, Moreover the New
South Wales plFtorulists are beginning
20 realize the fact that In wool and
meat production quality i8 NJ moro Inn
portunCo than quantity. The shares
system a. also applied to dairy farming
and with marked success No tenant 81
allowed Go have farm too large TO be
properly managed by h.mOslf. The result
il that ns u rule, each farm ~ cultlvnt-
ed 90 ita fullest oVtout. Wheat ls the
fnVurite crop, lucnrn coming next. Tho
landowners ln some Instances furnish
the whole OF the requisite machinery.
the tenants rD7ortlnE 10 the ballot ne q
means OF deciding tho order OF use. Tho
earlier crops ore always rich by ronsnn
uf the land having been rrazed over by
stock for many years, but uH tho CROP
ping CONTINUES, frequent manuring be-