Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-19
.One-Sided Farm Leases

A Few aAys ago the announosmsn'
came out that the Greater Iowa COM
mittee would meet 1t Amos TO ocn-
slider among others things the brtnCne
OF 100, 900 Belgtans to Iowa 20 tul sne
"land that Iowa farmers LOT 20 q
waste" In = recent issue OF the res
later ana Leader . Minnesote man
who indicates he Ia one OF that army o.
iowa farmers that has gone 10 ths
northwest, gives this committee some
GOOD pointers. He directs our attention
to the Iowa law and tho Iowa lease aho
N l am one Of these renters nave
been looking my lease over ana
And II Is about the most ono Gdeo
proposition ever saw gathered Into
print. IT'S . good deal worse than q
contract q nursery stock agent ASKS
one TO sign when you buy craoappie
trees that bear both fall and spring
give below the specifications OF thia
lease because It Is, the regular FORM
used to regulate the farming opera
lions OF nearly half the farms In this
wonderful state Of Iowa that has &C
tually lost population. ana OF which
Ex-Governor Boies said farmers were
raising corn at q loss during his term
I hopo you will read all OF It: put
yourself in the renters place-the
second party. Be sure and do that II
YOU live in town and plan to rent
farm and retire for q while and re-
cuperate Perhaps you say you
wouldn't Sign such a lease. Oh yes
YOU would. If you didn't you would
move to Canada or Dakota or Minnie
sofa or Colorado or New York. used
to live in Des Moines. on Twenty-sixth
and Clark, and this Is the lease
signed and You wouldn't do any better
So If you people in Des Moines have
any idea of renting farm and gettin1
away from the smoke out into the
country where your living don't cos'
anything and everything you haVs
grows up in the night and when It'll
raining, and raise chickens" Why put
yourself in the place OF the renter. the
second party and notice the difference
in the oblig ations Of the second party
and the first.
And the second party covenants with
the first party that at the expiration
OF the terms of his lease he will yield
up the possession to the first party
without further demand or notice, In a.
good order and condition as when the
same was entered upon by second
party, loss by fire or Inevitable acct
dents and ordinary wear excepted. Anc
falling thus 70 deliver mp said premises
the second party agrees to pay the frs,
party S. per day for all the time he may
continue in possession Of said premises
otter expiration of this lease. And i
Is further expressly understood and
agreed between the parties hereto. a.
follows:
l. The second party covenants Il
farm premises in q good and farmliks
manner, and to raise the greatest
amour. OF grain thereon the nature Of
the soil and the season will permit. and
further TO break up and improve a.
much of the waste land AZ may be ir
condition to pillow.
II. The second party shall haul orr
and distribute upon the poorest soil OF
said premises. all the manure and com.
posite suitable to be used. and further
not to burn any stalks. straw or stub
bles on said premises.
LII. Tho second party shall preseEvs
and keep the fruit and ornaments
trees. vines and shrubbefy. that an
now. or may be planted upon tho prem.
ises. from injury BY plowing or from
cattle or any other stock. and furthel
to keep said promises free from brush
and burrS, and shall also keep all nee.
essazy bitches and drains plowed and
cleaned out during the continuance Of
this lease.
". The second party shall keep SAIL
premises, including the hedges ant
fences, in proper repair. provided tina
the landlord shall furnish nscessar,
material that he or his agent may con
slider needful to repair said premises
within q reasonable time after beini
notified and the second party shall hau
said material to said premises withou
charge.
". And the second party furthe
covenants not to remove any OF tn
grain raised on said premises. durinl
the term of said lease, until the rem
herein specified shall be fully paid. no
to sell the same or any part thereof
And II any grain raised on said prem
Uses during said term shall be removed
or attempted TO be removed by an,
other person or persons before the pay
ment Of said rent, or II the second part!
shall sell or attempt to sell said grail
or produce or any part thereof; or
the same or any part thereof shall b.
claimed or attached or levied upon b,
execution or claimed by any person
persons upon any pretenSe whateve
before said rent shall be fully paid
then upon the happenings OF any sucl
contingencies. said rent shall immedt
ately become due and payable, and tn
first party or his legal representatives
shall have the right to enter into sal
premises and TO take possession OF sal
grain, or wherever the same may b
found, and to remove the Same an
sell the same or any part thereof, or !
the same shall not be sufficiently ma
tured for harvesting or gathering, +
cultivate the same and to preserve an
protect the same until 1t shall DO ii
ana to harvest or gather or sell tn
Same or any part thereof at private Q
public sale. and apply the proceed
Thereof to the payment Of expenses an
costs Of carrying out the provision
of his lease and tho payment OF sal
rent hereby reserved.
VI. The first party reserves tn
right to plow the stubble ground whe
the second party may have cut tn
grain grown thereon. and further tha
| the first party or his legal representa-
tiyes may enter upon said premises 70
the purpose OF viewing or OF seedin
and making repairs.
VII. II the second party shall "a;
! to cultivate said premises - heret
agreed, or shall fail to keep any OF th