The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-12-04
prepared by the United States Depar
ment of Agriculture)

Repairs Should Be ProVid
prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Beginning about this time every
year, between 100000 and 100000
men in the United States are thinking
about leasing or renting land. All that
thinking results in between 2500,OO0
and 100000 contracts between land
lord and tenant. For year, or two or
three years, or longer, those men must
live and work under those contracts.
The form of the contract, says the
United States department of agricul-
ture, affects not only the prosperity of
the contracting parties but the COM
fort and happiness Of themselves and
their families. A poorly considered
lease is likely to result in friction and
frequent removals. A well-considered
lease is a sort of insurance policy
against Quarrels and tends to increase
the length of time that the landlord
and tenant operate together, con-
dition, according to the department,
that is greatly to be desired.
There are a great many things to be
considered in every lease. The econo-
mists in charge of land economics in
the Office of farm management, depart
ment of agriculture, have made out a
list of points that every man who has
ground to lease and every man who
wants to lease ground may need to con-
slider. Although this list is long, it is,
nevertheless, not to be taken as being
so complete as to cover every feature
that may deserve consideration on any
specific farm. On the other hand not
all OF them will need to be considered
by the parties to any one lease, but
they serve as reminders, and those
that are not pertinent in any particu-
lar cases need not be considered.
The list follows.
General Features.
Date of agreement.
Names of the contracting parties.
Name of the farm, its boundaries,
and location in state, county, township
and section.
Date of beginning and ending.
Provision for renewal.
Date by which renewal is to be made
or notice to quit given.
Statement field or cropping system
or rotation to be followed
Map of the farm showing rotation
and field system.
Plan and purpose of farming and Of
leasing.
Principles underlying the rental bar
gain.
In whom the management Of the
farm is to rest.
Matter of settling differences, by
arbitration or otherwise.
Enforcement of provisions.
Yielding of possession in event of
default, failure to observe agreements
or at termination of lease.
Witnesses.
Sealing and recording Tin some
states) if the contract is for longer
than a certain period.
What Each Party Is to Get.
What the cash rent is to be.
What cash rent is to be paid for, and
when and where it is to be paid.
Share each party is to get: of cash
crops, feed crops, straw, stalk pasture,
animal products, and animals raised,
etc.
Where rent share is to be delivered
and in what condition.
Who is to do the selling.
Decisions as to the time to sell and
amount to be sold.
When settlement is to be made of
moneys received and paid out.
Compensation to be paid tenant for
fertility added, improvements made,
hauling materials, marketing land
lords crops. etc.
Rights and Privileges.
Right OF entry by landlord for pur-
pose OF viewing, Of making repairs,
etc.
Right of landlord to supervise or di-
rect operation of farm.
Lien on crops and other property as
security for payment of rent.
Use Of improvements, dwelling, ETC.,
by tenant.
wood, pasture.
Right OF tenant to use OF undivided
crops and OF animal products for
household use on share rented farms.
Right OF tenant to use Of work ami
mails for private purposes.
What Each Party Is to Furnish.
Land and improvement: Labor and
materials for repairs and for new
structures, for fencing and ditching.
Insurance and taxes on real estate.
Human labor for farm work: Per
sonal, family, hired, general and spe-
cial.
Work animals: Ownership Of origi-
False Economy.
Many farmers win let their steers