Morris tribune., 1919-07-18
PARTNERSHIP IS BEST
PLAN ON FARM TENANCY
Plan is Most Profitable and has Other
Advantages According to
Expert

VIM. Cavert, farm management
specialist Of the University Exten-
sion Division, discussed the landlord
tenant problem recently, and his re-
marks contained so much of local in
terest, that some of the principal
points he made are here set forth on
account of the helpful suggestions
contained. He discussed three forms
of farm leases: Cash, share and part
nership, and emphasized the fact that
his statements pertaining to each one
were based on Investigations con-
Quoted on over one thousand farms
in a large number of different coun-
ties during period of ten years.
In these Investigations it has been
shown that cash rents average a net
income Of from 2 IL to 3 per cent. to
landlord and that such farms are con-
seQuently generally poorly main
tanned, with buildings and fences run
down, and not enough livestock to
keep up fertility.
Mr. Cavert contended that under
this plan Of leasing, land lords should
provide comfortable houses, barns
feed sheds, hog house, machine shed,
silO, good fences and furnish grass
seed, and should then reduce the cash
rent on grass and hay land and in
crease the rent on corn and crop
lands.
By following out this plan, the ten
ant would be induced to keep more
and more live stock, and consequently
be in position to feed up on the farm
all his corn and oats, and at the same
time not only secure the means of
steadily increasing the fertility of the
land, but also thereby be compelled to
operate the crop land in a more in
tensive manner in order to meet the
crop land rentals.
Share rents are usually based on
from one-third to one-half of the
grain, depending on land equipment
and material furnished by each. The
net average income under this plan
for the landlord for a period Of ten
years was said to be from to 4 per
cent. This form of lease increases
y
by the landlord, but farm is gen
orally kept in better condition, al
though much depends on the land
lords ability and knowledge Of his
farm.
The partner plan, on a f1fty-ffty
basis, is by far the most satisfactory
according to Mr.. Cavert's observa-
tons The net income to the landlord
in such Instances average from 4 to
10 per cent. and in rare instances
as high as Is per cent, depending on
the amount of stock and equipment,
and in management of crops and live
stock
In such cases the landlord must
provide a house, barn, feed sheds,
silos, cribs, feeding floors, thing, fenc-
ing and make the tenant and the live
stock comfortable.
The tenant furnishes all labor,
horses, machinery and pays personal
expenses, buys half the seed, feed and
live stock. The landlord furnishes the
land, grass seeds, half the other seed,
feed and live stock.
Each pays half the threshing and
machinery expences, an equal proper
tion Of the cost Of filling silOs, taxes
on partnership property, cost of feed
not raised on the farm, and expences
for live stock, such as veterinary calls
and advertising for sales. After this
is done all income from the farm is
divided equally between the landlord
and tenant.
On the average farm operated under
this plan, Mr.. Cavert announced, the
landlords expences would be about
$4,000, as compared with about 49,