Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-12-05
GROWING FOOD-ON THE FARM; IN
THE YARD
(special Information Service Of
Method for Preventing Quarrels
Is Worked Out by Government
mandMa axe Provisi sion for in
Overlooked

happiness of themselves and their
families.
A poorly considered lease is likely
to result in friction and frequent re-
movals A well-considered lease is a
sort of insurance policy against quar-
rels and tends to increase the length
of time that the landlord and tenant
operate together, condition, accord
ing to the department, that is greatly
to be desired
There are a great many things to
be considered in every lease. The
economists in charge of land ecOnOm-
les in the Office of farm management,
Department of Agriculture, have
made out list of points that every
man who has ground to lease and
every man who wants to lease ground
may need to consider.
Although this list is rather long, it
is, nevertheless, not to be taken as
being so complete as to cover every
feature that may deserve considera-
ton 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 re-
minders, and those that are not per-
tinent in any particular case need not
be considered. The list follows:
Connrol Eooturoc
Date of agreement.
Names of the contracting parties.
Name of the farm, it's boundaries,
and location in state, county, town
ship, 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
bargain.
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 pas
ture. 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
direct operation of farm.
Lien on crops and other property
as security for payment of rent.
Use of improvements, dwelling, etc
by tenant.
Right of tenant to garden, fruit,
firewood, 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 improvements: 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-
sial.
Work animals: Ownership of orig
inal number, replacement, horse hire,