Washington telegraph., 1921-04-01

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculturs)
Thomas kashrent greeted his land
lord. John Acreowner, In the Kashrent
kitchen. The visitor took the chair
proffered and flied his pipe,
Thomas said he, when their pipes
were well alight, 81 want to get you
thinking over an idea that picked up
the other day from a bulletin sent out
TO me by the United States Depart
mcnt Of Agriculture. It's made up
by the office Of farm management and
Its subject matter Is Of interest to us
both. The title is The Farm Lease
Contract
Now ne continued, 'Td he Il pret-
ty poor Judge Of human nature II
didn't know that you're feeling little
blue over that cnsh-rent contract You
signed with me last fall You realize
that there are changed conditions,
since We made out that lease, that
will make It hard for you to pay cash
and you're one Of those men whose
word is as good as his bond. Neither
Of us knew when we signed that IA
per that grain and other farm produce
We're going to take the tumble they
have taken, but it doesn't alter the
fact that our contract, as it stands,
is hard on YOU" =
Farmer Hard Hit
Prices certainly dropped" agreed
Kashrent, with regretful sigh. "They
slumped before had chance 10 haul
what ] intended to sell. All things
considered, I'd have been better or If
we'd taken the farm on shares instead
of on cash basis ..
The landlord nodded understanding
ly.
I'm not here TO tell YOU that III
reduce your rent materially, nor am
going 10 offer TO change the present
contract for contract on thetN se
basis, but TIN going to propose ~ =
thing that Is the next thing toAN. I'm
going to Try 10 show YOU thar 81 Ore
ciate good, honest tenant. In ease
grain is up again by fall you may be
able 70 pay the agreed cash and syn
make fair profit BESIDES my okn
fNlFllN hlt nibAt VI ifRNa tlNth
and must have cash TO meet them
with hui. I'm going to see If 1 can't
help you to help me by meeting you
halfway. is.-Vsf.r- sy........ .rf
= "What do Won think OF adding a
clause to the contract whereby you
will be given the on Eon Of paying me
=ln terms Of bushels sf corn, oats, or
wheat7 This Farm FRS Bulletin
spoke Of tells about similar arrange
=ments which southern farm owners
and tenants have put into practice
A good hit OF cotton land is rented
on basis such that the tenant pays
so many bales, or so many pounds of
cotton, for the use Of the land for n
year. The amount Of the rent is close
ly related, or should he, 10 the vaIue
Of the produce which the tenant is
able to raise-that's why farmers aig
landlords find difficulty I'm axing the
rent every year They're trying TO put
n value on a crop that isn't out Of
the ground yet, You see. II you agree
TO pay me so many bushels Of grain
instead Of fixed amount in dollars
and cents, I'll he taking my chance
along with you and our good and bad
years will run along together What
do You think Of the idea?" r.
81 81 believe we can como 10 an agree
=ment, Mr. Acreowner--one that viii
he Just to both Of us. If the terms
are right you'n stand a chance Of get
Sting a little more thdp Nonrl original.
=rent 10 compensate for taking n share
=fn tie risk that 7 must carry alone
=Row. That's fair. How can We figure
II oue7"
= Lets suppose that It takes 300
=Rusheis Of grain 10 pay the, cqsh rfat
=under. average conditions. Now stIp+
pose swe add 10 per cent to cover my
==flsk Of n further drop in prices. We
.=ean hit an average by going over the
records for a few years back and iie
=suring.from them Just how hlRny hush.
els had 10 be sold each year to bring
zs4n the amount Of the rent in cash.
Here are some figures l worked out
last eyening-they show the average
portion of the corn crop that was
needed to pay the cash rent over a 10
year period"
* He handed his tenant sheet of
figures that looked much like this: b.
~ -t Bushels