The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-05-13

Prepared by the United states Depart
ment OF Agrlculture)
Thomas kashrent greeted his land
,,,rd, John Acreowner, In the Kashreni
r,fchen. The visitor took the chair
n,,ofercd and filled his pipe
Thomas said he. when their pipes
IRE well nlight. II want to get you
- mixing over an Idea that picked up
re other day from bulletin sent ont
q me ny the tinted States Depar.
Enent ~ Agriculture It's made MP
by the Office Of farm management and
its subject matter Is OF interest to us
both The title II. The Farm Lease
Z sGaifaei,
"Now." he continued, I'D be pref
~ poor Judge of human nature n
didn't know that you're feeling little
blue over tha, cash-rent contract yon
signed with me last fall. You realize
that there are changed conditions
since we made out that lease, that
viii make Il hard for you to pay cash
and you're one VI those men whose
word IL as good as his bond. Neither
Of Us knew when We signed that 20
per that grain and other farm produce
were going 10 take the tumble they
have taken. but II doesn't alter the
fact thar our contract. a. II stands
70 hard on you"
Farmer Hard Hit.
"Price- certainly dropped" agreed
Kashrent. with regretfni sigh They
Hlumped before had chance to haul
what I Intended to sell. Az things
considered, I'd haye been better on II
we'd taken the farm On shares Instead
u on cash basia"
The landlord nodded understanding.
I'm not here TO tell you that I'll
seduee your rent materially. nor sm
gong to OFFER 10 change the present
contrsst for . contract on the share
basis. but I'm going to propose some.
ming thnt IL the NEXT Has e I. I'm
going TO try to show you that sppre
elaie . good. homes. tenant. Ia case
grain IL up again By fall you may be
ssis 10 pay Me agreed rash and still
make = fair profit. Besides. my own
expenditures are more or less fixed
and I must have cash TO meet them
with. but I'm going TO see n can't
kelp you to help me by meeting you
halfway.
what do you think Of adding
clause TO the contract whereby you
win be given the option qf paying me
IN terms OF bushels OF corn, oats, or
wheatf This Farmers Bulletin
spoke Of tells about similar arrange
ments which southern farm owners
and tenants have put Into practice
A. good bit OF cotton land Ii rented
On a basis such that the tenant pays
% many bales. or 10 many pounds OF
cotton. for the use Of the land for
gear. The amount OF the rent Ii close
y related. Or should be TO the value
Of the produce witch the tenant IL
able to raise--that's why farmers and
landlords find difficulty in fixing the
rent every year. They're trying to put
value on crop that isn't out OF
the ground Jet. you see. n you agree
to pay me 30 many bushels OF grain
instead Of q fixed amount in dollars
and cents. I'll be taking my chance
along with you and our good and had
years will run along together. What
DO you think Of the ideai'
II believe we can come to an agree-
menf, Mr.. Acreowner--one that will
be lust 10 both OF us. n the terms
are right you'll stand a chance OF get
ting a little more than your original
rent to compensate for taking a share
10 the risk that ! must carry alone
now. That's fair, How can we figure
a outf"
Let's suppose that Il takes 300
bushels Of grain to pay the cash rent
under average conditions. Now sup
pose we add 10 per cent to cover my
risk OF a further drop in prices. We
can hit an average by going over the
records for q few years back and fig-
uring from them lust how many bush
els had to be sold each year to bring
IN the amount OF the rent In cash.
Here are some figures worked out
last evening-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
lgures that locked much like this
Bushels
or corn II