The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-08-31
GIN, D. A, WILL HOLD
FARMERS MEETINGS
TO POPULARlZE USE
Contract Provides for Purchase
Of a Farm by Time.Pay.
raent Method
N USE SALES PLAN
Buyer and Seller in Contract
Agree on Four-Year Crop
Rotation System
USE SALES PLAN

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Rotation System
The Greater North Dakota ~associa-
tons land cropping and sales con-
tract is now available and represents
the associations latest contribution
to the campaign to build up the
states annual income from agricul-
tural products. Every effort has
been made to set up the contract in
proper legal form and the associa-
ton is planning a series of meetings
of tenant farmers throughout the
state to popularize its use. Many land
owners have advised the association
that they will sell farms on thc plan
set forth in the associations contract.
In brief the contract provides for
the purchase of a farm with a small
payment down, the balance to be
liQuidated over a period of II to Is
years by the payment on the part OF
the purchaser. Of the cash return on
Is per cent Of the farm. In this
contract the buyer and seller agree
upon a four-year plan of crop rota-
ton, which is of the essential
features of the contract. The seller
reserves the right to direct the farm
ing operation on Is per cent of the
acreage each year. which is to be pre-
pared for a cash crop in the following
year, and he also reserves the right
to designate the kind of cash crop
that shall be planted and from which
his cash return is to be made. The
purchaser would pay the taxes and
the extent of his annual payment
would be the cash return on the
particular quarter of land. average
yields and prices in the past indicat-
ing that such an arrangement would
permit the purchaser to liquidate his
Indebtedness in from II to rs years.
He would be permitted to speed up
the liquidation by experimenting the
crop payment with cash payments
from time to time. with due allowance
made for such payments in interest
charges.
Ownership Is Solution
The contract is the result of a
study by the committee, headed by
B. E. Groom. which was appointed at
the first land sales conference held
by the association in 1923. 1t was the
viewpoint of the conference that the
average owner operator is making
real progress toward better farming
methods. It was felt. however. that
the general progress in this direction
throughout the state, is being re-
tarded by the large amount of land
being operated by tenants. In a few
cases an arrangement has been work.
ed out whereby owner and tenant
have met the demand for increased
farm efficiency but the average
farm operated by a tenant is tagging
behind that Of the owner-operator.
Some progress may be made without
changing the status of owner and
tenant and to this end certain in
vestigations have been carried on by
the agricultural college and these
findings will be reported to the land
owners conference to be held late this
fall. But it seems generally evident
that far reaching results. important
If momentum of current development
Is sustained, must be brought about
by tenants becoming owners. The
new contract is offered as q solution
to present sales obstacles.
The Greater North Dakota associa-
ton has no land for sale. It's inter-
est Is the interest its several thou
sand members have in seeing North
Dakota push forward. It believes the
interest Of the state as a whole is
served when tenants purchase farms
on a basis that is entirely fair to the
purchaser and the owner. It is anx-
ious to see the progress being made
by owner operators extended to more
Of North Dakota's land and for this
reason proposes to spend some effort
in encouraging tenants to buy.
New Settler Drive Continues
This effort is really q continuation
Of the associations immigration work
which in the past has included an
appeal to North Dakota tenant
farmers to buy before the period OF
present low prices ends. The associa-
ton has continued its advertising for
new settlers In other states since 1925
and plans call for continuing this
branch OF its service to North Dakota.
Results in this direction have had to
await an improved economic condi-
tion In Older agricultural sections and
present indications are that definite
signs Of improvement in Minnesota,
Iowa and Illinois are at hand. It is
expected that the new land cropping
and sales contract will be of particular
interest to tenant farmers in mid
west states who are anxious to locate
in q lower priced land area and who
have been sold on the advantages
North Dakota offers. It will be feat
ured in future advertising campaigns
Of the association outside the state.
Copies Of the contract are furnish
Cd without cost by the association.
They are not available for any other
source. Meetings Of tenant farmers
win b sponsored by the association
during the coming fall and winter
months IN communities where menu
bars Of the association desire this
Befvice.
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