AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS 



make any improvements on said farm which will be for the 

 use and benefit of the lessees, during said term, the said 

 lessees hereby agree to haul all materials and otherwise as- 

 sist to the extent of their ability; and should lessor, at any 

 time, have men employed, making improvements on said 

 premises who do not live in the immediate neighborhood, it 

 is hereby agreed and understood that they shall be fur- 

 nished, free of charge, with bed and board by said lessees. 



After threshing the grain, said lessees agree to stack the 

 straw in a proper manner and to have all straw and stalks 

 which are raised thereon, fed out and converted into manure 

 on said demised premises, no straw or stalks to be taken off 

 the farm without special permission from the said lessor; 

 lessees further agree to haul out and spread on said land, 

 where most needed, all manure which is sufficiently rotted 

 for fertilizing purposes. 



Lessees further agree to take special pains to keep the 

 buildings and yards clean and tidy, not allowing straw, 

 manure or any other litter to be scattered around, thus mak- 

 ing the premises present a better appearance and reducing 

 the liability of accident on account of fire. 

 . If at any time, the parties to this lease decide to seed 

 down for use as pasture or meadow, any part of said prem- 

 ises, it is understood and agreed that the first party will 

 pay for the grass seed decided necessary to do such seeding, 

 and that the second party will, free of charge, perform the 

 labor necessary in seeding down said land. In case lessees 

 desire to break up any sod, either meadow or pasture, on 

 said farm, which would thereby reduce the number of acres 

 herein agreed to be kept under sod by said lessees, they 

 hereby agree to seed down at their own expense for seed 

 and labor, in a good farmer-like manner, as many acres of 

 some other part of the plow-land as they have broken up of 

 sod, and in the same year, all of such breaking and seeding 

 to be done after obtaining permission of the lessor. The 

 said lessees further agree to take extra pains to sow good 

 clean seed on said farm; to keep the land clear of all ob- 

 noxious weeds and burrs, pulling and digging the same as 

 required by law. Also, to work out or pay the highway tax 

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