27b THE farmers' handbook. 



The practice is not coniined to any particular district, but extends all 

 through the best wheat-growing areas of the State. Indeed, in several 

 centres it is the ordinary method of leasing land, and is a most popular 

 one, the demand for " areas on the shares " continually pressing on the 

 supply. Wherever wheat is grown in the State, the principle has been 

 adopted. 



The intending share-farmer, therefore, need never bother himself about 

 his ability to get started on shares. If he knows his work, and has his 

 stock and farming implements, he is certain of easily finding good openings 

 between the months of January and March or April. Ploughing finishes 

 in June. 



Xo hard-and-fast rules or conditions are observed, each landowner making 

 his own terms with his tenants, but, broadly speaking, the terms as between 

 the landlord and the share-farmers are uniform in regard to the under- 

 mentioned headings, though, of course, the conditions vary in different, 

 cases. The landlord, as a rule, provides — 



(a) The land cleared, fenced and ready for the plough. 

 (h) The seed-wheat and Milestone for pickling the seed, 

 (c) Bags and twine for his own share of the crop. 

 The tenant, as a rule, is called upon' to provide — 



(a) Machinery and horses necessary to work the land. 

 (&) The necessary labour. 



(c) His dwelling. 



(d) Bags and twine for his own share of the crop. 

 (V) He must keep gates and fences in good repair. 



Specimen Memorandum of Agreement.. 



Memorandum of Agreement made the clay of in the yeai 



one thousand nine hundred and between 



of in the State of New South Wales (hereinafter 



called " the landlord ") of the one part and of 



in the said State (hereinafter called " the tenant") of the other part whereby the 

 landlord agrees to let and the tenant agrees to take on lease all that piece or parcel 



of land being and containing approximately 



acres, being part of upon the terms and conditions 



following : — 



1. The term of the lease shall be from to 



2. The tenant shall cultivate and put under crop each year in proper season the 



whole of the said land for the purpose of growing wheat. 



3. Except as herein otherwise provided, the tenant shall provide all horses, plant, 



implements, labour, and all material and requisites of every kind required for 

 ploughing the said land and for the successful cultivation, harvesting, gathering 

 in and making marketable the crop so grown as aforesaid. 



4. The tenant shall commence ploughing with his full plant as soon as the ground is 



workable, and ploughing shall be done to a depth of not less than 



inches. In the case of new ground, ploughing shall be commenced at such time 

 and be carried out to such depth as may be agreed upon with t lie landlord. 



5. The tenant shall remove from the ground all roots and other foreign matter 



which the plough may unearth. 



6. The tenant shall thoroughly harrow the land and drill in the seed and keep the 



ground in proper order and condition by afterwards harrowing or rolling as 

 directed by the landlord, and all headlands shall be properly ploughed, 

 harrowed, and sown. 



7. No crop shall be sown after the day of except with the 



written approval of the landlord. 

 S. The landlord shall supply free of cost all necessary seed sufficient to sow the 



land at the rate of pounds to the acre, and shall provide free of cost a 



quantity of bluestone sufficient to treat the seed wheat to be sown, and no 

 unpickled seed wheat shall be sown without the sanction in writing of the 

 landlord. 



