THE YOUNG FARMER 



lord is willing to make him more favorable 

 terms than he makes to his tenant. 



The more capable the tenant the more 

 favorable the terms he may exact. Certain 

 tenants are in demand and can have their 

 choice of farms. A prosperous-looking 

 man was pointed out recently as an example 

 of a tenant capable of buying a farm in one 

 of the most highly developed counties in the 

 United States. It was stated that as a renter 

 he could have his choice of any farm in 

 the county, but that he did not have a dollar 

 invested in farm land. Possibly he invests 

 his surplus earnings in stocks and bonds. 



It is not the present purpose to determine 

 the relative merits of the different systems of 

 land tenure, but to try to be helpful to the 

 beginners by discussing the usual practices 

 in order that he may know whether the 

 arrangement he is considering is customary 

 and whether it is likely to prove satisfactory. 



Every third farm in the United States is 

 rented under one of three methods : 



i. A definite money rent may be paid, 

 ranging from $2 to $6 an acre for land on 

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