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cases the difficulty has been avoided by raising no colts. In 

 some cases the amount of feed consumed by the colts has been 

 accounted for. This is not a very satisfactory method. In 

 other cases the expenses involved in the rearing of the colts 

 have been shared equally and the colts have been the common 

 property of landlord and tenant. Where this practice is fol- 

 lowed the landlord should stand the entire charge for stallion 

 service to balance the risk taken by the tenant. In still other 

 cases this problem has resulted in the landlord owning a half 

 interest in the horses. Where horse breeding is to be any 

 important part of the farm this is the best plan. 



Poultry. The most approved method is to own the poultry 

 in partnership, feed it from the undivided grain, and divide the 

 proceeds. In some instances the tenant is allowed what poultry 

 and eggs he desires for home consumption, and where sales 

 are made the proceeds are divided. In other agreements the 

 landlord is to receive an amount of eggs and poultry equal to 

 that consumed by the tenant, and the remainder sold and the 

 proceeds divided. 



Thrashing and twine bills. The thrashing bill is usually 

 shared equally by landlord and tenant, but landlords do not so 

 generally share the twine bill, yet on a very large share of the 

 farms the landlord has found it necessary to agree to pay one- 

 half of the twine bill in order to secure the tenant desired. 



Corn shredder, silage cutter, etc. In recent years the intro- 

 duction of the corn shredder, the silage cutter, and the corn 

 binder has brought new problems. These machines are not in 

 use on all farms, and where they are used there is no settled 

 practice as to who shall pay the bills. This is a point on which 

 the parties use their bargaining power. It is here argued, for 

 example, that the shredder saves the labor of the tenant, and 

 that the tenant should pay the shredder bill. On the other 

 hand, the landlord has to admit that the use of the shredder 

 results in better care of the fodder, and leaves the manure in 

 much more desirable form to be spread upon the land. 



Terms gradually improved for tenants. During the last 50 

 years the conditions of this form of share tenancy have, on 



