LAND TENURE AND LAND POLICY 



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difference of about one-third for oats. This illustrates the greatest 

 evil of the present system of land tenure. The fact that a tenant 

 has no assurance that he can remain on a farm for a longer period than < 

 one year is mainly responsible for the condition. 



TABLE LX 

 THE EFFECT OF LAND TENURE UPON AVERAGE YIELDS 



Again, with tenant farmers, one man handles considerably more 

 land than in the other classes. Likewise he handles a greater acreage 

 with each work horse. The owner keeps more equipment than any 

 other class of farmers. With tenants especially this usually means 

 that they do not have as much equipment as they should have for 

 greatest efficiency. However, less equipment, coupled with a greater 

 number of acres per man and horse, will naturally make the tenant's 

 expenses considerably less than those of the other classes. 



TABLE x 



LABOR INCOMES ON FARMS OPERATED BY OWNERS, PART OWNERS, AND TENANTS 



Table X shows the comparative efficiency of the three classes of , 

 farm operators. The average labor income of a farm owner was 



