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FARM MANAGEMENT 



In Tompkins County, New York, the landlords who 

 rented for cash made an average of 5.2 per cent. Those 

 who owned part of the stock, paid part of the expenses, 

 and received half of the receipts, made 9 per cent. The 

 tenants who rented for cash made an average of $604 for 



FIG. 66. One of the troubles of a tenant. 



their labor. Those who rented for a share made an average 

 of $342. (See Table 69, page 314.) 



With all systems where the landlord shares in the risk 

 of poor crops, he also has a risk of the tenant not doing his 

 work well. This risk is greatly increased when the land- 

 lord shares stock and part of the expenses. The landlord 

 must be paid for this risk. The best system of rental for 

 a tenant who is a good farmer and who has the money, is 

 to rent for cash. He assumes all the risk that the land- 

 lord must take of having a poor tenant, and by tending 

 to his business makes this much more. There are tenants 



