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farmer of understanding, who will not give more 

 rent for a farm that has such a complete farm- 

 stead as to enable him to carry on his business 

 with the greatest possible advantage, than for 

 one that has it not. 



Repairs. This matter depends very much 

 upon circumstances. In general, the incoming 

 tenant, receiving the whole houses from his 

 predecessor, in a habitable condition, is bound 

 to leave them in the same state at his removal. 

 But it sometimes happens that the houses, up- 

 on the entry of a tenant, are in a ruinous state, 

 and the former tenant not bound to repair them; 

 sometimes new houses are to be built, or addi- 

 tions to be made, or the old houses to be repaired 

 in a different form. In these cases, thebuilding 

 or reparations depend upon the bargain between 

 the landlord and the tacksman. If the proprie- 

 tor is at the expence of the work, he gets a 

 plan and estimate,, and by his own manager 

 sees it executed ; or perhaps he allows the esti- 

 mated sum to the tenant, who takes charge of 

 the execution, and sees that the work be suffi- 

 ciently done. It* the tenant repairs the houses 

 at- his own expence, he takes the farm with that 

 burden, to which he attends in the stipulated? 

 rent. In all cases, however, he is bound to up- 

 hold the houses, and to leave them in sufficient 

 order. 



Insuring all farm-steads against fire is a mea- 

 sure which I would seriously recommend as 

 highly prudent and proper. And to encourage 

 tenants to this, landlords ought to contribute a 

 proportion of the premium, especially as their 

 cnvti interest is materiallv concerned. An acci- 



