142 The Commercial Apple Industry 



plan No. I. The second plan affords the owner an at- 

 tractive contract, since it gives to him a large part of the 

 crop with little cash outlay. On the whole, the system 

 is fairly equitable, although in years of low prices the 

 tenant might be put at a relative disadvantage. The 

 owner furnishes the fertilizer, since that is somewhat in 

 the nature of a permanent improvement. He also fur- 

 nishes material for winter spray, an expensive item which 

 the tenant could ill afford to bear in years of total crop 

 failure, and yet one which the owner cannot venture to 

 omit if he values the vigor of his trees. 



System III. 

 Renter furnishes: Owner furnishes: 



1. All labor, material, and equip- 1. Farm and suitable dwelling, 

 ment. 



Renter takes: Owner takes: 



1. Three-fifths of crop. 1. Two-fifths of crop, delivered 



in town and packed out in 

 barrels. 



System IV. 



Renter furnishes: Owner furnishes: 



1. Equipment, all labor and ma- 1. Farm and suitable dwelling. 



terial costs up to harvest. 



2. Labor and material costs for 2. One-half of picking labor. 



picking, packing and han- 

 dling one-half of the fruit. 



Renter takes: Owner takes: 



1. One-half of picked fruit, packs 1. One-half of picked fruit, packs 

 and handles it according to and handles it according to 



his own judgment. his own judgment. 



Under the above system, the owner is allowed the privi- 

 lege of grading and packing out his own fruit while the 

 same privilege is reserved for the tenant. A modified 



