24 BULLETIN 650, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
of all crops and products of a given farm rather than different 
fractions for different crops. A study of actual leases shows that, 
aside from large estates where a uniform contract is prescribed for 
all tenants on a. given estate, there are rarely two lease contracts 
containing identical stipulations. 
Leases vary in their main features and in almost innumerable less 
important details. They differ in the method of sharing equipment, 
expense, and proceeds. They show how greatly varied have been 
the attempts to balance one item of expense or equipment with 
another. They may specify a long list of items of expense, equip- 
ment, privileges, perquisites, restrictions, reservations, etc., which are 
not shared but are to be borne or enjoyed exclusively either by the 
landlord or by the tenant. The money value of these expenses and 
privileges can not be known in advance, but only at the end of the 
year. These items may amount in the aggregate, however, to an 
important sum for both parties. 
In some cases no items of expense or privileges are shared. In 
such leases the items are merely divided between landlord and tenant 
in a manner which is supposed to be more or less fair. The landlord 
may pay for the fertilizer, lime, grass seed, twine, etc., while the 
tenant pays for thrashing, grain seed, blue vitriol, and fuel. Both 
the tenant and landlord may enjoy a large number of privileges of 
which the money value is not determined nor even approximately 
estimated. 
SAMPLE STOCK-SHARE LEASE. 
Farm leases examined during this study vary in length from 1 
to 14 typewritten pages, according to the amount of detail which 
the contracting parties wish to specify. The following is a sample 
stock-share lease form for use on farms on which live stock is owned 
in common, as adopted by the landlord-tenant conference under the 
auspices of the Winnebago County Farm Improvement Association, 
held at Rockford, Ill., January 31,1916. It does not contain a clause 
stating how the lease may be renewed, but otherwise is sufficiently 
detailed. 
This indenture, made and entered into this — day of February, 191-, by 
and between , party of the first part, lessor, and ; 
party of the second part, lessee, 
Witnesseth, that the first party in consideration of the agreements and stipu- 
lations hereinafter mentioned to be kept and performed by the second party, 
has leased and does by these presents rent and lease unto the second party, the 
following described real estate situated in the county of and the State 
of , to wit: 
(Example: NE. — sec. —, T. —, R. —, containing acres. ) 
To have and to hold the said premises unto said second party from the 1st 
day of March, 191-, at 12 m., to the 1st day of March, 191-, at 12 m., being 
