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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1061 
IS THERE A REASON ? 
Farmer B complains that he cannot 
have any luck with wheat. He aims to 
get the seed in the ground when the moon 
is just right. lie watches the signs of 
the Zodiac closely, and though he is a 
true disciple of Ole Zed Ilenshaw’s 
“sign plantin’,” he can’t raise wheat! 
That is, he can’t make it pay! Last 
Fall I had the opportunity to note his 
method of sowing the grain as contrasted 
to the method employed by one of his 
neighbors on practically the same kind 
of soil. B hurried through the breaking, 
turning the earth very shallow, harrow¬ 
ing lightly once with a light drag har¬ 
row. He drills the grain one way and 
finishes by rolling once with a light 
Roller. He does not use any fertilizer, 
notwithstanding the fact that his fields 
have been in constant cultivation for 60 
years or more with scarcely a suspicion 
of clover to relieve the monontony of the 
landscape! lie sows enough grain to 
insure a good stand, but somehow it 
freezes out during the Winter to such 
an extent that it is Tmrclly worth the 
cutting. This wheat crop thrashed out 
a fraction over eight bushels to the acre 
of very poor quality grain. The straw, 
what little there was, was baled and sold 
to a brickyard. 
Farmer C, who lives less than a mile 
from B, got an average of 22 bushels per 
acre of fine plump wheat. Let us con¬ 
sider his method of cultivation. C does 
not plant in the moon, neither does he 
consult the zodiac. lie prefers to watch 
the conditions of the earth rather than 
the moon’s phases. He sows his wheat 
when the ground is in fine order. He 
plows deep and pulverizes with disk har¬ 
row. He cross drills, using 200 pounds 
of high-grade fertilizer per acre. Then 
he rolls twice with heavy roller, which 
packs the loose earth firmly. IIis wheat 
did not freeze out, though Farmer I» 
said that by all the signs and the posi¬ 
tion of the moon, it should have done so! 
Does farming pay? It depends! Come, 
let us reason together. I have in mind 
a small family that “starved out” on one 
of the best farms in Northeast Kentucky; 
then, again, I know of one large family 
who moved onto an old dilapidated farm 
full of washes and overgrown with broom 
sedge, and to-day they have the most 
fertile farm in the community, with a 
substantial bank account. Figure some 
agreement, and before a division is made, 
D is to have credit for the amount of hay 
now in the barn and for I)’s share of 
corn, oats and buckwheat now on farm 
and D is to own any stock, tools, fixtures, 
etc., that he may hereafter pay for sepa¬ 
rately and install at the farm. 
All temporary or transient cows or 
horses brought shall be purchased on 
equal shares, and the profits and losses 
divided equally. 
I) is to pay all taxes and to keep the 
buildings and his stock and implements 
insured. 
W is to keep the buildings and ma¬ 
chinery in good repair as necessary wear 
and tear will permit, and to keep the 
farm cleaned up and in good shape. 
W is to have a garden for his family 
use. 
W is to have firewood to be used on the 
farm from fallen timber and timber not 
salable. No wood otherwise to be cut 
or sold except on permission of D, pro¬ 
ceeds to belong to I). 
The machinery on the farm is to be 
housed at all times and not allowed to 
stand in the weather, and is to be kept 
painted by W, I) to furnish the paint. 
W is to keep up and build the neces¬ 
sary fences and D is to furnish the ma^ 
terial. 
All manure, fodder, seed, fertilizer, 
etc., bought shall be paid for in equal 
shares; except that D is to buy the Tim¬ 
othy and clover seed alone. 
No hay, straw (except rye straw) or 
fodder of any kind is to be sold or taken 
from the farm. 
Bills of all stock, material, seeds, etc., 
bought for the farm are to be submitted 
to I) with the name from whom bought, 
and the price, once in each month. 
All work done by W outside of the 
farm operations, such as building, grad¬ 
ing. painting buildings, etc., at the re¬ 
quest of D is to be paid for at the rate 
of 20 cents per hour. 
I) is to have the privilege of coming 
upon the farm at any time. • While on 
the premises any work done at the re¬ 
quest of W is to be paid for at a rate to 
-be hereafter agreed upon. 
I) may set out an orchard at any time 
at his own expense. 
All permanent improvements are to be 
made at the expense of D and are to be 
made only on his request. 
All disagreements or misunderstands 
arising in or out of this agreement be¬ 
tween the parties hereto are to be sub¬ 
mitted for decision to . and 
■ ...., and their finding shall be 
binding upon the parties hereto, but if 
.... and .... can come to no under¬ 
standing they shall choose a third party 
to hear the matter in controversy and 
determine the same with them, and the 
decision of any two of them shall be 
binding upon the parties hereto. 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have 
hereunto set our hands this .... day of 
In the presence of: 
upon B’s and 0’s farming methods, and 
remember that this is no fake comparison 
but a true story of two farmers right 
here in our neighborhood. The difference 
between B’s and C’s methods is the differ¬ 
ence between hard luck and prosperity. 
B contends that it was just blind luck, 
but I rather think that there is a rea¬ 
son. w. R. 
Kentucky. 
FARM TENANT’S CONTRACT. 
I am thinking of hiring a farm (for 
cash rent) equipped with stock, tools and 
the present crops for a term of three 
years. This farm is for sale. Could you 
outline a sort of contract that would be 
good to follow under these conditions? 
The horses are old, and should I be liable 
if either of them died, or other stock? 
C. W. G. 
For answer we print a copy of an ac¬ 
tual agreement recently made between a 
farm owner and the tenant. Changes 
may be made to suit conditions: 
Following are the terms of an agree¬ 
ment made and executed in duplicate on 
the....day of August, between. 
(hereinafter called W.), and. 
(hereinafter called I).). 
The consideration moving to either 
party is tin* mutual covenants herein¬ 
after named: 
This agreement is to run for the term 
of one year from .. with the 
privilege of renewing on the part of W 
tor a term of from one to four years. 
Either party may terminate this agree¬ 
ment and the term on the loth of any 
October by giving three months’ previous 
notice in writing to the other party to 
that effect. On the termination of the 
period a division of the increase on the 
farm at the time, is to be made. 
I) is to furnish his farm at .... to 
bo stocked with 12 cows, a team of 
horses, two breeding sows, TOO chickens, 
or more of each of these at his discretion, 
and to equip the farm with the uecessarv 
farming tools. 
is to furnish all the labor necessary 
to run the farm in first-class shape and 
to keep it up in good condition. 
Each party receives an equal share of 
all increase on stock and crops, except 
as may be hereinafter provided. 
All the stock, implements, etc., provid¬ 
'd by 1) shall remain to him at the ex¬ 
piration of this agreement in as good con- 
<ut>on as reasonable wear and tear will 
permit. 
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