Progress Report 18 March, 1954 ·
METHODS OF RENTING LAND
I IN _
WESTERN KENTUCKY
,, cBy Wesley B. Sundquist and john H. Bondurant
CONTENTS
Page
Summary ---—----—-~——---—-—---—--- I
Objectives ————-—----—-—-—-----—-—-- 1
L Area Studied ~---————--———-~———————-- 2
Land Tenure in the Area ——------—-—---—-- 2
A Recent Developments Affecting Land Renting —-—---—- 3
Procedure — — - - · --——— — —·—-————---——-- 3
Objectives of a Rental Agreement ---—-————-—-- 3
1 Types of Rental Agreements and Suggestions for Improvement - I 4
I Livestock-Share Agreements -—-- - ~ — -- —---———- 4
Crop -Share Agreements ——~————————-— - --—— 9
Field Renting —— - - —- ·· —————·—-— — ———-——- 12
V ' Opportunities for Land Renting and Land Ownership ——~——-~ 16
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Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station
University of Kentucky, Lexington
t In cooperation with the
Tennessee Valley Authority