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0560-0162
FSA-1940-53 U.S. D!A"T#$T %F A&"'(U)TU"
Farm Service Agency
(AS* FA"# )AS
(See Page 7 for Privacy Act and Public Burden Statements.)
THIS LEASE is entered into this (1) day of (2) , 20 (3)
between (4) , l a n d l o r d , o f ( 5 )
(Address of Landlord)
and (6) , tenant, of (7)
(Address of Tenant)
A. PROPERTY RIGHTS. The landlord hereby leases to the tenant, to occupy and use for agricultural and related purposes, the following-
described property, hereinafter referred to as the "farm," located in (8)
County, State of (9) , and commonly nown as the (1)
far!" (11)
and consisting of (1#) acres, more or less, together with all buildings and impro!ements thereon and all rights thereto
e"cept as specified below#
$% Right of entry. The landlord reser!es the right to enter the farm at any reasonable time for purposes (a) of consultation with the tenant&
(b) of maing repairs, impro!ements, and inspections& (c) of de!eloping mineral resources& and (d) after notice of termination of the lease
is gi!en, of plowing, seeding, fertili'ing, and such customary seasonal wor, none of which is to interfere with the tenant in carrying out
regular farm operations% This right is also reser!ed to the landlord(s agents, employees, and assigns%
2% Transfer of farm. )f the landlord should sell or otherwise transfer title to the farm, such sale or transfer will be sub*ect to the pro!isions
of this lease%
+% Heirs and successors. The terms of this lease shall be binding upon the heirs, e"ecutors, administrators, and successors of both landlord
and tenant in lie manner as upon the original parties% ,owe!er, in the e!ent the lease is for more than one year, the heirs or successors of
the tenant shall ha!e the option to gi!e written notice of termination effecti!e at the end of the lease year in which death occurs%
-% Right to lease. The landlord has the right to lease the farm, and so warrants to the tenant% .urther the landlord will defend the tenant(s
possession against any and all persons whomsoe!er%
5% Additional agreements regarding roerty rights! (13)
$
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability,
political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (ot all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) !ersons "ith disabilities "ho re#uire alternative means for
communication of program information ($raille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA%s TA&'(T )enter at (*+*) ,*+-*.++ (voice and TDD). To file a complaint
of discrimination, "rite USDA, Director, /ffice of )ivil &ights, &oom 0*.-1, 1hitten $uilding, 23++ 4ndependence Avenue, S1, 1ashington, D.). *+*5+-632+ or call (*+*)
,*+-56.3 (voice or TDD). USDA is an e#ual opportunity provider and employer.
(06-11-02)
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/% LA"# $SE A"# LI%ESTO&' PRO#$&TIO".
$% Land use and (ind of li)estoc(. 0"cept when mutually agreed otherwise, the land use and cropping plan shall be as follows and the
numbers of each ind of li!estoc shall not e"ceed those shown in the following table#
)A$D US A$D )'+ST%(, !"%DU(T'%$ TA-)
(23) (25) (2.) (2,) (27)
"S# OF $AN% A&'#S F(#$%S )(N% OF $(*#S+O&) MA,(M"M N"MB#'S
(26) T%TA)
2% Acres and num*ers. The acres of crops and the fields on which grown and the numbers of li!estoc shown abo!e are those planned for the
first year of this lease% They may be ad*usted within the year or from year to year by mutual agreement%
&. I+PRO%I"G, &O"SER%I"G, A"# +AI"TAI"I"G THE -AR+. To impro!e the farm, conser!e its resources, and maintain it in a high
state of culti!ation, the two parties agree as follows#
$% General maintenance% The tenant will maintain the farm during the tenancy in as good condition as at the beginning, normal wear and
depreciation and damage from causes beyond the tenant(s control e"cepted%
2% Good hus*andry% The tenant will operate the farm in an efficient and husbandlie way, will do the plowing, seeding, culti!ating, and
har!esting in a manner that will conser!e the landlord(s property%
+% &roing ractices% The tenant will not, without oral consent of the landlord, (a) plow permanent pasture or meadowland, (b) cut li!e trees
for sale or personal uses, but will tae for fuel or use on the farm only dead or unmaretable timber designated by the landlord, (c) allow
li!estoc other than the tenant(s own on stalfields or stubblefields, (d) burn or remo!e cornstals, corncobs, straw, or other crop residues
grown on the farm, (e) pasture new seedings of legumes or grasses in the year they are seeded, and (f) plant legumes on land not nown to be
thoroughly inoculated without first inoculating the seed%
-% +anure and cro residue% The tenant will spread the manure straw, or other crop residues on the farm as soon as practicable on fields
agreed upon by the two parties, e"cept as follows# (#)
5% Pasturing% The tenant will pre!ent tramping of fields by stoc and rooting by hogs when in*ury to the farm will be done%
1% .aste% The tenant will not commit waste on, or damage to, the farm and will use due care to pre!ent others from so doing%
7% -ire rotection. The tenant will not, without written consent of the landlord, house automobiles, motortrucs, or tractors in barns, or
otherwise !iolate restrictions in the landlord(s insurance policy which restrictions the landlord shall mae nown to the tenant%
2% Relace losses% The landlord will replace or repair as promptly as possible the dwelling or any other building that may be destroyed or
damaged by fire, flood, or other cause beyond the control of the tenant or mae rental ad*ustments in lieu of replacements%
3% "o/ious 0eeds. The tenant will use diligence to pre!ent no"ious weeds from going to seed on the farm and will destroy the same, and will
eep the weeds and grass cut or destroyed on the fields, farmstead, roadside, and fence rows% Treatment of weed infestation and cost thereof,
shall be handled as follows# (#1)
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$0% +aintenance of imro)ements. The tenant will eep the building, fences, and other impro!ements on the farm in as good repair and
condition as they are when the tenant taes possession, and in as good repair and condition as they may be put during the term of the lease,
ordinary wear and tear, loss by fire, or una!oidable depreciation or destruction e"cepted%
$$% +aterials and la*or. The landlord will furnish materials and the tenant will perform labor for normal maintenance and repairs, e"cept
that silled labor which the tenant is unable to perform satisfactorily will be furnished by the landlord% 4dditional agreements regarding
materials and labor# (##)
$2% Purchase of materials. The tenant may buy, without further authori'ation, materials for normal maintenance and repairs in a total amount
not to e"ceed (#3) 5 within each year, and the landlord will credit or reimburse the tenant for such e"penditures, as
follows# (#4)
13$ Add imro)ements. The tenant will not, without written consent of the landlord, (a) erect or permit to be erected on the farm any
nonremo!able structure or building, or (b) incur any e"pense to the landlord for such purpose, or (c) add electrical wiring, plumbing, or
heating to any buildings, and, if consent is gi!en, the tenant will mae such additions meet standards and re6uirements of power and
insurance companies%
$-% &onser)ation ractices. The tenant will control soil erosion as completely as practicable by stripcropping and contouring, and by filling
in or otherwise controlling small washes or ditches that may form%
$5% &onser)ation structures. The tenant will eep in good repair all terraces, open ditches, and inlets and outlets of tile drains, preser!e all
established watercourses or ditches including grass waterways when seed and fertili'er are furnished by the landlord, and refrain from any
operation or practice that will in*ure them%
$1% &omensation for imro)ements. The two parties will carry out new conser!ation practices and measures and mae other impro!ements,
and share contributions and costs necessary for completing such practices and impro!ements as set forth below% The tenant will be
reimbursed by the landlord when the practice, measure, or impro!ement is completed, or will be compensated for its une"hausted
!alue when the tenant lea!es the farm, according to the table below#
(%#!$SAT'%$ F%" '#!"%+#$TS TA-)
(*7)
(*5) (*.) P#'&#N+ +O B# F"'N(S.#% B/ (0+)
&ONS#'*A+(ON P'A&+(&# $AN%$O'% ($) AN% B/ +#NAN+ (+) 'A+# OF
M#AS"'#0 O' O+.#' %A+# +O B#
. %#P'#&(A+(ON
(MP'O*#M#N+ &OMP$#+#% &ON+'(B"+(O
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(88-DD- 9999) $ + $ + $ + /
(*,)
(*6)
*A$"# P$A&#% ON
#S+(MA+#% ANN"A$
MA+#'(A$S . $ABO' . +#NAN+1S
&OS+ MA&.(N#'/
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$7% Additional agreements relati)e to conser)ation and imro)ements!
(31)
18$ Re)ie0 of conser)ation rogram. 4 new schedule co!ering conser!ation practices and impro!ements will be prepared each year on an
appropriate form which will become a part of this lease when signed by the two parties%
$3% Prearing or seeding land. 7hen the tenant lea!es the farm, if the total acreages of prepared or seeded land are greater than at the
beginning of the tenancy, the tenant will be compensated by the landlord on the basis of the !alue of such e"cess acreages% )f such total
acreages are less than at the beginning of the tenancy, the tenant will compensate the landlord on the basis of the !alue of such
deficiency, pro!ided that the deficiency is not due to drought, flood, or other causes beyond the control of the tenant% The acreages at
the beginning of this tenancy and the basis of payment are as follows#
!"!A"'$& %" SD'$& )A$D TA-)
(0*) (00) (03) (05) (0.) (0,)
A&'#S A+ A&'#S A+
P'#PA'#% O' S##%#% B#3(NN(N3 'A+# P#' A&'# P'#PA'#% O' S##%#% B#3(NN(N3 'A+# P#' A&'#
20% Remo)a*le Imro)ements. 8inor impro!ements of a temporary or remo!able nature, not pro!ided for in )tem $1 of this section, which
do not mar the condition or appearance of the farm may be made by the tenant at the tenant(s own e"pense% The tenant may at any time
this lease is in effect, or within a reasonable time thereafter, remo!e such impro!ements, pro!ided that part of the farm from which they
are remo!ed is left in good condition%
2$% &omensation for damages. 7hen the tenant lea!es the farm the tenant will pay the landlord reasonable compensation for any damages
to the farm for which the tenant is responsible, e"cept ordinary wear and depreciation and damages beyond the tenant(s control%
#. SHARI"G &OSTS A"# RET$R"S. 4ll costs and returns shall be di!ided between landlord and tenant as pro!ided below, unless otherwise
specifically stated elsewhere in this lease%
$% Rental rates. The tenant agrees to pay as cash rent the amount as calculated below in either method $ or 2 as completed%
"$TA) "ATS
M#+.O% 1 - S+'A(3.+ &AS. '#N+ M#+.O% 2 - F$#,(B$# &AS. '#N+
(07) (06) (3+) (32) (3*) (30) (33) (35) (3.)
)(N% OF $AN% A&'#S 'A+# AMO"N+ &OMMO%(+/ 4"A$(+/ 4"AN+(+/ P'(&# AMO"N+
(N+#'+($$#% &'OPS &O'N
SMA$$ 3'A(NS &O++ON
.A/ +OBA&&O
PAS+"'# 5.#A+
FA'M B"($%(N3S .O3S
%5#$$(N3 B##F
M($)
5OO%$AN%
FA'MS+#A% AN% $O+S
#N+('# FA'M
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2% %ariations for rice 1for method 23. The prices to be used in 9olumn (4%) will be determined as follows# (4&)
+% %ariations for roduction conditions. The total amount of rent for the entire farm as shown in either 9olumn - or as calculated for
9olumn 3 shall be ad*usted for any year in which the yield of (48) as reported by the :tate 9rop ;eporting
:er!ice is (49) percent abo!e or below the county a!erage yield for the pre!ious (%) years, as follows#
(%1)
-% Rental ayment. The annual rental due shall be paid as follows# (%#) 4 on (%3) and
(%4) 5 on (%%) , and the payments shall be made at (%6)
5. Additional agreements in regard to rental rates!
(%&)
1% E/enses# 0"penses shall be supplied by the tenant e"cept as included in :ection 9 and e"cept as follows#
#,P#NS#S
(57) (56) (.+) (.2) (.*) (.0)
#,P#NS#S F"'N(S.#% B/ #,P#NS#S F"'N(S.#% B/ #,P#NS#S F"'N(S.#% B/
$AN%$O'% $AN%$O'% $AN%$O'%
6 6 6
$ABO' &'OP #,P#NS#S #$#&+'(&(+/
MA(N+#NAN&#-B"($%(N3S +#$#P.ON#
MA(N+#NAN&#-F#N&#S S##% (NS"'AN&#--B"($%(N3S
MA&.(N# '#PA('S (NS"'AN&#-&'OPS
F"#$-+'A&+O' (NS#&+(&(%#S
5##% &ON+'O$
MA+#'(A$
F"#$-O+.#' $(M(N3 MA+#'(A$ +A,#S-'#A$ #S+A+#
&"S+OM 5O') AN%
.A"$(N3
F##% P"'&.AS#% O'
S"PP$(#%
$(*#S+O&) #,P#NS#S
7% Record of e/enses. The tenant will eep a record of e"penses furnished by the landlord, and settlement will be made by mutual agreement
or at the time that final rent payment is due%
2% Additional agreements relati)e to e/enses# (64)
FSA-1940-53 (06-11-02)
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F#'+($(7#' +A,#S -P#'SONA$
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E. TER+ O- LEASE
$% Term. The term of this lease shall be (6%)<<<<<<<<< year(s) from (66) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<, 20 (6&) <<<<< to
(68) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< , 20 (69)'<<<< and this lease shall continue in effect from year to year thereafter until written notice of
termination is gi!en by either party to the other at least (&) <<<<<<< months before e"piration of this lease or any renewal%
2% &ontinuous occuancy. The farm will be possessed and occupied continuously during the term of the lease by the tenant or the tenant(s
agent%
+% Surrender of ossession. The tenant agrees to surrender possession and occupancy of the premises peaceably at the termination of the lease%
-% Re)ie0 of lease. 4 re6uest for general re!iew of the lease may be made at least (&1) <<<<<<<<<<<<< days prior to the final date for gi!ing
notice to terminate this lease% 4mendments and alterations to this lease shall be made in writing%
.% +IS&ELLA"EO$S PRO%ISIO"S
$% "o artnershi created. This lease shall not be deemed to gi!e rise to a partnership relation, and neither party shall ha!e authority to
obligate the other without written consent, e"cept as specifically pro!ided in this lease%
2% Go)ernment rograms. The farm will be operated in compliance with =o!ernment programs as follows#
(&#)
+% #e*ts and accidents. 0ach party agrees that the other party shall in no way be responsible for the debts of, or liabilities for accidents or
damages caused by, the other party%
-% .illful neglect. 7illful neglect, failure, or refusal by either party to carry out any substantial pro!ision of this lease shall gi!e the other
party the benefits of any proceedings pro!ided by law%
5% Ar*itration of differences. 4ny differences between the parties as to their se!eral rights and obligations under this lease that are not settled
by mutual agreement after thorough discussion, shall be submitted for arbitration to a committee of three disinterested persons, one selected by each
party hereto and the third by the two thus selected& and the committee(s decision shall be accepted by both parties%
1% Landlord su*ordination% )n consideration of loan(s) to be made by the .arm :er!ice 4gency (.:4) the landlord hereby subordinates in
fa!or of the .:4 any lien the landlord now has or may ac6uire in or on# (a) the li!estoc and farm e6uipment purchased or refinanced by the tenant with
.:4 loan(s)& (b) the crops, li!estoc increase and li!estoc products of the tenant (e"cept a lien on such property produced in any year for that year(s
rent)& (c) any other li!estoc and farm e6uipment owned by the tenant to the e"tent such lien is to secure ad!ances to be made or supplies to
be furnished by the landlord%
7% Additional agreements!
(&3)
.
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I" .IT"ESS .HEREO-, the parties ha!e signed this lease on the date first abo!e written%
(75) >:04?@
7itness# (7-)
>:04?@
(&6) >:04?@
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$%T0 The follo"ing statements are made in accordance "ith the !rivacy Act of 26,3 (5 US) 55*a): the ;arm Service Agency (;SA) is authori<ed
by the )onsolidated ;arm and &ural Development Act, as amended (, US) 26*2 et seq., or other Acts, and the regulations promulgated
thereunder, to solicit the information re#uested on its application forms. The information re#uested is necessary for ;SA to determine
eligibility for credit or other financial assistance, service your loan, and conduct statistical analyses. Supplied information may be furnished to
other Department of Agriculture agencies, the 4nternal &evenue Service, the Department of =ustice or other la" enforcement agencies, the
Department of Defense, the Department of >ousing and Urban Development, the Department of ?abor, the United States !ostal Service, or
other ;ederal, State, or local agencies as re#uired or permitted by la". 4n addition, information may be referred to interested parties under
the ;reedom of 4nformation Act (;/4A), to financial consultants, advisors, lending institutions, pac@agers, agents, and private or commercial
credit sources, to collection or servicing contractors, to credit reporting agencies, to private attorneys under contract "ith ;SA or the
Department of =ustice, to business firms in the trade area that buy chattel or crops or sell them for commission, to 8embers of )ongress or
)ongressional staff members, or to courts or adAudicative bodies. Disclosure of the information re#uested is voluntary. >o"ever, failure to
disclose certain items of information re#uested, including your Social Security umber or ;ederal Tax identification umber, may result in a
delay in the processing of an application or its reAection.
According to the !aper"or@ &eduction Act of 2665, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not re#uired to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a valid /8$ control number. The valid /8$ control number for this information collection is
+5.+-+2.*. The time re#uired to complete this information collection is estimated to average 0+ minutes per response, including the time for
revie"ing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and revie"ing the
collection of information. &(TU& T>4S )/8!?(T(D ;/&8 T/ 9/U& )/UT9 ;SA /;;4)(.
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