Law and the Farmer

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Law, and How It Is Made....Pages 1-14
Courts as Law Makers....Pages 15-28
Some Important Divisions of the Law....Pages 29-32
Acquiring a Farm....Pages 33-47
Contract Law Important to the Purchase of a Farm....Pages 48-63
Real Property Law Important to the Purchase of a Farm....Pages 64-80
Applying Contract and Real Property Law to the Purchase of a Farm....Pages 81-99
The Deed, Land Descriptions and the Recording System....Pages 100-116
The Farm Lease....Pages 117-136
The Family Farm Transfer Problem....Pages 137-141
Father and Son Operating Agreements....Pages 142-156
Farm Transfers Which Become Effective While the Parent Is Still Alive....Pages 157-172
Transfers on Death Where There Is No Will....Pages 173-199
Transfer of the Family Farm by Will....Pages 200-208
Probate Procedure....Pages 209-212
Gift and Death Taxes Which Apply to Farm Transfers....Pages 213-227
Regulation of the Farming Business....Pages 229-259
Taxation of the Farming Business....Pages 260-285
Unsecured Farm Debts....Pages 286-296
Secured Farm Debts....Pages 297-315
The Farmer as a Creditor and Seller....Pages 316-319
Boundaries, Fences and Water Rights....Pages 320-346
Trespassing, Animals and Strays....Pages 347-354
A Farmer’s Duty to Be Careful....Pages 355-359
Back Matter....Pages 361-406