Ilfeld

On the nineteenth day of November, 1914, by agreement in writing, appellant Louis Ilfeld leased to respondent Burr W. Porter and to J. E. Porter 2,500 “well-improved white ewes” for a period of four years from that date. The lessees agreed, among other things, “that they will, at the expiration, or sooner termination, of this contract, return and deliver to the party of the first part a like number of sheep of the same class of improved quality and description as hereinbefore described, of the following ages and numbers of each, as follows, to wit: six hundred and twenty five (625) ewe lambs; six hundred twenty five (625) ewes of one and one half (1%) years; six hundred twenty five (625) ewes of two and one half (2y2) years; six hundred twenty five (625) ewes of three and one half (3%) years, same to he delivered at or near the ranch of Burr W. Porter near Navajo, Arizona; that they will mark and brand all the increase of said sheep during the existence of this contract in the same mark and brand of the parties of the second part.” On the first day of July of each year the lessees were to pay to the lessor as rent the sum of $1,250, with interest at the rate- of eight per cent per…