SECTION 55-251. Compensation to outgoing tenant for preparation of land for crop  

If any land has been prepared by the tenant previous to the expiration of the lease, for the purpose of putting a crop into the ground, under such circumstances as would have entitled the tenant, or his personal representative, to emblements, if the crop had been put in, those who succeed to the land shall pay a reasonable compensation for such preparation.

Code 1919, § 5542.