So long as the mortgagor or any person holding through or under him remains in possession, either by virtue of a provision in the mortgage authorizing him to do so until default or because the mortgagee refrains from disturbing his possession (p), he is entitled to the rents and profits of the land, and he is not accountable to the mortgagee for rents and profits received prior to the time when the mortgagee takes possession, even though the security is deficient (q).

Thus, a mortgage of a farm and farming stock will not prevent the mortgagor from selling the stock in the ordinary course of business without accounting for the proceeds (r), and a mortgagor is entitled even after default and before entry of the mortgagee to remove growing crops (s).

On the other hand the mortgagor is not entitled to credit for any money spent by him on the mortgaged land. Improvements made by him are simply improvements on his own land subject to the mortgage, not improvements made on land under the mistaken belief that the land is his (t).