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DAIRYING IN THE BRITISH ISLES, ENGLAND. 



In England the greater part of the land is owned by noblemen, who 

 care quite as much for beauty as for profit, in consequence of which 

 great attention is paid to the artistic appearance of the farms, and much 



pride is taken in keeping every- 

 thing neat and orderly. No fence 

 corners or hedge rows are left to 

 grow up with weeds, nor ma- 

 chinery allowed to stand in the 

 fields. England certainly possesses 

 a charm that is all her own. The 

 larger portion of the country is in 

 grass, and neatly trimmed hedges 

 divide the beautiful, undulating 

 pastures and meadows into small fields, where numerous clumps of 

 trees are allowed to grow. Covering the whole country is a network of 

 winding macadamized roads, lined on both sides with hedge rows and 

 trees, and leading through the fields in every direction are foot paths. 

 The heather-covered hills, vine-clad cottages, and cattle dotting the pas- 

 tures, make a beautiful picture not soon forgotten. 



Rural England. 



Typical English Landscape. Milking Sliort-liorns at Pasture. 



FARM MANAGEMENT. 



The farms vary in size from fifty to three hundred and fifty acres, 

 averaging about one hundred and twenty acres, and rent for from 

 $2.50 to $10 per acre, depending upon the soil. Their valuation is con- 

 sidered to be thirty times the rental. These farms are often rented by 

 the same family from generation to generation and it is this stability 

 which makes the English farmer such a successful breeder of live 

 stock. The English renter must not be confused with the European 

 peasant; he is usually a well-to-do and well-educated man, comfortably 

 situated, contented with his lot, and his heart is in his work. 



