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planted to wheat she produces nearly enough for 

 her own use, importing ordinarily only from 2 to 

 10 per cent of her needs. The soil is generally 

 fertile. Where it is poor it is brought up to good 

 producing capacity by the use of fertilizers and 



FIG. 130. Threshing wheat in Brittany, France. 



advanced methods of farming. Small fields and 

 careful tillage is the rule. Women do much of 

 the work in the fields of France. 



Walking plows pulled by one or two horses or a 

 yoke of oxen is the usual means of plowing, and 



