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in this way the small farmer works his land as 

 economically as the large farmer. 



I think, however, the Department of the 

 Congested Districts Board, which has large 

 powers extending even to the equipment of 

 small holders with live-stock, should form a 

 depot for the storing of the larger up-to-date 

 agricultural machines, to be let out to farmers 

 at a fixed charge, high enough to save the 

 taxpayer from any burden. Implements would 

 then be kept with greater care and used more 

 methodically. 



To find the exact sum needed for the equip- 

 ment of a thirty-acre farm, I got this list from 

 one farmer showing the payments made by 

 him amounted altogether to £200. 



