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and practice are conjoined, and where the one 

 cannot be admitted a hearing in the absence 

 of the other. The obvious maxim of all parties 

 therefore must be successful practice at home 

 receive as much theory abroad as possible, but 

 only communicate instruction at home. Land- 

 lords must not attempt to reduce their theories 

 to practice beyond their own home farms. If 

 they are successful here tenants will require 

 little inducement to follow their example if 

 they place the means within their reach on 

 the plan we propose. They must not, how- 

 ever, allow themselves to think that they are 

 always successful because stewards and bailiffs 

 say so. We have seen flattering balance sheets 

 both in the United Kingdom and in Ireland, 

 which, although they greatly enriched the 

 landlord, would still have made the tenant look 

 sadly on a rent day. If tenants will not follow 

 the landlord's plans the latter may depend 

 upon it that the former have specific reasons 

 sufficient to justify them for not doing so. 

 It matters not whether those reasons are well 

 founded or not, provided they are sufficient to 

 overturn the plans of the landlord. In short, 

 in executing extensive improvements upon their 



