DAIRYING 79 



A dry, hot climate is not suitable for dairy- Climate 

 ing. The farm should be selected preferably 

 in the W., N.W. or S.W. of England, where 

 the rainfall is certain (this year, 1902, alas! 

 only too certain), and the extreme heat of the 

 eastern counties seldom experienced. 



The question of suitable soil is quite Soils 

 one of the most important which has to 

 be considered, affecting as it does, not 

 only the health of the stock, but also the 

 quality of the ultimate product. The best 

 soils for the purpose are those of limestone, 

 sandstone or marl, producing sweet fine 

 herbage, containing a select collection of all 

 the best milk-producing grasses and clovers, 

 such land as is found in parts of Derby- 

 shire, Cheshire, Durham and Cumberland. 

 The great desideratum of pasture land is 

 that it should be not only fertile but 

 " sound." That is, land that is naturally 

 well-drained. 



Although there is much excellent land 

 used for dairying, which has been arti- 



