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acre, and when there are glass houses erected 

 by the owner, the gardener pays 5 to 8 per 

 cent, yearly on the cost of erection. 



A short description of a market garden of 

 10 acres visited at Poeldijk may serve as an 

 example of the conditions existing in the 

 Westland In this case the occupier pays 

 ^5, 175. per acre rent, and he has ten glass 

 houses on his holding for which he pays 5 

 to 7 per cent, on the cost of erection. 



These glass houses cost 505. to 585. per 

 39 inches to build, or when built against a 

 wall, as is frequently the case, from 335. to 

 405. per 39 inches. 



There is u a polder" tax of 135. per acre 

 on this holding, and the occupier also pays 

 income tax. The soil is a clay loam, which 

 the tenant has improved by the addition of 

 sand brought from the dunes, and by heavily 

 manuring it with horse dung. 



On this holding large quantities of grapes, 

 also melons, tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, beans, 

 pears, plums, early cauliflowers, endive, and 



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