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huge blocks of centralized buildings. This now is 

 so much wasted capital, and no further outlay can 

 be afforded to adapt the estate to the newer con- 

 ditions of smaller farms, which now yield the 

 best returns. 



SMALL HOLDINGS AT ROCK AND FAR FOREST, 

 WORCESTERSHIRE. 



Rock is a very extensive and scattered parish 

 five miles west-south-west of Bewdley Station. 

 The northern side, which includes the ecclesiastical 

 parish of Far Forest, and abuts on the Forest of 

 Wyre, is entirely made up of small grass holdings, 

 which are farmed by their occupiers in connection 

 with other work. The southern part of the parish 

 is all in large farms. 



TYPE OF CULTIVATION. 



The little holdings are all heavily fruited ; each 

 one has its grass orchard, planted with cherries for 

 the most part ; also apples, damsons, plums, and 

 pears. A good deal of cider is made for local 

 consumption. 



The stock kept are milking-cows, calving-heifers, 

 pigs, poultry, and often a pony. Pig-breeding 

 rather than fattening is gone in for ; every holding 

 will have one or two useful sows. The milk is 

 made into butter, and the heifer calves are as a rule 

 reared. 



There is very little cultivated ground attached 

 to the holdings. A few roots, and occasionally 



