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Calstock and Saltash (thirteen miles), which is 

 largely used by small men. Their produce can be 

 picked up at certain points on the road, which 

 means a large saving in cartage. 



A certain amount of fruit is sold locally to the 

 tourists on the steamers running from Plymouth. 



A market steamer also runs three times a week, 

 calling at wharves along the river to pick up 

 produce for Plymouth and Devonport. 



TENURE OF LAND. 



There are a large number of freeholds in Calstock 

 which appear to have existed for some time. There 

 are continual sales, so that it seems possible for 

 anyone anxious to acquire a small piece of land to 

 do so. 



In the neighbouring parish of St. Dominick, 

 however, where most of the fruit is grown, the 

 holdings are entirely small tenancies under Lord 

 Mount Edgcumbe and other smaller landowners. 



None of the fruit-planting is done by the land- 

 lord ; the general arrangement is for the incoming 

 tenant to pay the initial cost of planting to the 

 outgoing tenant. 



PRICE OF LAND, ETC. 



The average price for the best fruit land is from 

 70 to 100 an acre. The poorer land fetches 

 from 30 to 40. 



The average rent per acre for the best land is 



