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land at 26 an acre. He paid outright for the grass 

 land. On the other he paid a deposit of 73 2s., 

 leaving a balance of 290, to be repaid in half-yearly 

 instalments, with interest at 4 per cent., in a period 

 of twenty-seven years. This sum amounted to 

 an annual payment of 17 10s. Rates and taxes 

 paid by him brought the figure up to 20. He 

 built himself a concrete house, with four rooms, 

 back kitchen, and dairy, for the sum of 85 ; also a 

 barn, stable, cowhouse, and pigsty out of timber^ 

 and with a thatched roof, for 22. He kept cows, 

 pigs, poultry, and a horse, and grew barley, oats, 

 turnips, and potatoes. He sold butter and part of 

 the grain which was not used for home consump- 

 tion. He gave his total sales in 1889 as amounting 

 to 60, of which the items were as follows : 



s. d. 



Three calves 900 



Butter 18 



Pigs 7 10 



Poultry 500 



Barley 15 



Oats 3 15 



Vegetables, potatoes, and skim milk 1 15 



The poultry and butter were sent to Wantage, 

 seven miles away, once a week by the carrier, and 

 sold to grocers. 



This was in 1889, when the man seemed to 

 be able to hold his own. His instalments were 

 paid regularly, and his land well farmed. It 

 appears, however, that in 1894 all the capital which 

 he had paid to the company was repaid to him in 



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