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produce, but that, nevertheless, such holdings 

 had a great value as stepping-stones ; that a man 

 who has not the capital to take and stock a small 

 holding all at once can do it in this way by degrees, 

 and that they gave a man experience how to work 

 his land and spend money on it to the best advan- 

 tage. He thought most men would lose over 

 taking a field the first year, and that they must be 

 prepared to do so. 



Another man was making an entire living on 

 23 acres, 7 of which he held in allotments and 

 accommodation land in the village. He had put 

 up a rough wooden shed on his land where he had 

 two bullocks fattening ; he kept a dairy cow and 

 pigs at home. He considered that it was possible 

 to live on 20 to 30 acres in that district, but that 

 a holding of 40 acres was the most economical to 

 have, to employ two horses profitably and employ 

 one regular labourer. There were many jobs that 

 could only be done by two people, and casual labour 

 could not always be had when the weather was 

 propitious or the crops were ready. 



This farm altogether had a prosperous look about 

 it. The land was better farmed and cleaner than 

 when it was taken over, and the hedges looked 

 trim and neat. 



SWAFFHAM. 



The farm acquired at Swaffham lies about a mile 

 from the town between, or abutting on, two good 

 main roads to Watton and Hillborough. It is on 



