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surance agent, failed, and in another case an old 

 agricultural labourer gave up his land. 



Of the two men actually living on the farm, one 

 occupied the farm-house built by the Association, 

 for which he paid 10 rent, and held 14 acres at 

 l 7s. 6d. an acre. The other one lived in one of 

 the cottages, to which was attached a small piece 

 of land, and held 6 acres of arable at l 7s. 6d. 

 He was an agricultural labourer, and did catch- 

 work on neighbouring farms. Both men seemed 

 to feel the want of adequate buildings for stock, 

 and did not appear to have sufficient working 

 capital. Where these essentials are not pro- 

 vided, it seems necessary for ensuring success on 

 a small holding to select as tenants handy men 

 who can put up serviceable buildings themselves 

 and get over difficulties by their own perseverance 

 and thrift. 



All the land was under corn and roots or seeds, 

 and there was no market-garden cultivation. I 

 noticed that nearer the town there were a number 

 of allotments where market-garden produce was 

 extensively grown, and was struck with the fact 

 that on all the smaller areas let out by the Small 

 Holdings Association the crops of ordinary four- 

 course farming were gone in for altogether. I 

 made particular inquiries as to whether this method 

 could possibly pay anyone on such a small scale on 

 poor land where the crops could not be renumera- 

 tive, and why market-gardening was not more gone 

 in for. The answer seemed to be that in the case 



