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And if this district happens to be a poor one, from 

 the point of view of the small agriculturist proper, 

 this connection of the land with other trades is 

 the only way to get hold of its greatest possible 

 value. 



There are such a very large number of places in 

 England where similar undertakings would be of 

 the greatest benefit, both to landlord and tenant, 

 that Mr. Bligh's experience in the matter, which 

 he has kindly placed at the disposal of anyone 

 interested in it, is of the greatest value in showing 

 what can be done in apparently unfavourable 

 districts ; and this, moreover, not on philanthropic, 

 but on purely business lines. 



SMALL HOLDINGS ON THE ESTATE 

 OF MR. FRYER, OF VERWOOD, 

 WIMBORNE. 



Mr. Fryer's estate of 1,850 acres lies in the parish 

 of Verwood, on the borders of Hampshire and 

 Dorset. 



There is only one large farm of 200 acres on the 

 estate, and there are three commons, comprising 

 1,012 acres, on which the tenants turn out cattle 

 and sheep. Otherwise the whole estate is held in 

 small holdings, of which there are forty under 5 

 acres and thirty-six under 50 acres. The greater 

 number of these were formed originally from 



