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SOIL. 



The land is decidedly poor, taking it as a whole. 

 In the best parts it is a clayey loam, but for the 

 most part it is light sand and gravel, with occa- 

 sional pockets of clay. Moreover, it often lies on 

 a hard, black rock, known locally as ' callus,' the 

 surface of which has to be broken up to get perco- 

 lation of moisture. 



The holdings have at some time or other been 

 reclaimed from open moorland, and made profitable 

 by heavy manuring and thorough cultivation. 



TYPICAL HOLDINGS. 



One man holding 7 acres had been a bricklayer 

 with some acres of reclaimed moorland, on which 

 he had built a house. He lost the use of an 

 eye and had to give up his profession. He then 

 turned some of his corn land into a market-garden, 

 and is doing extremely well, selling fruit and 

 vegetables in Bournemouth. He keeps besides a 

 few cows for making butter, and rears a large 

 number of pigs. 



Another man had been a sawyer, and started 

 with a few acres. He brought up ten children, 

 and now holds 13 acres, on which he and his 

 wife and four grown-up children, including a 

 married son, find employment sufficient for a living. 

 He keeps two cows, several pigs, and grows enough 

 keep for them and the horse. Off the rest of the 



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