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of working this particular soil, which in strange 

 hands could easily be farmed in a disastrous way. 



It has obviously been an undertaking which has 

 required delicate handling to adjust matters fairly 

 and satisfactorily amongst so many men all clamour- 

 ing for their own particular requirements. Mr. J. H. 

 Diggle, the steward of the Lincolnshire Small Hold- 

 ings Association at Spalding, has been entrusted 

 by Mr. Rose with the entire carrying out of the 

 details of the scheme, and anyone studying the 

 present situation on the Burwell Crown lands 

 cannot fail to be struck with the amount of tact, 

 discretion, and knowledge which he must have 

 displayed to carry the whole thing through in the 

 manner in which it has been done. I would there- 

 fore add Mr. Biggie's services as a sixth factor 

 conducive to a likelihood of success. 



THE SALVATION ARMY'S SCHEME FOR SMALL 

 HOLDINGS AT BOXTED, ESSEX. 



The late Mr. George Herring entrusted the 

 Salvation Army with 100,000 for the purpose of 

 establishing men on the land, and in October, 1906, 

 they acquired an estate in Essex by way of a 

 beginning. The Army, as a body, seem to be 

 particularly adapted for undertaking any scheme of 

 this sort. They have a very wide organization all 

 over the country, enabling them in an inexpensive 

 and unobtrusive manner to get into touch with all 

 the local conditions, and get hold of information 

 both as to land and to men in a manner which 



